Danbury High School is supplemented by a magnet program called the Alternative Center for Excellence.

This program provides a Danbury High School diploma but exhibits additional criteria not required by most local institutions.

[3] In 2013, Danbury High School was awarded $100,000 after winning the State Farm Insurance "Celebrate My Drive" campaign.

It also features a seven-pole Universal Sports Lighting system, an electronic remote-controlled scoreboard, and heated concession building with bathrooms.

In the summer of 2015, the Astroplay surface of the multi-purpose lighted field was replaced with a brand-new more grass-like artificial turf.