Is Diamond View Middle a good school?

Diamond View Middle ranks 1671 st of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Diamond View Middle?

In the 2023-24 school year, 296 students attended Diamond View Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Diamond View Middle?

Students at Diamond View Middle are 53% White, 24% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 6% American Indian, 3% Pacific Islander, 3% Asian, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Diamond View Middle attend?

Students who attend Diamond View Middle usually go on to attend Lassen High

Diamond View Middle

Summary:

Diamond View Middle School is a public middle school serving 303 students in grades 6-8 in Susanville, California, which is part of the Susanville Elementary School District. The school faces several challenges, including declining academic performance, high chronic absenteeism rates, and significant equity gaps among student subgroups.

Diamond View Middle School's performance on standardized tests is generally below the state average, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy ranging from 22.22% to 41.25% and in Mathematics from 20% to 29.63%, compared to the state averages of 45.82% to 47.19% and 31.57% to 34.31%, respectively. The school's science proficiency rates on the CAST exam are also lower than the state average. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 15.3% in 2017-2018 to 41.9% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the state average.

The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic and White students tending to perform lower than the state average, and Multi-racial students performing particularly poorly, ranking in the bottom 10% of California middle schools. Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status students also struggle, with lower proficiency rates and rankings compared to their peers. Over the past several years, Diamond View Middle's statewide ranking has steadily declined, suggesting that the school is not keeping pace with improvements seen in other middle schools across the state.

Detail:

Public 6-8

850 Richmond Rd.
Susanville, CA 96130-4823

(530) 257-5144

District: Susanville Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
1671^st of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,954

Students who attend Diamond View Middle usually attend:

High:

Lassen High

Feeder schools for Diamond View Middle:

Elementary:	McKinley Elementary
	Meadow View

Student/teacher ratio: 24.7

Number of students: 296

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.0%

Hispanic:

24.3%

Two or more races:

8.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 64.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Diamond View Middle ranks worse than 60.2% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.87. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (53%), Hispanic (24.3%), two or more races (8.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 64.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Diamond View Middle is 24.7. (See more...)

Compare Diamond View Middle employs 11.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Diamond View Middle is $6,954.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Diamond View Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Diamond View Middle 1671^st of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Diamond View Middle in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Multi-racial students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

White students:

Susanville Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Susanville Elementary 1086^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Diamond View Middle

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Rank History for all students at Diamond View Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	40.98	962^nd	1769	45.6%
2005	44.42	906^th	1777	49.0%
2006	43.69	924^th	1804	48.8%
2007	52.15	858^th	1999	57.1%
2008	30.82	1404^th	2005	30.0%
2009	24.90	1601^st	2063	22.4%
2010	39.65	1317^th	2179	39.6%
2011	44.49	1242^nd	2236	44.5%
2012	43.07	1269^th	2259	43.8%
2013	48.74	1184^th	2379	50.2%
2015	45.02	1219^th	2477	50.8%
2016	47.57	1177^th	2497	52.9%
2017	42.32	1328^th	2508	47.0%
2018	43.04	1282^nd	2480	48.3%
2019	27.79	1878^th	2715	30.8%
2021	36.58	539^th	894	39.7%
2022	25.78	1960^th	2740	28.5%
2023	33.28	1691^st	2802	39.7%
2024	33.87	1671^st	2777	39.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Diamond View Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	8.12	623^rd	665	6.3%
2024	7.84	654^th	699	6.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Diamond View Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	35.47	901^st	1538	41.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Diamond View Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.46	1123^rd	2230	49.6%
2019	30.78	1657^th	2369	30.1%
2021	40.04	416^th	721	42.3%
2022	24.66	1911^th	2458	22.3%
2023	28.82	1807^th	2549	29.1%
2024	37.72	1468^th	2575	43.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Diamond View Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.38	862^nd	2262	61.9%
2019	32.46	1545^th	2380	35.1%
2021	38.46	424^th	738	42.5%
2022	27.59	1744^th	2509	30.5%
2023	35.52	1464^th	2547	42.5%
2024	33.43	1564^th	2546	38.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Diamond View Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	46.40	615^th	1491	58.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Diamond View Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.89	1532^nd	2273	32.6%
2019	23.60	1854^th	2407	23.0%
2021	34.56	471^st	763	38.3%
2022	25.14	1840^th	2527	27.2%
2023	30.12	1655^th	2558	35.3%
2024	33.77	1526^th	2547	40.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Diamond View Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.17	697^th	2072	66.4%
2019	42.54	1173^rd	2213	47.0%
2022	25.72	1797^th	2359	23.8%
2023	28.53	1703^rd	2391	28.8%
2024	44.27	1143^rd	2383	52.0%

