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West High

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West High ranks 258 th of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

258^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 40% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

West High is a public high school located in Wausau, Wisconsin, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,443 students. The school is part of the Wausau School District, which is ranked 272 out of 426 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West High's performance has been somewhat inconsistent, with its statewide ranking and rating fluctuating over the years. The school has seen a range of rankings, from a high of 100 out of 410 Wisconsin high schools in 2016-2017 (4-star rating) to a low of 258 out of 431 in 2024-2025 (2-star rating). While the school's performance has been relatively stable, with a 3-star rating for several years, it has dipped to a 2-star rating in recent years. Compared to nearby schools, such as East High and Enrich Excel Achieve Learning Academy, West High generally performs on par or slightly better in terms of academic achievement and other key metrics.

West High's performance varies across different student subgroups. The school has performed well for female students, ranking in the top 100 Wisconsin high schools in 2023-2024 and 2022-2023. However, the school's performance for Asian and Hispanic students is relatively low, ranking in the bottom half of Wisconsin high schools. The school's performance for white students and multi-racial students is also relatively strong, ranking in the top 100 and top 50 Wisconsin high schools, respectively, in recent years. Overall, West High appears to be a relatively average-performing school within the Wausau School District, with some areas of strength and some areas that require improvement.

1,470

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,525

Per pupil spending ?

41.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1200 W Wausau Ave
Wausau, WI 54401-2898

(715) 261-0850

District: Wausau School District

Feeder schools for West High:

Elementary:	G D Jones Elementary
	Grant Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary
	Maine Elementary
	More...
	Rib Mountain Elementary
	South Mountain Elementary
	Stettin Elementary
	Thomas Jefferson Elementary
Middle:	John Muir Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.4%

Asian:

23.3%

Hispanic:

8.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the Wisconsin average (87% vs 92%)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 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%

258^th of 431

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	44.4	258 of 431	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.1	156 of 431	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	140 of 415	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	216 of 391	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.8	149 of 390	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.3	200 of 400	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	212 of 410	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	70.0	100 of 410	75.6%	★★★★☆
2016	50.4	198 of 408	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.9	190 of 466	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.3	201 of 462	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.2	233 of 457	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.3	232 of 452	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	67.0	148 of 445	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	50.7	318 of 450	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	59.4	215 of 438	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.4	174 of 437	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	43.2	225 of 281	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	54.8	191 of 292	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	51.5	201 of 287	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.1	224 of 275	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	47 of 57	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	39 of 51	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	37 of 50	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	34 of 44	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	30 of 44	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.2	41 of 51	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	213 of 358	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.6	90 of 353	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.1	102 of 329	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	197 of 343	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.6	166 of 332	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.3	232 of 343	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.9	193 of 355	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	54.8	44 of 119	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.7	51 of 97	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	220 of 335	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	182 of 326	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	153 of 271	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	132 of 250	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.6	143 of 226	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.1	114 of 251	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.4	163 of 255	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	252 of 380	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	197 of 365	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	165 of 359	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.6	227 of 347	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.1	126 of 334	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.5	131 of 354	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.5	221 of 373	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	32 of 81	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.6	48 of 71	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	52.9	21 of 55	61.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	150 of 285	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	72.4	62 of 300	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	56 of 271	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	51.9	112 of 269	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.6	56 of 266	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	55.0	103 of 266	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	100 of 261	61.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)63rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)62nd percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)60th percentile+20 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)18th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies52%+5 vs state

Mathematics46%+3 vs state

English Language Arts40%-8 vs state

Science39%-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
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
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
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 West High

Is West High a good school?

West High ranks 258^th of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into West High?

West High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : G D Jones Elementary
Elementary : Grant Elementary
Elementary : Lincoln Elementary
Elementary : Maine Elementary
Elementary : Rib Mountain Elementary
Elementary : South Mountain Elementary
Elementary : Stettin Elementary
Elementary : Thomas Jefferson Elementary
Middle : John Muir Middle

What is the racial makeup of West High?

Students at West High are 61% White, 23% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% American Indian.

What district is West High in?

Wausau School District

How many students attend West High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,470 students attended West High.

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