📍 401 S Main, Diamond, Newton County, 64840
Diamond Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Diamond, Newton County. The school has 348 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Diamond R-Iv school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Diamond Elem. enrolls 348 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 311 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 4.6% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
186 of the school's 348 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 149 qualify for free lunch and 37 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Diamond Elem. is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-70, state senate district 32, state house district 160.
Diamond Elem. is one of 3 schools in DIAMOND R-IV, based in DIAMOND, Missouri. The district serves 787 students district-wide and employs 58 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 348 students, Diamond Elem. is larger than the district average of about 262 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant