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Schools in Diamondhead

Diamondhead’s public schools

Lakeside School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Diamondhead. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Arkansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Arkansas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
48%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.3K
▼ 10% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.2
AR 12.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,992 students on the public path
In brief

Diamondhead’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Diamondhead’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s 944 public schools. Lakeside Intermediate School places highest (better than 89%); Lakeside High School lowest (64%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Diamondhead, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–1Lakeside Primary Schoolin Hot SpringsNo scores
2–4Lakeside Intermediate Schoolin Hot SpringsA
7–8Lakeside Junior High Schoolin Hot SpringsNo scores
9–12Lakeside High Schoolin Hot SpringsB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lakeside School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Lakeside School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 3,538 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$12,251AR $13,585 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading48%
State average 39.9% · 2129 students tested
Math51%
State average 38.3% · 2133 students tested

Diamondhead vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Arkansas towns that share Diamondhead’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Diamondhead—Lakeside

Every school in Diamondhead

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Diamondheadin other towns
Lakeside Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Hot Springs
583 students19:1Rate it →
Lakeside Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 2–4 · Hot Springs
A
721 students16:1Rate it →
Lakeside Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Hot Springs
581 students16:1Rate it →
Lakeside High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Hot Springs
B
1,107 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Diamondhead’s schools

Are Diamondhead’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Diamondhead. Lakeside School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Diamondhead. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Diamondhead in?

Lakeside School District.

Where do Diamondhead kids go to high school?

Lakeside High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.