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Best Public Schools in Diamond, MO

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787

Students

Top rankedDiamond Middle181^st of 438 Missouri middle schools

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Diamond Elementary up 88 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Diamond, Missouri, is home to three schools that serve students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade: Diamond Elementary, Diamond High, and Diamond Middle. These schools, which are part of the Diamond R-IV district, face various challenges in academic performance, attendance, and graduation rates.

Among the three schools, Diamond Middle School stands out as the highest-performing, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and a statewide ranking of 181 out of 438 Missouri middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year. The school's test scores in Mathematics and English Language Arts are generally higher than the district and state averages, particularly in the upper grades. In contrast, Diamond Elementary and Diamond High struggle with academic performance, with the percentage of students proficient or better in Mathematics and English Language Arts significantly lower than the state averages.

The schools in Diamond, Missouri, also face challenges in student demographics, with a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 44.13% at Diamond High to 58.54% at Diamond Elementary. Additionally, the district-wide chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% for the 2023-2024 school year is higher than the state's target of 10%, and Diamond High has a 89.2% four-year graduation rate, which is lower than the state's target of 90%.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)						MAP Science (2025)		MAP English Language Arts (2025)					MAP Algebra I (2025)	MAP Biology I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Diamond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	401 S Main	Diamond	64840	Newton County	Diamond R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 325-5189	332	26	12.8	61.7%	301 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.1%)	22	719^th of 900 public elementary schools	20.1%		12.8	807^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.9%	88	22.3	30.8							27.7	23.8						$12,660	$417	$12,243
Diamond High	Public	9-12	401 S Main	Diamond	64840	Newton County	Diamond R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 325-5188	243	22	11.0	44.9%	200 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.3%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.5%)	2 (0.8%)	9 (3.7%)	32.2	252^nd of 367 public high schools	31.3%		21.8	298^th of 378 public high schools	21.2%	46														38.9	22.4	$14,294	$316	$13,978
Diamond Middle	Public	5-8	401 S Main	Diamond	64840	Newton County	Diamond R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 325-5336	212	14	15.5	50.5%	186 (87.7%)	3 (1.4%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	2 (0.9%)	8 (3.8%)	57.4	181^st of 438 public middle schools	58.7%		51.2	221^st of 451 public middle schools	51.0%	40			6.9	35.1	45.8	38.0	25.1	28.0			20.5	40.7	50.8			$11,558	$19	$11,540

Cities Near Diamond

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Neosho	1.26 mi	11	203^rd
Goodman	6.87 mi	1
Granby	8.61 mi	2	293^rd
Stella	11.24 mi	1	149^th
Seneca	12.51 mi	5	134^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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