West High High School
1200 West Wausau Ave
Wausau WI, 54401, Marathon County
Phone: 715-261-0850
Ranking: (281 out of 453, bottom 38%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Wausau School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 86 | 86 | 86 | 90 | 95 | 104 | 110 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,375 | 1,391 | 1,395 | 1,431 | 1,498 | 1,599 | 1,696 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 330 | 24.0% | 323 | 23.2% | 324 | 23.2% | 332 | 23.2% | 342 | 22.8% | 324 | 20.3% | 395 | 23.3% |
Grade 10: | 325 | 23.6% | 321 | 23.1% | 347 | 24.9% | 348 | 24.3% | 317 | 21.2% | 397 | 24.8% | 390 | 23.0% |
Grade 11: | 339 | 24.7% | 352 | 25.3% | 362 | 25.9% | 330 | 23.1% | 400 | 26.7% | 391 | 24.5% | 464 | 27.4% |
Grade 12: | 381 | 27.7% | 395 | 28.4% | 362 | 25.9% | 421 | 29.4% | 439 | 29.3% | 487 | 30.5% | 447 | 26.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 730 | 53.1% | 734 | 52.8% | 735 | 52.7% | 768 | 53.7% | 792 | 52.9% | 855 | 53.5% | 899 | 53.0% |
Female: | 645 | 46.9% | 657 | 47.2% | 660 | 47.3% | 663 | 46.3% | 698 | 46.6% | 736 | 46.0% | 793 | 46.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 13 | 0.9% | 12 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.6% | 13 | 0.9% | 11 | 0.7% | 10 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 271 | 19.7% | 292 | 21.0% | 321 | 23.0% | 331 | 23.1% | 329 | 22.0% | 403 | 25.2% | 457 | 26.9% |
Hispanic: | 47 | 3.4% | 49 | 3.5% | 42 | 3.0% | 35 | 2.4% | 30 | 2.0% | 32 | 2.0% | 23 | 1.4% |
Black: | 24 | 1.7% | 14 | 1.0% | 10 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.1% | 8 | 0.5% | 9 | 0.6% | 14 | 0.8% |
White: | 981 | 71.3% | 992 | 71.3% | 990 | 71.0% | 1,029 | 71.9% | 1,118 | 74.6% | 1,144 | 71.5% | 1,192 | 70.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 39 | 2.8% | 32 | 2.3% | 25 | 1.8% | 25 | 1.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 474 | 34.5% | 486 | 34.9% | 475 | 34.1% | 460 | 32.1% | 406 | 27.1% | 448 | 28.0% | 474 | 27.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 82 | 6.0% | 95 | 6.8% | 72 | 5.2% | 109 | 7.6% | 126 | 8.4% | 123 | 7.7% | 104 | 6.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.05 | 16.25 | 16.22 | 15.95 | 15.74 | 15.30 | 15.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
WKCE | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 61% | 65% | 67% |
2005 | Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 67% | 69% |
2006 | Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 69% | 70% | 70% |
2007 | Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | 65% | 71% |
2008 | Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 77% | 73% |
2009 | Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 73% | 73% |
2010 | Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 67% | 71% |
2011 | Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 76% | 74% |
2012 | Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 73% |
2013 | Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 76% | 76% |
2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | 65% | 69% |
2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 70% | 71% |
2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 69% | 70% |
2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 69% | 70% |
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 73% | 72% |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 71% | 72% |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 73% | 73% |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 73% | 74% |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 72% | 74% |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 42% | 42% | 47% |
2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 64% | 67% | 69% |
2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 74% | 74% |
2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 74% | 74% |
2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 64% | 67% | 74% |
2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 80% | 76% |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 76% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 75% | 78% |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 79% | 75% | 77% |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 78% | 80% |
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 38% | 40% | 40% |
2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 64% | 68% | 70% |
2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 67% | 70% |
2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 70% |
2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 64% | 67% | 72% |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 77% | 75% |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 72% | 74% |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 74% | 73% |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 85% | 79% | 76% |
2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 74% | 75% |
2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 81% | 78% |
2004 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 73% |
2005 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 73% |
2006 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 73% | 74% |
2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 69% | 72% | 76% |
2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 80% | 79% |
2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 83% | 80% | 78% |
2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 77% | 77% |
2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 87% | 82% | 82% |
2012 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 79% | 78% |
2013 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 86% | 85% | 82% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* West High High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.