Denmark Middle, Denmark WI - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Denmark Middle

Denmark Middle serves grades six through eight in the village of Denmark, a small Brown County community within the Green Bay metropolitan area. The village has a historic downtown and a mix of residential areas and small businesses, with an economy that once centered on dairy production but shifted after a major cheese plant closure. Interstate 43 runs just west of the village, providing a direct link to Green Bay and points south. The school is one of four in the Denmark School District, sitting between the elementary and high school levels.

The student body is predominantly white, with a modest share of Hispanic students and very small numbers of other racial and ethnic groups. About a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a share that places the school in a middle range economically for the area. Enrollment is spread fairly evenly across the three grade levels, and the school is large enough to offer a full middle school experience within a single grade configuration.

On the Wisconsin Forward assessments, math results are a clear strength. Across all three grades, roughly two-thirds of students scored at the proficient or advanced level. That consistency suggests a math program that serves the student body well. English language arts results are more moderate, with about half of students reaching proficiency in each grade. Science and social studies, tested only in eighth grade, show similar patterns, with a bit more than half of students proficient in science and just over six in ten proficient in social studies. Compared to other districts in Brown County, Denmark Middle's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile. That does not mean the school's results are weak in an absolute sense, but it does mean that several other districts in the county post stronger combined scores. A parent may want to ask how the school approaches literacy instruction and whether there are targeted supports for students who are not yet meeting the bar in reading and writing.

Nearly every enrolled student participated in state testing, which is a positive indicator of a schoolwide culture that takes assessment seriously. The school does not have reported data on chronic absenteeism, special education identification rates, or English learner enrollment, so it is not possible from this information to assess how the school serves students with disabilities or those learning English. That is a gap worth noting.

Housing in the Denmark area is moderately priced relative to national averages, with home values that have risen modestly over the past year. The village has seen population growth in recent decades, and the school district is the main draw for families with school-age children. The village maintains its own water and sewer infrastructure and a wastewater treatment plant, which suggests local capacity to manage growth if it comes.

Denmark Middle is a straightforward, conventional public school. Its math results are solid, its literacy results are more ordinary, and its performance within the county is on the lower side relative to some of its neighbors. For a family weighing this school, the central questions are whether the math strength aligns with their child's needs and whether the English language arts results raise concern they would want to explore with the principal or classroom teachers. Nothing about the school's profile suggests a program that is struggling; it is a middle-of-the-road performer in a district that is part of a small, stable village.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 667%

School 67% · District 66% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 766%

School 66% · District 67%

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 862%

School 62% · District 60% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 652%

School 52% · District 53%

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 754%

School 54% · District 54%

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 856%

School 56% · District 55% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median · even with county median

Science

Grade 852%

School 52% · District 52%

▲ 1 pts above state median · even with county median

Social studies

Grade 861%

School 61% · District 60% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

This schoolDenmark School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income23%Higher-income61%38 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income35%Higher-income60%26 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income50%Higher-income58%8 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income41%Higher-income74%33 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income35%Higher-income76%42 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income39%Higher-income67%28 pp gap