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West High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1200 W Wausau Ave, Wausau, WI 54401 · (715) 261-0850 · Part of Wausau School District

Wausau’s School Grade C+ better than 44% of Wisconsin school districts

Directions
Students
1,470
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about West High

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 50% of Wisconsin’s public schools

On the path

Where Wausau kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12West HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency33%
State average 37.3%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 38.6%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1200 W Wausau Ave, Wausau

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9363
Grade 10362
Grade 11348
Grade 12397
Enrollment over time
1,396’20
1,484’21
1,446’22
1,443’23
1,470’24

Up 5.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 61%Asian 23%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 4%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about West High from Wausau families.

Other schools in Wausau School District

The district →
G D Jones Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wausau
C−
492 students14:1
Riverview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wausau
B
445 students16:1
Thomas Jefferson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wausau
B
372 students13:1
Hawthorn Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wausau
C−
227 students13:1
Wausau Area Montessori Charter School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Wausau
B−
121 students17:1
Red Granite Charter School Inc
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Wausau
51 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Wisconsin’s other public schools; Wausau’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.