Elementary Schools in Diamond R-IV

Summary:

The Diamond R-IV school district in Missouri has only one elementary school, Diamond Elementary, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The school has consistently underperformed, ranking in the bottom half of Missouri elementary schools and receiving a below-average rating from SchoolDigger.

Diamond Elementary's academic performance, as measured by MAP test scores, is significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 22.3% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 41.4%. The school also faces challenges with a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 58.54% in the 2023-2024 school year, and a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% in the same year.

Despite the school's low student-teacher ratio of 13:1 in the 2023-2024 school year and per-student spending of $12,681 in the 2021-2022 school year, Diamond Elementary has struggled to meet academic standards and provide its students with the necessary support and resources to achieve proficiency. Addressing these issues will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to identify and implement effective interventions and support systems.

District Detail

401 S Main
Diamond, MO 64840-0068

(417) 325-5186

SchoolDigger Rank:
240^th of 367 Missouri districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 787

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)		MAP English Language Arts (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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
East Newton County R-VI	6.15 mi	3	198^th
Neosho School District	8.47 mi	10	175^th
Joplin Schools	9.15 mi	16	193^rd
Carthage R-Ix	10.3 mi	11
Mo Schls For The Sev Disabled	11.31 mi	35

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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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