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Wausau School District Schools
Wausau School District is a public school district in Wisconsin, based in Marathon County (Wausau). SchoolGrade grades 20 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Wausau School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Wausau School District
19 of 20 schools in Wausau School District carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 6C: 9D: 3F: 1
Best schools in Wausau School District
Statewide rankings: all 465 high schools in Wisconsin · all 348 middle schools in Wisconsin · all 1028 elementary schools in Wisconsin
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B+ Rib Mountain Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B+ South Mountain Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B Stettin Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B John Muir Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Riverview Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B- Thomas Jefferson Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C+ Horace Mann Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- C+ Hewitt Texas Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C+ Maine Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C West High (High school, meets expectations)
Every school in Wausau School District
High schools (2)
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- C+ Horace Mann Middle, Wausau
- B John Muir Middle, Wausau
Elementary and primary schools (13)
- D Franklin Elementary, Wausau
- C- G D Jones Elementary, Wausau
- C- Grant Elementary, Wausau
- D+ Hawthorn Hills Elementary, Wausau
- C+ Hewitt Texas Elementary, Wausau
- C John Marshall Elementary, Wausau
- D Lincoln Elementary, Wausau
- C+ Maine Elementary, Wausau
- B+ Rib Mountain Elementary, Wausau
- B- Riverview Elementary, Wausau
- B+ South Mountain Elementary, Wausau
- B Stettin Elementary, Wausau
- B- Thomas Jefferson Elementary, Wausau
Other schools and academies (3)
- F Enrich Excel Achieve Learning Academy, Wausau
- C- Wausau Area Montessori Charter School, Wausau
- Wausau Area Virtual Education, Wausau
Where Wausau School District schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Wausau (20)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Wisconsin
- County: Marathon County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 7,783 students with 601 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,167 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 5515900
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- D C Everest Area School District (12 schools, 11 mi)
- Marathon City School District (3 schools, 12 mi)
- Merrill Area School District (7 schools, 17 mi)
- Mosinee School District (3 schools, 18 mi)
- Edgar School District (3 schools, 19 mi)
- Athens School District (4 schools, 20 mi)
- Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District (3 schools, 23 mi)
- Antigo Unified School District (5 schools, 25 mi)
Questions about Wausau School District
How many schools are in Wausau School District?
SchoolGrade grades 20 public schools in Wausau School District, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Wausau School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Wausau.
How good are the schools in Wausau School District?
Across the 19 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 33.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 36.7%. 58% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Wausau School District?
7,783 students were enrolled in Wausau School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Wausau School District?
Wausau School District is in Wisconsin, based in Marathon County, with its district office in Wausau. Its boundary covers about 255 sq mi.