The Wausau School District is a public school district

School district

School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...

 serving the Wausau

Wausau, Wisconsin

Wausau is a city in and the county seat of Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. The Wisconsin River divides the city. The city is adjacent to the town of Wausau.According to the 2000 census, Wausau had a population of 38,426 people...

 metropolitan area, including the City of Wausau and the Towns of Rib Mountain, Wausau

Wausau (town), Wisconsin

Wausau is a town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,214 at the 2000 census. The city of Wausau is located adjacent to and partially within the town. The unincorporated community of Nutterville is...

, Stettin

Stettin, Wisconsin

Stettin is a town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,191 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

, and Texas

Texas, Wisconsin

Texas is a town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,703 at the 2000 census...

. It contains two high schools, two middle schools, 14 elementary schools, and one alternative high school.

Elementary schools

• Franklin Elementaryhttp://www.wausau.k12.wi.us/franklin/
• Grant Elementaryhttp://www.wausau.k12.wi.us/grant/
• Hawthorn Hills Elementaryhttp://www.wausau.k12.wi.us/hawthorn/
• Hewitt Texas Elementary
• Jefferson Elementary
• G.D. Jones Elementaryhttp://www.wausau.k12.wi.us/gdjones/
• A.C. Kiefer Elementaryhttp://www.wausau.k12.wi.us/ackiefer/
• Lincoln Elementaryhttp://www.wausau.k12.wi.us/lincoln/
• Maine Elementary
• Rib Mountain Elementaryhttp://www.wausau.k12.wi.us/ribmtn/
• John Marshall Elementaryhttp://www.wausau.k12.wi.us/johnmarshall/
• Riverview Elementary
• South Mountain Elementary
• Stettin Elementary

Middle schools

• Horace Mann Middle School
• John Muir Middle School

High schools

• Wausau East High School
  Wausau East High School
  Wausau East High School is a comprehensive public secondary school in the Wausau School District, located in the city of Wausau, Wisconsin. Originally named Wausau High School, it became Wausau East with the opening of Wausau West High School in the early 1970s. As of 2007, the school enrolls 1,322...
  
   
• Wausau West High School
  Wausau West High School
  Wausau West High School is a public high school serving students in grades 9 to 12 of the Wausau School District. It was built in 1970 on the west side of the city of Wausau, Wisconsin to accommodate the growing city population. With a student population of approximately 1,775, it has the largest...
  
   

Schools No Longer Existing

• Humbolt School, built in 1873-74
• Washington School, built in 1889
• Franklin School, built in 1883
• Lincoln School, built in 1883
• Columbia School, built in 1885
• Longfellow School, built in 1894; now administrative offices for the school district
• Wausau High School and Wausau Senior High, built in 1898 and renovated in 1936, 1951, 1961, and 1986. The old building is now an apartment complex.
• Horace Mann Junior High, demolished in 1984, rebuilt on 13th and Sells Streets as Horace Mann Middle School in 1993.
• Marathon County Training School for Teachers, built in 1889; the University of Wisconsin–Marathon County now occupies the site.

No Child Left Behind performance

The No Child Left Behind Act sets standards for school districts throughout the country.

The Wausau School District is currently not identified as "in need of improvement" by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Objective	2004-2005	2005-2006	2006-2007	2007-2008
Test Participation	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory
Reading	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory
Mathematics	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory
Other Academic Indicator	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory
Improvement Status	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory
Met Annual Progress	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Notable people

• Charles Zarnke
  Charles Zarnke
  Charles F. Zarnke was a farmer, janitor and Socialist state legislator from Wisconsin.- Background :Zarnke was born in Germany on July 19, 1868. He immigrated to America at age fourteen and farmed in the town of Flieth for 28 years...
  
  , Wisconsin politician, was janitor for the school district after he left office