Schools in Zip Code 54610

ZIP code 54610 is home to two public schools — Alma Elementary serving grades PK–8 and Alma High serving grades 9–12 — both part of the Alma School District and both located at S1610 High School Rd in the small city of Alma, Wisconsin, with a combined enrollment of 264 students (184 in elementary, 80 in high school).

Alma Elementary is the stronger of the two on most measures. It ranks 370th of 1,039 Wisconsin schools (64th percentile, 3 stars), while Alma High ranks 280th of 533 (47th percentile, 2 stars); the district as a whole sits at 39th percentile with 2 stars. Elementary students outpaced state averages in many grades, including 4th grade ELA (80% vs. 53.87%), 5th grade ELA (78.26% vs. 53.63%), 3rd grade math (76.19% vs. 54.75%), and 4th grade science (73.33% vs. 53.46%). Chronic absenteeism at the elementary school is just 6.7%, far below the state's 17.3%. The main soft spot is middle grades, where 6th grade ELA, 8th grade ELA, and 8th grade math all fell below state levels in 2025-2026.

Alma High posts a 100% graduation rate, above the state's 92%, and a standout 10th grade social studies result of 72.22% versus the state's 48.25%. Its ACT math (27.27% vs. 42.93%), ACT science (36.36% vs. 43.2%), and chronic absenteeism (19.0% vs. 17.3%) are weaker spots. Notably, the high school spends $17,870 per student — about 25.8% more than the elementary school's $14,210 — and has a lower student-teacher ratio (11.8 vs. 13.3), even though free/reduced lunch rates are nearly identical (33.75% vs. 33.7%). In short, families here get a steady, above-state elementary school and a high school with excellent graduation outcomes but uneven test results.