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If you could change one rule at Diamond Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
654
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000818
Diamond Elementary
4 Marquis Dr, Gaithersburg, MD 20878 · (240) 740-2120 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL654 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
81 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 54%
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 | 14 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (105).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 73% · 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
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
71.1%
MD avg 50.6% . -15.0pp since 2023
Math
70.2%
MD avg 34.8% . -12.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 15 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.1% | 70.2% |
| 2023-24 | 86.1% | 82.6% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. 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
77.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for Maryland 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 Maryland'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 Elementary
Diamond Elementary's state test result (77.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Elementary this school | 654 | 12.4% | 77.5% |
| Stone Mill Elementary North Potomac | 516 | 14.1% | 77.3% |
| Centennial Lane Elementary Ellicott City | 749 | 16.4% | 77.8% |
| Manor Woods Elementary Ellicott City | 697 | 16.9% | 77.1% |
| Triadelphia Ridge Elementary Ellicott City | 619 | 7.3% | 81.9% |
| Snowden Farm Elementary Clarksburg | 578 | 20.8% | 75.1% |
Matched among Maryland 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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.5% | #46 of 853 | #20 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #88 of 853 ▼ 74 | #31 of 131 ▼ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.1% | #132 of 853 ▼ 115 | #33 of 131 ▼ 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 654 | #141 of 898 | #22 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #577 of 857 | #110 of 136 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.7% | #155 of 857 | #50 of 136 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.4% | #848 of 885 | #124 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.4% | #310 of 551 | #51 of 97 |
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
654
-126 (-16%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 692
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 654 | 43.8 | 14.9:1 | 12% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 653 | 44.2 | 14.8:1 | 13% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 676 | 48.2 | 14.0:1 | 15% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 780 | 54 | 14.4:1 | 7% (52) |
| 2017-18 | 738 | 46 | 16.1:1 | 10% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 665 | 40 | 16.6:1 | 10% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 548 | 38 | 14.4:1 | 10% (56) |
| 2000-01 | 461 | 28 | 16.5:1 | 16% (75) |
| 1990-91 | 692 | 32 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Diamond Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (738 to 654); teachers down 5% (46 to 43.8).
About Diamond Elementary
Diamond Elementary is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in Gaithersburg, Maryland. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 654 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Maryland average about 481 students each.
Montgomery County Public Schools serves 159,181 students across 208 schools.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Diamond Elementary. The largest is Asian students, at 45%. Next come 25% White, 14% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 15% Asian among all Montgomery County residents. Diamond Elementary's diversity index is 71%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 43.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Diamond Elementary and a ratio of 14.9:1. This ratio sits 1.1 above the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 12% of students. That is lower than the 40% average for public schools in Montgomery County.
Test results at Diamond Elementary are 10.6 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (77.5% actual, 66.9% predicted).
Within Montgomery County, the median household income is $132,450, 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Diamond Elementary, Montgomery County has 210 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Diamond Elementary to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to Brown Station Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 47.3%, lower than Diamond Elementary's 77.5%.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
2024-25 enrollment was 654, a 16% decrease from 780 in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,065,949
Census ACS
Median income
$132,450
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
61%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
211
159,181 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montgomery County Public Schools
- Montgomery Blair HighHigh · 3,266 students
- Walter Johnson HighHigh · 3,016 students
- Wheaton HighHigh · 2,794 students
- Gaithersburg HighHigh · 2,441 students
- Seneca Valley HighHigh · 2,409 students
- Bethesda-Chevy Chase HighHigh · 2,377 students
Other schools in Gaithersburg
- Gaithersburg HighHigh · 2,441 students
- Quince Orchard HighHigh · 2,100 students
- Watkins Mill HighHigh · 1,577 students
- Lakelands Park MiddleMiddle · 993 students
- Gaithersburg MiddleMiddle · 869 students
- Forest Oak MiddleMiddle · 828 students
Other Diamond Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Diamond Elementary. Diamond Elementary is the largest of the 4.
- Diamond ElementarySanta Ana, CA · 367 students
- DIAMOND ELEM.DIAMOND, MO · 332 students
- Diamond Elementary SchoolDiamond, OR · 14 students
Nearby schools
- Brown Station Elementary0.5 mi · 572
- Ridgeview Middle0.8 mi · 722
- Thurgood Marshall Elementary1.3 mi · 553
- Rachel Carson Elementary1.4 mi · 671
- Lakelands Park Middle1.4 mi · 993
- Quince Orchard High1.6 mi · 2,100
Frequently asked questions
About Diamond ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Diamond Elementary?
Diamond Elementary enrolls approximately 654 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Diamond Elementary serve?
Diamond Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Diamond Elementary have?
Diamond Elementary employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Diamond Elementary?
Student demographics at Diamond Elementary are roughly 25% White, 14% Hispanic, 9% Black, 45% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Diamond Elementary public or private?
Diamond Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.