DIAMOND MIDDLE

As a cozy junior high in DIAMOND, Missouri, DIAMOND MIDDLE serves 212 students from grades 5 through 8, operated by DIAMOND R-IV. Compared to the state average of about 461 students per school, that is 54% smaller than typical.

Across the 3 schools in DIAMOND R-IV (787 students total), DIAMOND MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, DIAMOND MIDDLE logs that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 4% multiracial, 3% Native American, 3% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, DIAMOND MIDDLE logs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting DIAMOND MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the surrounding community, Newton County reports that the typical household earns roughly $66,301 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Newton County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,567 students), of which DIAMOND MIDDLE is one.

The closest other public school is DIAMOND ELEM., roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around DIAMOND MIDDLE.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 15%: 248 students in 2018 compared to 212 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for DIAMOND MIDDLE typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.