Best High Schools in Zip Code 54208

Zip code 54208, centered on Denmark, Wisconsin, has two high schools — Denmark High (grades 9–12) and Viking Academy (grades 6–12) — both sharing the same address and both part of Denmark School District. Together they enroll 505 students, and Denmark High accounts for about 94.9% of that total.

Denmark High is the larger, more academically visible school, with 479 students. In 2024–25 it outperformed the state in all four reported subjects: social studies 50.52% vs. 47.67%, English language arts 61.11% vs. 48.62%, mathematics 53.17% vs. 42.73%, and science 52.38% vs. 43.42%. In 2025–26, however, it fell below the state in every subject, and its rank dropped from 95 of 431 (78th percentile, 4 stars) to 302 of 533 (43rd percentile, 2 stars). Its 2024–25 graduation rate was 94.1%, dropout 0.2%, chronic absenteeism 6.7%, free/reduced lunch 13.99%, per-student spending $13,347, and student-teacher ratio 15.7. Because 10th-grade cohorts change yearly, the swing may reflect cohort or assessment differences rather than the same students declining.

Viking Academy is tiny, with 26 students across grades 6–12, and its data is limited: no recent test scores, no recent rank (only 2014–15), and no reported 2024–25 school-level graduation rate. It reports 0.0% dropout, a 100.0% graduation rate in 2023–24, and 12.0% chronic absenteeism — nearly double Denmark High's 6.7%. Its free/reduced lunch rate is 46.15% vs. 13.99% at Denmark High, yet per-student spending is lower ($12,549 vs. $13,347) and its student-teacher ratio is smaller (13.0 vs. 15.7).