Diamond Lakes Elementary School

Diamond Lakes Elementary School is an elementary school of mid-tier scale in Hephzibah, Georgia, part of Richmond County, caters to 579 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within Richmond County, which oversees 52 schools and 30,573 students, Diamond Lakes Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Diamond Lakes Elementary School shows that nearly all students (80%) are Black. Beyond that, the school reports 9% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 56% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Diamond Lakes Elementary School lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Diamond Lakes Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Diamond Lakes Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 13.3%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Richmond County indicate median household earnings sit near $55,637, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. In all, Richmond County runs 58 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,674 students), of which Diamond Lakes Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Deer Chase Elementary School, around 1.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Diamond Lakes Elementary School comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 14.9%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Diamond Lakes Elementary School has showed little movement, going from 573 students in 2018 to 579 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.