Diamond Valley Middle

Diamond Valley Middle, a well-populated intermediate school in Hemet, California, overseen by Hemet Unified, teaches 1,123 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 70% larger than the state mean of about 659.

Hemet Unified runs 27 schools in total, collectively educating 22,778 students. Diamond Valley Middle is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Diamond Valley Middle records that 68% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 13% White, 11% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 51% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Diamond Valley Middle has 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.1:1. The state averages about 20.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Riverside County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Diamond Valley Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.4%; this one delivers 16.4%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Riverside County indicate the typical household earns roughly $93,074 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Riverside County's 543 public schools (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students), Diamond Valley Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: McSweeny Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Diamond Valley Middle ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 26.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Diamond Valley Middle has ticked up 5%, going from 1,070 students in 2018 to 1,123 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 19% to 13% over that span.

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