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What's the biggest difference between Diamond Lakes Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
579
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND COUNTY·NCES 130438003701
Diamond Lakes Elementary School
4153 Windsor Spring Rd, Hephzibah, GA 30815 · (706) 771-2881 · Richmond County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL579 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of Georgia public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
579 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 74%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 38 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
14.5%
GA avg 40.1% . -7.1pp since 2021
Math
15.3%
GA avg 44.6% . -0.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.5% | 15.3% |
| 2023-24 | 14.0% | 14.1% |
| 2022-23 | 15.8% | 12.3% |
| 2021-22 | 21.6% | 15.5% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
13.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Diamond Lakes Elementary School
Diamond Lakes Elementary School's state test result (13.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Lakes Elementary School this school | 579 | 100.0% | 13.3% |
| Heritage Elementary School Atlanta | 597 | 100.0% | 21.2% |
| Peek's Chapel Elementary Conyers | 591 | 100.0% | 25.7% |
| Panola Way Elementary School Lithonia | 550 | 100.0% | 13.2% |
| Sherwood Acres Elementary School Albany | 630 | 100.0% | 35.3% |
| Kemp Elementary School Hampton | 586 | 100.0% | 27.3% |
Matched among Georgia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Diamond Lakes Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Richmond County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.3% | #1,165 of 1,208 | #21 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.3% | #1,144 of 1,215 no change | #14 of 29 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.5% | #1,139 of 1,215 ▲ 13 | #18 of 29 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.6pp | #195 of 1,183 | #4 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 579 | #658 of 1,324 | #9 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #850 of 1,301 | #21 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.1% | #1,020 of 1,301 | #13 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #377 of 1,312 | #21 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.0% | #360 of 386 | #9 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
579
+67 (+13%) vs 2020
-6% since 2010-11, when it was 614
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 579 | 41.2 | 14.1:1 | 100% (579) |
| 2023-24 | 544 | 37.7 | 14.4:1 | 83% (449) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 33 | 14.1:1 | 98% (456) |
| 2020-21 | 512 | 36 | 14.2:1 | 98% (501) |
| 2017-18 | 573 | 36.8 | 15.6:1 | 96% (552) |
| 2015-16 | 561 | 38 | 14.8:1 | 97% (543) |
| 2010-11 | 614 | 37 | 16.6:1 | 86% (528) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Diamond Lakes Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (573 to 579); teachers up 12% (36.8 to 41.2).
About Diamond Lakes Elementary School
Diamond Lakes Elementary School is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in Hephzibah, Georgia. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 579 students.
The 52 schools of Richmond County, including Diamond Lakes Elementary School, enroll 30,573 students.
At Diamond Lakes Elementary School, Black students make up 80% of the student body. Smaller groups are 9% Hispanic, 6% White, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 56% of Richmond County residents are Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Diamond Lakes Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 34%.
Teachers at the school number 41.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.1:1. The 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia is lower than this school's figure. Roughly 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Diamond Lakes Elementary School is graded F by allk12, scoring above 1% of Georgia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Diamond Lakes Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 13.3% and a predicted 25.7%.
County data help place the school in context: in Richmond County, median household income is about $55,637, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. The public schools of Richmond County number 58 and enroll about 31,674.
The next-closest public school is Deer Chase Elementary School, about 1.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 14.9% on proficiency, and Diamond Lakes Elementary School is below that at 13.3%.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Diamond Lakes Elementary School had 512 students in 2020-21 and 579 in 2024-25, a 13% rise.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Diamond Lakes Elementary School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Richmond County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
206,069
Census ACS
Median income
$55,637
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
31,674 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richmond County
- Academy of Richmond County High SchoolHigh · 1,178 students
- Cross Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,152 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,088 students
- Hephzibah High SchoolHigh · 1,041 students
- Butler High SchoolHigh · 878 students
- Glenn Hills High SchoolHigh · 839 students
Other schools in Hephzibah
- Hephzibah High SchoolHigh · 1,041 students
- Georgia School for Innovation and the ClassicsCombined · 1,015 students
- Pine Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 757 students
- Hephzibah Middle SchoolMiddle · 728 students
- Hephzibah Elementary SchoolElementary · 574 students
- Deer Chase Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
Nearby schools
- Deer Chase Elementary School1.3 mi · 555
- Tobacco Road Elementary School1.3 mi · 411
- Spirit Creek Middle School1.6 mi · 530
- Jamestown Elementary School1.9 mi · 327
- Meadowbrook Elementary School2.5 mi · 447
- Gracewood Elementary School3.0 mi · 393
Frequently asked questions
About Diamond Lakes Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Diamond Lakes Elementary School?
Diamond Lakes Elementary School enrolls approximately 579 students in grades PK-05.
Is Diamond Lakes Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Diamond Lakes Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Diamond Lakes Elementary School have?
Diamond Lakes Elementary School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Diamond Lakes Elementary School?
Student demographics at Diamond Lakes Elementary School are roughly 6% White, 9% Hispanic, 80% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Diamond Lakes Elementary School in?
Diamond Lakes Elementary School is part of Richmond County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.