Enrollment
381
Elementary
DISTRICT 391 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261848005527
Dimondale Elementary School
330 WALNUT ST, DIMONDALE, MI 48821 · (517) 694-6411 · Eaton County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL381 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
218 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 56% · 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
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
38.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
38.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. 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
33.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 Dimondale Elementary School
Dimondale Elementary School's state test result (33.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimondale Elementary School this school | 381 | 57.2% | 33.6% |
| Sycamore Elementary School HOLT | 348 | 54.3% | 26.0% |
| Grayson Elementary WATERFORD | 437 | 53.8% | 44.5% |
| Haviland Elementary School WATERFORD | 308 | 57.5% | 48.6% |
| Mary D Mitchell School ANN ARBOR | 372 | 57.8% | 26.5% |
| Bishop Elementary School YPSILANTI | 486 | 57.4% | 26.6% |
Matched among Michigan 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 Dimondale Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Eaton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #870 of 1,085 | #7 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #720 of 1,072 | #6 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #801 of 1,139 | #7 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 381 | #731 of 1,630 | #5 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #686 of 1,424 | #7 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.1% | #90 of 1,424 | #3 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.2% | #756 of 1,563 | #8 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #947 of 979 | #12 of 12 |
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
381
+55 (+17%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 404
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 381 | 24 | 15.9:1 | 57% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 304 | 22 | 13.8:1 | 63% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 333 | 25.5 | 13.1:1 | 63% (209) |
| 2020-21 | 326 | 22 | 14.8:1 | 51% (167) |
| 2017-18 | 385 | 20 | 19.3:1 | 52% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 334 | 18 | 18.6:1 | 54% (179) |
| 2010-11 | 267 | 15 | 17.8:1 | 38% (101) |
| 2000-01 | 410 | 23 | 17.8:1 | 20% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 404 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dimondale Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (385 to 381); teachers up 20% (20 to 24).
About Dimondale Elementary School
Dimondale Elementary School serves students in DIMONDALE, Michigan, as a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 381 students in kindergarten through 5.
Enrollment across the 9 schools in Holt Public Schools totals 4,699 students.
Dimondale Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 48%. The school is also 17% Hispanic, 17% multiracial, 15% Black, and 3% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 81%. The chance that two students picked at random at Dimondale Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 69%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.9:1, with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Michigan average about 15.8:1, a similar figure. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 57% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Eaton County is 42%.
Dimondale Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 33.6% and a predicted 40.9%.
Across Eaton County, median household income is about $79,597, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Dimondale Elementary School is among the 47 public schools in Eaton County.
The school nearest to Dimondale Elementary School is Lansing Technical High School, at a distance of about 3.8 miles. Within five miles of Dimondale Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Dimondale Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 381, 17% above the 326 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 14.8:1 to 15.9:1.
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Eaton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
109,130
Census ACS
Median income
$79,597
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
17,025 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Holt Public Schools
- Holt Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,529 students
- Holt Junior High SchoolMiddle · 713 students
- Elliott Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Wilcox Elementary SchoolElementary · 413 students
- Horizon Elementary SchoolElementary · 354 students
- Sycamore Elementary SchoolElementary · 348 students
Nearby schools
- Lansing Technical High School3.8 mi · 157
- Wexford Montessori Magnet School3.9 mi · 356
- Holt Senior High School4.1 mi · 1,529
- Potterville Elementary School4.1 mi · 322
- Horizon Elementary School4.1 mi · 354
- Potterville Middle School4.2 mi · 222
Frequently asked questions
About Dimondale Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dimondale Elementary School?
Dimondale Elementary School enrolls approximately 381 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Dimondale Elementary School serve?
Dimondale Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Dimondale Elementary School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Dimondale Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Dimondale Elementary School?
Student demographics at Dimondale Elementary School are roughly 48% White, 17% Hispanic, 15% Black, 3% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Is Dimondale Elementary School public or private?
Dimondale Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Holt Public Schools.
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