Summary:
Painesville, Ohio has 12 schools serving about 6,522 students: seven elementary, two middle, and three high schools, and no alternative schools. Enrollment is split mainly between Riverside Local (five schools, 3,561 students) and Painesville City Local (five schools, 2,735 students), plus the much smaller iSTEM (177 students) and Lake Erie Bilingual Academy (49 students). The largest school is Riverside Junior/Senior High School with 1,578 students, about a quarter of all enrollment.
The two main districts look very different. Riverside Local ranks in the 72nd percentile with 4 stars, while Painesville City Local ranks in the 17th percentile with 1 star. iSTEM is the academic standout, ranked in the 91st percentile with 5 stars and posting strong proficiency in American Government (92.9%), American History (93.3%), and Biology (92.9%) — all well above state averages. Among traditional schools, Riverside Junior/Senior High School is strongest in science and English, while Melridge Elementary School and Buckeye Elementary School both rank in the 75th percentile with 4 stars and show strong grade 3 and 4 math. Chestnut Elementary School is a bright spot inside Painesville City Local, with the city's lowest chronic absenteeism at 5.3%.
Absenteeism is a major concern at the high school level: Riverside Junior/Senior High School (38.4%), Harvey High School (36.7%), and Lake Erie Bilingual Academy (41.0%) all exceed 36%. Harvey High School has the highest graduation rate at 96.9% but low test proficiency, showing that graduation and test scores measure different things. Keep in mind that free/reduced-lunch data are reported for only four schools, spending figures are from 2018–2019, and some results reflect small groups.
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