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East High

Q: Is East High a good school?

East High ranks 257 th of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend East High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 893 students attended East High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of East High?

Students at East High are 66% White, 13% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% African American, 1% American Indian.

Q: What schools feed into East High?

East High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Franklin Elementary Elementary : Hawthorn Hills Elementary Elementary : Hewitt-Texas Elementary Elementary : John Marshall Elementary Elementary : Riverview Elementary Middle : Horace Mann Middle

Public Grades 9-12

257^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 40% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

East High is a public high school located in Wausau, Wisconsin, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 897 students. It is part of the Wausau School District, which is ranked 272 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East High's performance has been somewhat inconsistent over the years, with its statewide ranking fluctuating from 116 out of 391 Wisconsin high schools in 2021-2022 (rated 4 stars) to 257 out of 431 in 2024-2025 (rated 2 stars). The school's test scores in core subjects like social studies, English language arts, mathematics, and science are generally below the district and state averages. Additionally, East High has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.0% to 20.5% in recent years. However, the school's four-year graduation rate has been relatively high, ranging from 90.4% to 96.1% in recent years.

When compared to nearby schools, Edgar High and Merrill High, which are in neighboring districts, tend to outperform East High in terms of statewide rankings, test scores, and other key metrics. Additionally, the Enrich Excel Achieve Learning Academy, a public charter high school in the Wausau School District, has significantly lower enrollment and generally lower performance compared to East High.

893

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,216

Per pupil spending ?

43.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2607 N 18th St
Wausau, WI 54403-3176

(715) 261-0650

District: Wausau School District

Feeder schools for East High:

Elementary:	Franklin Elementary
	Hawthorn Hills Elementary
	Hewitt-Texas Elementary
	John Marshall Elementary
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	Riverview Elementary
Middle:	Horace Mann Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.8%

Asian:

13.0%

Hispanic:

8.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Wisconsin average (92%)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 17% Wisconsin)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg44%

Wisconsin avg46%

257^th of 431

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 32 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Wausau School District

272^nd of 426Wausau School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	257 of 431	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.3	222 of 431	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.3	136 of 415	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.1	116 of 391	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	38.0	245 of 390	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.8	141 of 400	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	177 of 410	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.1	190 of 410	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.7	156 of 408	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.6	131 of 466	71.9%	★★★★☆
2014	56.0	229 of 462	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.1	240 of 457	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.3	343 of 452	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.7	340 of 445	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	56.8	260 of 450	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.9	343 of 438	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	52.0	288 of 437	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.9	174 of 281	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.6	206 of 292	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	48.0	216 of 287	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	53.2	176 of 275	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	49 of 57	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	33 of 51	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	34 of 48	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	34 of 44	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	35 of 51	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	282 of 358	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.4	243 of 353	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.7	151 of 329	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.3	71 of 343	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	32.0	243 of 332	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.5	137 of 343	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.3	114 of 355	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	69 of 126	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	61 of 97	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	35 of 76	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	238 of 335	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	236 of 326	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.4	114 of 271	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	92 of 250	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.3	141 of 226	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	137 of 251	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	139 of 255	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	173 of 380	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	155 of 365	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	95 of 359	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	51.1	158 of 347	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.6	209 of 334	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.8	134 of 354	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.5	226 of 373	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	58 of 81	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	58 of 71	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	37 of 56	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	15.8	95 of 95	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	41 of 55	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	151 of 285	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	141 of 300	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	67 of 271	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	70 of 269	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	48.9	123 of 266	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.0	80 of 266	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	51.6	111 of 261	57.5%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)54th percentile+14 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)28th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)14th percentile-26 vs school

Special Education (2024)<1st percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts50%~ state avg