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Rank History for White students at Diamond View Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.95	1127^th	1496	24.7%
2019	13.32	1419^th	1602	11.4%
2022	14.64	1367^th	1555	12.1%
2023	21.18	1231^st	1552	20.7%
2024	17.87	1285^th	1535	16.3%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Diamond View Middle

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	414	2	2	10	39	n/a	n/a	0	467
1989	400	14	4	18	41	n/a	n/a	0	477
1990	432	5	2	16	23	n/a	n/a	0	478
1991	445	5	1	25	36	n/a	n/a	0	512
1992	469	9	15	35	47	n/a	n/a	0	575
1993	364	5	13	31	31	n/a	n/a	0	444
1994	354	10	11	29	39	n/a	n/a	0	443
1995	342	2	7	37	37	n/a	n/a	0	425
1996	342	2	7	37	37	n/a	n/a	0	425
1997	368	1	8	33	40	n/a	n/a	0	450
1998	356	1	12	37	37	n/a	n/a	0	443
1999	333	4	17	33	36	n/a	n/a	0	423
2000	322	7	14	43	40	n/a	n/a	0	426
2001	319	7	10	42	49	n/a	n/a	0	427
2002	343	7	12	46	59	n/a	n/a	0	467
2003	343	7	12	46	59	n/a	n/a	0	467
2004	214	4	8	35	38	n/a	n/a	0	299
2005	214	3	6	40	29	n/a	n/a	0	292
2006	223	4	5	30	30	n/a	n/a	1	293
2007	243	4	5	30	23	n/a	n/a	3	308
2008	210	4	7	33	27	n/a	n/a	0	281
2009	171	14	5	34	33	2	3	0	262
2010	287	17	6	52	43	3	4	0	412
2011	262	12	9	48	41	6	5	0	383
2012	221	11	9	51	36	10	8	0	346
2013	198	7	12	45	33	10	9	0	314
2014	153	6	13	48	34	9	12	0	275
2015	156	5	12	49	33	7	8	0	270
2016	146	4	9	56	23	15	20	0	273
2017	165	5	10	66	23	16	28	0	313
2018	171	2	8	78	14	18	35	0	326
2019	173	3	10	79	10	13	25	0	313
2020	179	3	13	85	8	9	35	0	332
2021	193	3	10	71	9	14	31	1	332
2022	195	9	12	83	11	13	32	1	356
2023	169	7	8	67	7	15	28	2	303
2024	157	4	9	72	18	10	26	0	296

