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Enrollment
778
Elementary
DISTRICT 495 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENMARK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550366000387
Denmark Elementary
450 N Wall St, Denmark, WI 54208 · (920) 863-4050 · Brown County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL778 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
177 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 89 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 115 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (115) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (123).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
60.1%
WI avg 53.1% . -3.6pp since 2023
Math
62.6%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.1% | 62.6% |
| 2023-24 | 63.7% | 64.0% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Denmark Elementary
Denmark Elementary's state test result (66.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark Elementary this school | 778 | 22.8% | 66.1% |
| West Salem Elementary West Salem | 677 | 24.1% | 68.3% |
| Freedom Elementary Freedom | 691 | 20.0% | 61.1% |
| Winneconne Elementary Winneconne | 823 | 20.4% | 76.0% |
| Mosinee Elementary Mosinee | 632 | 25.2% | 51.9% |
| Saint Croix Central Elementary Roberts | 629 | 23.2% | 67.3% |
Matched among Wisconsin elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Denmark Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Brown County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #270 of 982 | #14 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #343 of 992 ▲ 6 | #18 of 44 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #331 of 992 ▼ 46 | #16 of 44 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 778 | #18 of 1,157 | #3 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #675 of 901 | #34 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.2% | #781 of 901 | #43 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.8% | #851 of 1,064 | #39 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +43.8% | #18 of 240 | #2 of 13 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
778
+256 (+49%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 803
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 778 | 52.4 | 14.8:1 | 23% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 553 | 41.5 | 13.3:1 | 23% (125) |
| 2022-23 | 549 | 40.8 | 13.5:1 | 23% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 522 | 36 | 14.5:1 | 24% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 541 | 36 | 15.0:1 | 20% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 521 | 34 | 15.3:1 | 21% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 473 | 30 | 15.8:1 | 19% (88) |
| 2000-01 | 546 | 37 | 14.8:1 | 7% (37) |
| 1990-91 | 803 | 39 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Denmark Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 44% (541 to 778); teachers up 46% (36 to 52.4).
About Denmark Elementary
Denmark Elementary is a large elementary school in Denmark, Wisconsin. It teaches 778 students in pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin enroll about 323 students on average.
In Denmark School District, 5 schools enroll a combined 1,827 students.
Denmark Elementary is 90% White by enrollment. The remaining shares are 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Brown County's population at about 79%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Denmark Elementary scores 18%.
Denmark Elementary lists 52.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.8 students per teacher. The 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is close to this figure. About 23% of students at Denmark Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 39% average for public schools in Brown County is 16 points.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Denmark Elementary is +2.4 points: 66.1% actual, 63.7% predicted.
Brown County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $79,649, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 86 public schools in the county, enrolling about 42,385, Denmark Elementary among them.
Denmark Middle is the nearest public school to Denmark Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Denmark Elementary, there are 4 other public schools. On proficiency, Denmark Elementary is ahead of the 46.6% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 7.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Denmark Elementary enrolled 522 in 2020-21 and 778 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Denmark Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
Brown County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
270,892
Census ACS
Median income
$79,649
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
42,385 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Denmark School District
- Denmark HighHigh · 479 students
- Denmark MiddleMiddle · 333 students
- Denmark Early Childhood CtrElementary · 211 students
- Viking AcademyHigh · 26 students
Other schools in Denmark
- Denmark HighHigh · 479 students
- Denmark MiddleMiddle · 333 students
- Denmark Early Childhood CtrElementary · 211 students
- Viking AcademyHigh · 26 students
Other Denmark Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Denmark Elementary. Denmark Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Denmark ElementaryDenmark, TN · 408 students
Nearby schools
- Denmark Middle0.1 mi · 333
- Viking Academy0.1 mi · 26
- Denmark High0.1 mi · 479
- Denmark Early Childhood Ctr0.3 mi · 211
- McAuliffe Elementary9.3 mi · 407
- Wilder Elementary10.8 mi · 413
Frequently asked questions
About Denmark ElementaryHow many students attend Denmark Elementary?
Denmark Elementary enrolls approximately 778 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Denmark Elementary serve?
Denmark Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Denmark Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Denmark Elementary is approximately 14.8:1 (52 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Denmark Elementary?
Student demographics at Denmark Elementary are roughly 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Denmark Elementary in?
Denmark Elementary is part of Denmark School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.