Summary:
ZIP code 54406 (Amherst, WI) is home to four public schools — one elementary, one middle, and two high schools — serving pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, with 983 students enrolled across the Tomorrow River School District (three schools, 948 students) and the single-school Central Sands Community High School Inc (35 students).
Amherst Middle is the most consistent performer, earning 4 stars in each of the last three years and ranking in the 70th–79th percentile; its 5th-grade math result of 80.33% proficient stands far above the state's 51.81%, and its chronic absenteeism of 7.5% is well below the state's 17.3%. Amherst High posts a 98.9% graduation rate against the state's 92.0%, a 0.5% dropout rate, 4 stars, and ACT results above the state in all reported subjects, including ELA at 64% versus 48.47%. Amherst Elementary has the lowest chronic absenteeism in the ZIP at 4.6% and strong 2024–2025 results, such as 4th-grade social studies at 89.47% versus 63.65% statewide, though its rank slipped to the 61st percentile (3 stars) in 2025–2026 from the 86th percentile a year earlier.
Central Sands Community High School is tiny at 35 students, so its percentages shift easily, but it shows strengths in social studies (66.67%) and ACT ELA (63.64%) alongside a graduation rate of 81.8% and chronic absenteeism of 34.4%, double the state rate. Spending and staffing vary: Amherst High spends the most per pupil at $17,284, while Amherst Middle has the smallest classes at a student-teacher ratio of 11.2. Across the ZIP, attendance is the clearest divide between the Tomorrow River schools and Central Sands Community High School.
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