Diamond Middle School
Public middle school in Diamond, Missouri · Diamond R-IV School District · Grades 5–8
Diamond Middle School serves 212 students in grades 5–8 in Diamond (Newton County). It is one of 3 schools in Diamond R-IV School District. By enrollment it is the 317th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 15.5 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri middle school (13).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 395 Missouri middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 13.66 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–8 |
| District | Diamond R-IV School District |
| County | Newton County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291080000572 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Diamond R-IV | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 212 | 787 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 15.5 | 12.8 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 50.5% | 53.5% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 91% of Missouri middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Diamond Middle School in context
Size
Diamond Middle School is the only middle school in Diamond R-IV School District. Its 212 students are 26.9% of the district's 787. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 11.5 miles away and have a median of 649 students, so Diamond Middle School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 7 with 63 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 46, against an average of 53 per grade. This year grade 8 has 15% more students than grade 5 (53 against 46). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 87.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Diamond R-IV (87.3%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
50.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 53.5% across Diamond R-IV and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 14.2% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Diamond Middle School has 13.66 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.5 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 212 students would have about 16.3 teachers, so Diamond Middle School has 2.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is East Middle School, 9.2 miles away in Joplin Schools. There are 0 middle schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 87.7% |
| Two or more races | 3.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3.3% |
| Hispanic | 2.8% |
| Black | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
45.8% of students are girls and 54.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 46 |
| Grade 6 | 50 |
| Grade 7 | 63 |
| Grade 8 | 53 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
401 S Main, Diamond, MO 64840
Phone: (417)325-5336
Website: diamondwildcats.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Diamond Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Middle School | Joplin Schools | 9.2 mi | 592 | 14.3 | 69.9% |
| Neosho Junior High School | Neosho School District | 10.9 mi | 753 | 15.1 | 60% |
| South Middle School | Joplin Schools | 10.9 mi | 596 | 14.2 | 57.2% |
| Middle School | Neosho School District | 11.1 mi | 702 | 13.5 | 65.4% |
| Carthage Junior High School | Carthage R-IX | 12.0 mi | 773 | 13 | 65.1% |
| Carthage 6th Grade Center | Carthage R-IX | 12.7 mi | 377 | 12.3 | 71.1% |
| North Middle School | Joplin Schools | 13.5 mi | 549 | 12.5 | 72.9% |
| Webb City Junior High School | Webb City R-VII | 13.8 mi | 709 | 15.2 | 46.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Diamond R-IV
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 332 |
| Diamond High School | High | 9–12 | 243 |