Enrollment
333
Middle
DISTRICT 365 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENMARK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550366000389
Denmark Middle
450 N Wall St, Denmark, WI 54208 · (920) 863-4100 · Brown County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL333 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
75 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 99 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 124 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 110 | 33% |
Student demographics
23%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Denmark Middle→Denmark High
Based on grade levels within Denmark School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.8%
WI avg 53.1% . -4.2pp since 2023
Math
64.6%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.8% | 64.6% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 66.5% |
% 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
61.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% 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 Middle
Denmark Middle's state test result (61.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark Middle this school | 333 | 22.5% | 61.0% |
| East Troy Middle East Troy | 316 | 23.1% | 55.9% |
| Viking Middle Woodville | 375 | 23.5% | 60.4% |
| Valders Middle Valders | 259 | 22.4% | 60.3% |
| Campbellsport Middle Campbellsport | 258 | 24.4% | 69.9% |
| Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle Galesville | 286 | 23.4% | 65.8% |
Matched among Wisconsin middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Brown County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #132 of 323 | #8 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #116 of 327 ▼ 13 | #7 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #177 of 327 ▼ 47 | #9 of 14 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 333 | #193 of 389 | #14 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #194 of 265 | #9 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.0% | #200 of 265 | #13 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.5% | #251 of 323 | #8 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.9% | #137 of 176 | #7 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
333
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 233
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 333 | 23.7 | 14.1:1 | 23% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 26.2 | 13.7:1 | 24% (86) |
| 2022-23 | 325 | 24.7 | 13.2:1 | 21% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 336 | 22 | 15.3:1 | 22% (75) |
| 2017-18 | 350 | 23.6 | 14.8:1 | 17% (59) |
| 2015-16 | 323 | 21 | 15.4:1 | 21% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 336 | 22 | 15.3:1 | 19% (64) |
| 2000-01 | 363 | 24 | 15.1:1 | 7% (25) |
| 1990-91 | 233 | 13 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Denmark Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (350 to 333); teachers unchanged (23.6 to 23.7).
About Denmark Middle
In Denmark, Wisconsin, part of Brown County, Denmark Middle is a middle school. The school counted 333 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8.
The district, Denmark School District, operates 5 schools serving 1,827 students.
At Denmark Middle, 87% of students are White. The remaining students are 7% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Brown County is about 79% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 23%.
The school had 23.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.1:1. The gap from the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin is 1.3 students per teacher. The school reported 23% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The gap from the 39% average for public schools in Brown County is 16 points.
On BeatsExpectations, Denmark Middle is 2.9 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Wisconsin schools.
For Brown County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $79,649, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 86 public schools in the county, enrolling about 42,385, Denmark Middle among them.
Denmark Middle's nearest public school is Viking Academy (less than a tenth of a mile). Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. Denmark Middle is 3rd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
For locale, NCES codes Denmark Middle as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 336 in 2020-21 and 333 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 15.3:1 to 14.1:1.
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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 ElementaryElementary · 778 students
- Denmark HighHigh · 479 students
- Denmark Early Childhood CtrElementary · 211 students
- Viking AcademyHigh · 26 students
Other schools in Denmark
- Denmark ElementaryElementary · 778 students
- Denmark HighHigh · 479 students
- Denmark Early Childhood CtrElementary · 211 students
- Viking AcademyHigh · 26 students
Nearby schools
- Viking Academy0.0 mi · 26
- Denmark Elementary0.1 mi · 778
- Denmark Early Childhood Ctr0.2 mi · 211
- Denmark High0.2 mi · 479
- McAuliffe Elementary9.4 mi · 407
- Wilder Elementary10.9 mi · 413
Frequently asked questions
About Denmark MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Denmark Middle?
Denmark Middle enrolls approximately 333 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Denmark Middle serve?
Denmark Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Denmark Middle?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Denmark Middle.
How diverse is Denmark Middle?
Denmark Middle reports a student body of 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Denmark Middle in?
Denmark Middle is part of Denmark School District.
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