Mathematics44%~ state avg

Social Studies44%-4 vs state

Science38%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)		Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East High	Public	9-12	2607 N 18th St	Wausau	54403	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 261-0650	893	64	14.0	43.8%	588 (65.8%)	36 (4.0%)	75 (8.4%)	116 (13.0%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (7.6%)	44.6	257^th of 431 public high schools	40.4%		50.3	222^nd of 431 public high schools	48.5%	35	50.3	44.1	38.5								43.8		$14,216	$775	$13,440
Enrich Excel Achieve Learning Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2607 N 18th St	Wausau	54403	Marathon County	Wausau School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-2490	38	5	7.6	57.9%	32 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (10.5%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)								(n/a)											42.9		$17,077	$1,373	$15,705
West High	Public	9-12	1200 W Wausau Ave	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 261-0850	1,470	97	15.1	41.2%	902 (61.4%)	29 (2.0%)	118 (8.0%)	342 (23.3%)	15 (1.0%)	2 (0.1%)	62 (4.2%)	44.4	258^th of 431 public high schools	40.1%		61.1	156^th of 431 public high schools	63.8%	102	40.4	45.8	38.5								52.3		$12,525	$297	$12,228
D C Everest Idea School	Public, Charter	6-12	4704 Camp Phillips Rd	Weston	54476	Marathon County	D C Everest Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 359-0511	69	4	15.5	29.0%	60 (87.0%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.9%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.8%)	90.4	25^th of 431 public high schools	94.2%		62.8	145^th of 431 public high schools	66.4%	120		80.0		50.0	45.5	85.7	50.0	54.6	42.9	71.4	62.5	42.9	$11,837	$554	$11,283
D C Everest High	Public	10-12	6500 Alderson St	Weston	54476	Marathon County	D C Everest Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 359-6561	1,335	79	16.8	31.2%	973 (72.9%)	27 (2.0%)	81 (6.1%)	197 (14.8%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (3.7%)	65.9	128^th of 431 public high schools	70.3%		60.4	160^th of 431 public high schools	62.9%	32	51.1	55.4	50.8								54.4		$12,097	$849	$11,247
Marathon High	Public	9-12	204 East St	Marathon	54448	Marathon County	Marathon City School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 443-2226	274	21	13.0	16.4%	250 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	73.7	86^th of 431 public high schools	80.0%		80.1	55^th of 431 public high schools	87.2%	31	60.0	54.3	47.1								68.1		$17,476	$307	$17,168
Mosinee High	Public	9-12	1000 High St	Mosinee	54455	Marathon County	Mosinee School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 693-2550	548	44	12.5	17.3%	513 (93.6%)	5 (0.9%)	14 (2.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.8%)	70.4	94^th of 431 public high schools	78.2%		84.6	38^th of 431 public high schools	91.2%	56	53.8	56.8	50.8								59.3		$13,232	$380	$12,853
Merrill Adult Diploma Academy	Public, Charter	11-12	1004 E 1st Street	Merrill	54452	Lincoln County	Merrill Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 536-1431	31	1	31.0	19.4%	23 (74.2%)	1 (3.2%)	1 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.2%)	1 (3.2%)	4 (12.9%)								(n/a)													$11,851	$176	$11,675
Merrill High	Public	9-12	1201 N Sales St	Merrill	54452	Lincoln County	Merrill Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 536-4594	756	46	16.3	36.4%	679 (89.8%)	6 (0.8%)	31 (4.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.5%)	50	218^th of 431 public high schools	49.4%		28.5	333^rd of 431 public high schools	22.7%	115	46.7	49.1	44.3								44.9		$12,446	$272	$12,174
Edgar High	Public	9-12	203 E Birch St	Edgar	54426	Marathon County	Edgar School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 352-2352	193	15	12.5	28.0%	184 (95.3%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50	219^th of 431 public high schools	49.2%		59.4	168^th of 431 public high schools	61.0%	51	43.2	40.9	45.5								57.5		$15,291	$697	$14,593

Frequently Asked Questions about East High

What is the racial makeup of East High?

Students at East High are 66% White, 13% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% African American, 1% American Indian.

What schools feed into East High?

East High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Franklin Elementary
Elementary : Hawthorn Hills Elementary
Elementary : Hewitt-Texas Elementary
Elementary : John Marshall Elementary
Elementary : Riverview Elementary
Middle : Horace Mann Middle

Is East High a good school?

East High ranks 257^th of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is East High in?

Wausau School District

How many students attend East High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 893 students attended East High.

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