Summary
Enrich Excel Achieve Learning Academy is a small public school in Wausau, WI, serving 38 students in grades 6–12 as part of the Wausau School District, sharing an address with East High and operating as a specialized or alternative-style program. In 2025–2026 it ranked 306th of 533 Wisconsin high schools—43rd percentile, 2 stars—about average for its district but below nearby schools such as West High, Edgar High, Mosinee High, and Marathon High. Its long-term trend is real: early 2010s rank was 5th–7th percentile, rising to 38th percentile in 2021–2022 and 43rd in 2025–2026.
For parents, the most important context is that this school serves a high-need population. In 2024–2025, 57.89% of students were eligible for free or reduced lunch—the highest among nearby listed schools—and chronic absenteeism was 55.9%, also the highest nearby and roughly 3.7 times the district rate and 3.2 times the state rate. The dropout rate was 2.2%, above district and state averages. The 2024–2025 school-level graduation rate is suppressed, so it is unknown; the most recent available rate is 86.6% in 2023–2024, below the district’s 94.8% and the state’s 91.0%. The school spends $25,587 per pupil and has a 7.6 student-teacher ratio, far more resource-intensive than nearby comprehensive high schools like West High ($15,095; 15.1) and East High ($17,522; 14.0).
There is progress to note: graduation rose from 26.6% in 2020–2021 and 50.0% in 2021–2022 to 87.5% in 2022–2023 and 86.6% in 2023–2024, while dropout fell from 13.4% in 2021–2022 to 2.2% in 2024–2025. Still, chronic absenteeism remains the dominant red flag. In 2025–2026 ACT, 10th graders scored 40% proficient in ELA, math, and science, below district and state in all three; social studies was 42.86% in 2024–2025 and 37.5% in 2023–2024. Compared with Merrill Adult Diploma Academy, another small alternative-style school, Enrich Excel Achieve Learning Academy has a much better graduation rate and lower dropout, but worse absenteeism and higher per-pupil spending. With only 38 students, year-to-year rates can swing sharply, so multi-year trends are more reliable than any single number.
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