[9] Some students who required special education services had their tuition fees covered by school districts in California and Washington.

[9] In 2022 a student died at the school after a period of illness, and the Utah Department of Health subsequently issued an extreme level citation to Diamond Ranch Academy for failure to provide and seek necessary medical care for a client.

[15] In December 2022 a 17-year-old girl, Taylor Goodridge, collapsed and died from sepsis caused by acute peritonitis while attending the school, which resulted in media attention.

[16] Goodridge's parents have since filed a civil lawsuit against the school, claiming that she "begged for help" multiple times before she died without being provided medical care.

It included claims by a previous client who alleged that she had suffered partial facial paralysis after being restrained by staff on the campus.

[21] On July 11, 2023, the Utah Department of Human Services declined Diamond Ranch Academy's request for license renewal in the capacity of a Residential Treatment Center and Therapeutic Boarding School.