Diamond Elementary School

Gaithersburg, MD 20878

Phone: (301) 840-7177
District: Montgomery County Public Schools

9

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades K-5 • 648 students

Diamond Elementary School, located in Gaithersburg, Maryland, serves grades K-5 in the Montgomery County Public Schools district. It is among the few public elementary schools in Maryland to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 9 out of 10.

Diamond Elementary School is a public school in the Montgomery County Public Schools district located in Gaithersburg, MD. As of 2014, the students are 39.7% Asian/Pacific Islander; 34.6% White, non-Hispanic; 11.1% Hispanic; 9.6% Black, non-Hispanic; 4.8% Multiracial; 0.2% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; and 0.2% Native American or Native Alaskan. 11.7% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
Asian/Pacific Islander 39.7% 14.4% 6.1%
White, non-Hispanic 34.6% 32% 40.9%
Hispanic 11.1% 27.4% 13.7%
Black, non-Hispanic 9.6% 21.4% 34.9%
Multiracial 4.8% 4.6% 4.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.1% 0.2%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 11.7% — —
English learners — 13.5% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Lakelands Neighborhood/Subdivision Gaithersburg MD 1.3 mi
2 Water's Landing Neighborhood/Subdivision Germantown MD 4.4 mi
3 Old Farm Neighborhood/Subdivision Rockville MD 7.7 mi
4 White Flint Neighborhood/Subdivision Rockville MD 9.4 mi
5 Fox Farm Neighborhood/Subdivision Great Falls VA 9.5 mi
6 Norwood Neighborhood/Subdivision Olney MD 11.3 mi
7 Forest Knolls Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 14 mi
8 DuMont Oaks Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 14.3 mi
9 The Willoughby Condominium/Townhouse Chevy Chase MD 14.4 mi
10 Iverly Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 15.1 mi
11 Hillandale Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 15.7 mi
12 Takoma Park Neighborhood/Subdivision Takoma Park MD 16 mi
13 Fox Mill Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Herndon VA 16.4 mi
14 Shreevewood Neighborhood/Subdivision Falls Church VA 17.6 mi
15 Falls Church City Neighborhood/Subdivision Falls Church VA 17.9 mi
16 Maple Lawn Neighborhood/Subdivision Fulton MD 18.2 mi
17 Barkley Neighborhood/Subdivision Fairfax VA 18.2 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Kentlands Gaithersburg MD 1.1 mi
2 Ashburn Ashburn VA 14.7 mi
3 Silver Spring Silver Spring MD 15.1 mi
4 White Oak Silver Spring MD 15.7 mi
5 Vienna Vienna VA 16.2 mi
6 Arlington Arlington VA 16.8 mi
7 Falls Church Falls Church VA 17.2 mi
8 West Falls Church Falls Church VA 17.5 mi
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