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Riverside Local Schools
Riverside Local is a public school district in Ohio, based in Lake County (Painesville). SchoolGrade grades 8 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Riverside Local on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Riverside Local
6 of 8 schools in Riverside Local carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 5B: 1
Best schools in Riverside Local
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Parkside Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Melridge Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Riverview Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Henry F Lamuth Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- A- Riverside Jrsr High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Buckeye Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
Every school in Riverside Local
High schools (1)
- A- Riverside Jrsr High School, Painesville
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- A Henry F Lamuth Middle School, Painesville
Elementary and primary schools (4)
- B+ Buckeye Elementary School, Painesville
- A+ Melridge Elementary School, Painesville
- A+ Parkside Elementary School, Concord Twp
- A Riverview Elementary School, Painesville
Other schools and academies (2)
- Riverside Preschool, Painesville
- Riverside Virtual Academy, Painesville
Where Riverside Local schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Painesville (7)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Ohio
- County: Lake County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 4,180 students with 199 full-time-equivalent teachers and 652 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3910014
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Painesville City Local (7 schools, 4 mi)
- Perry Local (4 schools, 6 mi)
- Mentor Exempted Village (12 schools, 7 mi)
- Chardon Local (5 schools, 8 mi)
- Madison Local (6 schools, 9 mi)
- Kirtland Local (3 schools, 9 mi)
- Berkshire Local (3 schools, 12 mi)
- Willoughby-Eastlake City (12 schools, 13 mi)
Questions about Riverside Local
How many schools are in Riverside Local?
SchoolGrade grades 8 public schools in Riverside Local, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Riverside Local serve?
The largest by graded schools: Painesville.
How good are the schools in Riverside Local?
Across the 6 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A, with 64.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 57.5%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Riverside Local?
4,180 students were enrolled in Riverside Local in the 2023-24 school year, about 21.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Riverside Local?
Riverside Local is in Ohio, based in Lake County, with its district office in Painesville. Its boundary covers about 63.2 sq mi.