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Diamond View Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	467	21.0	22.2	n/a
1989	477	22.8	20.9	n/a
1990	478	24.3	19.6	n/a
1991	512	23.9	21.4	n/a
1992	575	24.3	23.6	20.5
1993	444	17.3	25.7	25.2
1994	443	20.2	21.9	26.2
1995	425	18.7	22.7	34.1
1996	425	18.7	22.7	34.1
1997	450	19.8	22.7	35.1
1998	443	19.2	23.1	35.4
1999	423	19.5	21.7	40.7
2000	426	19.0	22.4	36.2
2001	427	18.2	23.5	35.1
2002	467	23.3	20.0	40
2003	467	23.3	20.0	40
2004	299	14.0	21.4	38.1
2005	292	13.0	22.5	39.7
2006	293	14.0	20.9	40.4
2007	308	14.0	22.0	34.1
2008	281	14.0	20.1	40.9
2009	262	10.0	23.8	45
2010	412	15.0	27.4	53.6
2011	383	n/a	n/a	48.6
2012	346	13.5	25.6	n/a
2013	314	13.0	24.0	50
2014	275	11.8	23.2	51.3
2015	270	12.0	22.5	53.3
2016	273	12.0	22.7	52.7
2017	313	13.0	24.0	46.6
2018	326	15.6	20.8	50.9
2019	313	15.0	20.8	52.4
2020	332	n/a	n/a	50.3
2021	332	13.8	24.0	51.2
2022	356	14.8	24.0	61.2
2023	303	12.9	23.3	65
2024	296	11.9	24.7	64.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Diamond View Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	467	21.0	22.2	n/a
1989	477	22.8	20.9	n/a
1990	478	24.3	19.6	n/a
1991	512	23.9	21.4	n/a
1992	575	24.3	23.6	20.5
1993	444	17.3	25.7	25.2
1994	443	20.2	21.9	26.2
1995	425	18.7	22.7	34.1
1996	425	18.7	22.7	34.1
1997	450	19.8	22.7	35.1
1998	443	19.2	23.1	35.4
1999	423	19.5	21.7	40.7
2000	426	19.0	22.4	36.2
2001	427	18.2	23.5	35.1
2002	467	23.3	20.0	40
2003	467	23.3	20.0	40
2004	299	14.0	21.4	38.1
2005	292	13.0	22.5	39.7
2006	293	14.0	20.9	40.4
2007	308	14.0	22.0	34.1
2008	281	14.0	20.1	40.9
2009	262	10.0	23.8	45
2010	412	15.0	27.4	53.6
2011	383	n/a	n/a	48.6
2012	346	13.5	25.6	n/a
2013	314	13.0	24.0	50
2014	275	11.8	23.2	51.3
2015	270	12.0	22.5	53.3
2016	273	12.0	22.7	52.7
2017	313	13.0	24.0	46.6
2018	326	15.6	20.8	50.9
2019	313	15.0	20.8	52.4
2020	332	n/a	n/a	50.3
2021	332	13.8	24.0	51.2
2022	356	14.8	24.0	61.2
2023	303	12.9	23.3	65
2024	296	11.9	24.7	64.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Diamond View Middle

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$6,954

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Diamond View Middle

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 1878^th of 2715 Middle schools	Ranks 1691^st of 2802 Middle schools	8.8%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Diamond View Middle)	28.2	34.6	6.4%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Susanville Elementary)	28.2	34.6	6.4%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	48.5	44.2	4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Diamond View Middle)	20	24.7	4.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (Susanville Elementary)	20	24.7	4.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (California)	38.5	33.2	5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Diamond View Middle)	22.7	33.7	11%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Susanville Elementary)	22.7	33.7	11%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	51.4	47.4	3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Diamond View Middle)	26	20.8	5.3%
7th Grade Mathematics (Susanville Elementary)	26	20.8	5.3%
7th Grade Mathematics (California)	37.9	33.2	4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Diamond View Middle)	41.9	35.3	6.6%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Susanville Elementary)	41.9	35.3	6.6%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	49.4	45.7	3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Diamond View Middle)	37.6	19.8	17.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Susanville Elementary)	37.6	19.8	17.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (California)	36.6	29.9	6.7%
8th Grade Science (Diamond View Middle)	15.1	19.8	4.7%
8th Grade Science (Susanville Elementary)	15.1	19.8	4.7%
8th Grade Science (California)	30.8	28.8	2.1%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	313	303	3.2%
African American	3	7	133.3%
American Indian	10	7	30%
Asian	10	8	20%
Hispanic	79	67	15.2%
Pacific Islander	13	15	15.4%
White	173	169	2.3%
Two or More Races	25	28	12%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	52.4%	65%	12.6%

Schools Near Diamond View Middle

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	Total
Diamond View Middle	Public	6-8	850 Richmond Rd.	Susanville	96130	Lassen County	Susanville Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 257-5144	296	12	24.7	64.9%	157 (53.0%)	4 (1.4%)	72 (24.3%)	9 (3.0%)	18 (6.1%)	10 (3.4%)	26 (8.8%)	33.9	1671^st of 2777 public middle schools	39.8%		33.3	1691^st of 2802 public middle schools	39.7%	20	18.6	18.6	22.2	41.3	32.7	31.1	29.6	20.0	27.7	26.3	$6,954

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