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Wm Diamond Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
99 Hancock Street
Lexington, MA 02420
Phone
(781) 861-2460
District
Lexington
County
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
942
Classroom Teachers
93

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Massachusetts

10

(10 is best)

Better than 99.4% of all MA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Wm Diamond Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
75%
41%
73%
42%
77%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

100 80 60 40 20 0
85%
39%
79%
40%
91%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

100 80 60 40 20 0
82%
40%
81%
43%
83%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
10
11
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 299 31.7%
Grade 7 308 32.7%
Grade 8 335 35.6%
Total 942 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 42.8% 41.7% 57.0%
Black 3.8% 4.4% 9.8%
Hispanic 5.1% 5.5% 25.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 48.1% 48.3% 7.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 34,221 6,981,974
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,082.5 890
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.5% 5.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 24.7% 17.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 17.8% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 33.0% 26.6%
65 OR OLDER 21.0% 17.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 12,385 2,740,995
Single Parent Households With Children 5.4% 7.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 97.9% 91.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 83.7% 45.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 64.8% 30.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.2% 17.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 5.8% 11.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 5.2% 12.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 3.9% 10.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 3.7% 8.8%
$15,000 or less 4.3% 8.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,565 $101,053,000 53.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,805 $19,460,000 10.4%
Staff $1,742 $12,084,000 6.4%
General Administration $275 $1,907,000 1.0%
School Administration $1,229 $8,525,000 4.5%
Operation $267 $1,854,000 1.0%
Transportation $982 $6,815,000 3.6%
Other $367 $2,548,000 1.4%
Total Support $7,667 $53,193,000 28.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,845 $33,612,000 17.9%
Total Expenditures $27,077 $187,858,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,394 $11,443,766,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,755 $1,620,711,000 7.2%
Staff $987 $911,495,000 4.0%
General Administration $282 $260,824,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,021 $942,999,000 4.2%
Operation $1,731 $1,597,981,000 7.1%
Transportation $790 $729,683,000 3.2%
Other $544 $502,458,000 2.2%
Total Support $7,111 $6,566,151,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,910 $4,533,754,000 20.1%
Total Expenditures $24,415 $22,543,671,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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