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Melridge Elementary School

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Melridge Elementary School ranks 387 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

387^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Melridge Elementary School is a PK–4 school in Painesville, OH, serving 299 students as part of Riverside Local, and it is smaller than most nearby elementaries such as Riverview Elementary School (615), Parkside Elementary School (551), and Buckeye Elementary School (366). In 2025–26 it ranked 387 of 1,560 Ohio schools (75th percentile, 4 stars), slightly above its district's 72nd percentile, after a dip to 66th percentile/3 stars in 2024–25 and a rebound since.

Math is the standout. Melridge Elementary School's 3rd- and 4th-grade math proficiency was 86.4% in 2025–26 — well above district (78.7% and 85.7%) and state (62.1% and 67.3%) averages. Third-grade math is the highest among the nearby schools listed, edging Buckeye Elementary School's 86.1%, and 4th-grade math sits just behind Parkside Elementary School (87.6%) and Riverview Elementary School (87.2%); prior years show 4th-grade math of 90–93%. Reading results are more mixed: 3rd-grade ELA was 84.4%, above district and state and essentially level with Parkside Elementary School (84.5%), but 4th-grade ELA was 60.5% — below the district (71.6%), the state (61.8%), and nearby Parkside Elementary School (79.6%), Buckeye Elementary School (74.6%), and Riverview Elementary School (67.5%). That contrast between 3rd and 4th grade is the clearest academic question mark.

Chronic absenteeism is the biggest concern. Melridge Elementary School's rate rose from 9.2% in 2023–24 to 14.7% to 19.4% in 2025–26 — below the district's 24.4% but higher than most nearby schools, including Parkside Elementary School (9.3%) and Hopkins Elementary School (6.5%). Melridge's 40.8% free/reduced lunch rate and 20.4 student–teacher ratio are higher than several peers, making the math results notable. School-effectiveness rankings were also uneven across student groups: above the school's overall figure for some, below for male and low-income students. Overall, Melridge is a solid 4-star school with strong math and attendance to watch, competitive with Buckeye Elementary School and ahead of Riverview Elementary School, while Parkside Elementary School and Hopkins Elementary School remain the top local benchmarks.

299

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,751

Per pupil spending ?

40.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

6689 Melridge Dr
Painesville, OH 44077-2151

(440) 352-3854

District: Riverside Local

Students who attend Melridge Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.9%

Hispanic:

15.1%

African American:

6.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2016 → 75th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (79% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of Ohio elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

!Near the bottom of Riverside Local's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school79%

District avg78%

Ohio avg64%

387^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 19% (2016) to top 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Riverside Local

217^th of 773Riverside 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
2026	76.7	387 of 1560	75.2%	★★★★☆
2025	69.9	535 of 1558	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.8	276 of 1577	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	279 of 1596	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	322 of 1588	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	85.4	213 of 1610	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	432 of 1676	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	427 of 1636	73.9%	★★★★☆
2017	80.7	261 of 1651	84.2%	★★★★☆
2016	79.9	312 of 1678	81.4%	★★★★☆
2015	75.5	426 of 1684	74.7%	★★★★☆
2014	77.6	319 of 1687	81.1%	★★★★☆
2013	67.2	716 of 1701	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.4	581 of 1709	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.3	552 of 1686	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	79.7	233 of 1662	86.0%	★★★★☆
2009	77.1	295 of 1610	81.7%	★★★★☆
2008	65.0	648 of 1582	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.8	496 of 1609	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.5	382 of 1504	74.6%	★★★★☆
2005	78.8	247 of 1501	83.5%	★★★★☆
2004	71.6	422 of 1471	71.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	78.3	306 of 1452	78.9%	★★★★☆
2025	68.7	493 of 1452	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.0	316 of 1466	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	218 of 1483	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	210 of 1488	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	87.4	127 of 1467	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	82.0	201 of 1502	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	269 of 1518	82.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	62.1	25 of 78	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	377 of 759	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	65.6	493 of 1467	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.1	679 of 1473	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.1	348 of 1484	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	62.4	553 of 1447	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.0	390 of 1419	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	85.0	121 of 1404	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	46.8	903 of 1465	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.7	681 of 1465	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	494 of 1467	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.5	471 of 1466	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.8	246 of 1485	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	337 of 1498	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	399 of 1518	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	81.5	276 of 1499	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	66.8	605 of 1535	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.6	566 of 1536	63.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	79.9	185 of 1181	84.3%	★★★★☆
2025	58.5	556 of 1175	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.4	272 of 1190	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	225 of 1215	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	265 of 1242	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	229 of 1249	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	355 of 1271	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	353 of 1309	73.0%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)84th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)79th percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)68th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2026)66th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics86%+22 vs state

