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Riverview Elementary School

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Riverview Elementary School ranks 471 st of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

471^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Riverview Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Painesville, Ohio, serving 601 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Riverside Local School District, which is ranked 232 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Riverview Elementary School has consistently performed above the state average in Ohio State Tests across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 5th-grade students scored 75.2% proficient or better in Science, compared to the state average of 63.4%. Similarly, the school's 4th-grade students scored 87.5% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 69.1%. The school has also shown strong performance among specific student subgroups, with its Hispanic and multi-racial students ranking highly compared to other Ohio elementary schools.

While Riverview Elementary School has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism, reaching 22.9% in the 2024-2025 school year, this rate is still lower than the state average of 16.9%. The school's performance is generally on par with or slightly below its neighboring schools within the Riverside Local School District, such as Parkside Elementary and Melridge Elementary. However, it outperforms schools in the Painesville City Local and Fairport Harbor Exempted Village school districts, which have lower overall rankings and student achievement.

615

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,080

Per pupil spending ?

44.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

845 Madison Ave
Painesville, OH 44077-4870

(440) 352-0668

District: Riverside Local

Students who attend Riverview Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Henry F Lamuth Middle School
High:	Riverside Junior/Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.3%

Hispanic:

11.7%

Two or more races:

8.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (75% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Ohio median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg77%

Ohio avg64%

471^st of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Riverside Local

232^nd of 828Riverside Local among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	471 of 1558	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	706 of 1577	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	693 of 1596	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.6	635 of 1588	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.4	636 of 1610	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.9	395 of 1676	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	546 of 1636	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.2	824 of 1651	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.3	796 of 1678	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.0	709 of 1684	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.1	761 of 1687	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.6	628 of 1701	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	75.7	386 of 1709	77.4%	★★★★☆
2011	71.7	529 of 1686	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.9	433 of 1662	73.9%	★★★★☆
2009	78.6	250 of 1610	84.5%	★★★★☆
2008	71.9	465 of 1582	70.6%	★★★★☆
2007	75.5	341 of 1609	78.8%	★★★★☆
2006	70.9	443 of 1504	70.5%	★★★★☆
2005	78.1	260 of 1501	82.7%	★★★★☆
2004	81.2	186 of 1471	87.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	20.4	683 of 765	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	81.3	108 of 956	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	43.9	548 of 1021	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	511 of 1452	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	724 of 1466	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	747 of 1483	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.5	622 of 1488	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.3	571 of 1467	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.3	295 of 1502	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	510 of 1518	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	69.1	22 of 759	97.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	64 of 259	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	37.1	146 of 234	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.5	73 of 233	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	112 of 216	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.4	61 of 189	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	410 of 1473	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	53.6	756 of 1484	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.8	757 of 1447	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.9	633 of 1419	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.0	400 of 1404	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	246 of 1465	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	67.4	473 of 1465	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	376 of 1466	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	58.8	726 of 1485	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	558 of 1498	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.6	641 of 1518	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.6	621 of 1499	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.3	409 of 1535	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	430 of 1536	72.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	55 of 218	74.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	522 of 935	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	552 of 900	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	449 of 856	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	463 of 1175	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	648 of 1190	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.4	612 of 1215	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.1	542 of 1242	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.2	576 of 1249	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.3	371 of 1271	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	61.4	553 of 1309	57.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Gifted and Talented (2018)97th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)75th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)65th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile-26 vs school

Disabled (2021)11th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics75%+12 vs state

Science75%+12 vs state

English Language Arts73%+10 vs state

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Thursday, October 27, 2016

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Total
Riverview Elementary School	Public	K-5	845 Madison Ave	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Riverside Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 352-0668	615	30	20.2		463 (75.3%)	20 (3.3%)	72 (11.7%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.8%)	73	471^st of 1558 public elementary schools	69.8%		62.1	706^th of 1577 public elementary schools	55.2%	235	75.2	73.0	87.5	65.8	71.4	75.0	73.7	$12,080
Lake Erie Bilingual Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	268 N State St	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Lake Erie Bilingual Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(440) 578-0722	49	7	6.7		3 (6.1%)	6 (12.2%)	39 (79.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)								$11,432
Elm Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	585 Elm St	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Painesville City Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 392-5520	429	25	17.1		65 (15.2%)	57 (13.3%)	260 (60.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.0%)	17.5	1289^th of 1558 public elementary schools	17.3%		35.8	1077^th of 1577 public elementary schools	31.7%	212	42.6	41.2	55.8	25.9	23.5	27.9	38.9	$12,284
Maple Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	560 W Jackson St	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Painesville City Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 392-5440	432	27	16.0		90 (20.8%)	50 (11.6%)	239 (55.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.8%)	22.6	1221^st of 1558 public elementary schools	21.6%		25.5	1185^th of 1577 public elementary schools	24.9%	36	34.8	50.7	63.6	26.1	33.3	27.3	50.0	$10,699
Chestnut Elementary School	Public	K-5	341 Chestnut St	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Painesville City Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 392-5350	425	25	17.0		79 (18.6%)	63 (14.8%)	243 (57.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.9%)	33.5	1087^th of 1558 public elementary schools	30.2%		37.6	1063^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	32.6%	24	51.6	59.7	43.2	57.8	25.8	40.5	60.9	$11,275
Buckeye Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	175 Buckeye Rd	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Riverside Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 352-2191	366	19	19.6	37.4%	245 (66.9%)	28 (7.7%)	61 (16.7%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.3%)	69	548^th of 1558 public elementary schools	64.8%		69	557^th of 1577 public elementary schools	64.7%	9		74.0	75.9		63.4	79.3		$11,820
Mckinley Elementary School	Public	K-5	602 Plum St	Fairport Harbor	44077	Lake County	Fairport Harbor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 354-4982	239	17	14.0		179 (74.9%)	7 (2.9%)	31 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.2%)	26.3	1164^th of 1558 public elementary schools	25.3%		47.1	956^th of 1577 public elementary schools	39.4%	208	36.0	52.1	52.9	16.0	47.9	52.9	48.0	$11,177
Melridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	6689 Melridge Dr	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Riverside Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 352-3854	299	15	20.4	40.8%	221 (73.9%)	19 (6.4%)	45 (15.1%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	69.9	535^th of 1558 public elementary schools	65.7%		81.8	276^th of 1577 public elementary schools	82.5%	259		75.0	92.7		62.8	67.9		$13,751
Sterling Morton Elementary School	Public	K-5	9292 Jordan Dr	Mentor	44060	Lake County	Mentor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 257-5954	298	21	14.1	47.7%	241 (80.9%)	15 (5.0%)	23 (7.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	57.5	774^th of 1558 public elementary schools	50.3%		75.6	416^th of 1577 public elementary schools	73.6%	358	56.8	62.2	73.8	64.4	62.2	70.5	62.2	$12,131
Perry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1 Learning Ln	Perry	44081	Lake County	Perry Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 259-9600	538	32	17.0	29.4%	430 (79.9%)	12 (2.2%)	72 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	60.2	731^st of 1558 public elementary schools	53.1%		59.9	757^th of 1577 public elementary schools	52.0%	26		67.3	75.6		60.2	67.0		$14,786

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverview Elementary School

How many students attend Riverview Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 615 students attended Riverview Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Riverview Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Riverview Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Henry F Lamuth Middle School
High : Riverside Junior/Senior High School

What district is Riverview Elementary School in?

Riverside Local

What is the racial makeup of Riverview Elementary School?

Students at Riverview Elementary School are 75% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Is Riverview Elementary School a good school?

Riverview Elementary School ranks 471^st of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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