English Language Arts72%+10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)			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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	76.7	387^th of 1560 public elementary schools	75.2%		69.9	535^th of 1558 public elementary schools	65.7%	148		86.4	86.4		84.4	60.5		$13,751
Buckeye Elementary School	Public	K-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%)	76.7	386^th of 1560 public elementary schools	75.3%		69	548^th of 1558 public elementary schools	64.8%	162		86.1	79.7		73.0	74.6		$11,820
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%)	44.7	972^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	37.7%		33.5	1087^th of 1558 public elementary schools	30.2%	115	61.1	72.7	51.6	72.2	47.3	39.1	61.1	$11,275
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%)	24.8	1196^th of 1560 public elementary schools	23.3%		22.6	1221^st of 1558 public elementary schools	21.6%	25	25.0	59.6	52.1	25.0	50.0	45.2	47.5	$10,699
Hopkins Elementary School	Public	K-5	7565 Hopkins Rd	Mentor	44060	Lake County	Mentor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 255-6179	466	24	19.7	15.7%	412 (88.4%)	4 (0.9%)	28 (6.0%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	83.7	198^th of 1560 public elementary schools	87.3%		85.6	157^th of 1558 public elementary schools	89.9%	41	82.3	75.6	85.9	78.9	83.3	83.3	93.7	$16,095
Lake Erie Bilingual Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	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
Orchard Hollow Elementary School	Public	K-5	8700 Hendricks Rd	Mentor	44060	Lake County	Mentor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 257-5955	359	24	15.1	22.8%	310 (86.4%)	6 (1.7%)	8 (2.2%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.4%)	68	567^th of 1560 public elementary schools	63.7%		78.7	346^th of 1558 public elementary schools	77.8%	221	63.5	68.3	83.9	65.1	73.0	64.3	82.5	$13,691
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%)	70.5	528^th of 1560 public elementary schools	66.2%		73	471^st of 1558 public elementary schools	69.8%	57	73.3	73.9	87.2	78.0	63.6	67.5	74.4	$12,080
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%)	22.7	1225^th of 1560 public elementary schools	21.5%		17.5	1289^th of 1558 public elementary schools	17.3%	64	50.0	52.6	30.2	38.6	33.3	20.6	59.1	$12,284
Parkside Elementary School	Public	K-5	12428 Concord Hambden Rd	Concord Twp	44077	Lake County	Riverside Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 352-0668	551	27	20.6	—	503 (91.3%)	3 (0.5%)	25 (4.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	84.5	171^st of 1560 public elementary schools	89.0%		85.9	147^th of 1558 public elementary schools	90.6%	24	81.4	78.6	87.6	83.7	84.5	79.6	92.8	$13,208

Frequently Asked Questions about Melridge Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Melridge Elementary School?

Students at Melridge Elementary School are 74% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Melridge Elementary School a good school?

Melridge Elementary School ranks 387^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Melridge Elementary School in?

Riverside Local

How many students attend Melridge Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 299 students attended Melridge Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Melridge Elementary School attend?

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

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

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