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Harvey High School

Public Grades 9-12

659^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 23% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Harvey High School is a public high school located in Painesville, Ohio, serving 829 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Painesville City Local District, which is ranked 638 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, Harvey High School has consistently ranked in the bottom third of Ohio high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The key challenges facing Harvey High School include a fluctuating four-year graduation rate, ranging from 83.8% to 93.3% in recent years, and a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 23.9% to 45.3%. The school's performance on Ohio state tests is consistently below the state and local district averages across all subject areas, with proficiency rates often 10-20 percentage points lower. When analyzing the performance of specific student groups, Harvey High School ranks in the bottom quarter of Ohio high schools for various subgroups, suggesting significant achievement gaps.

Comparing Harvey High School to nearby high-performing schools, such as Madison High School, Kirtland High School, Chardon High School, and Riverside Junior/Senior High School, highlights the potential for improvement. These nearby schools generally outperform Harvey High School across key metrics, such as graduation rates, test scores, and chronic absenteeism, suggesting that higher levels of academic achievement are attainable within the region.

847

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,085

Per pupil spending ?

73.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 W Walnut Ave
Painesville, OH 44077-2928

(440) 392-5110

District: Painesville City Local

Feeder schools for Harvey High School:

Elementary:	Chestnut Elementary School
	Elm Street Elementary School
	Maple Elementary School
Middle:	Heritage Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.8%

White:

16.2%

African American:

14.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (44% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Algebra I scores 24 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg46%

Ohio avg62%

659^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

638^th of 828Painesville City 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	22.9	659 of 855	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	699 of 864	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	682 of 867	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	688 of 836	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	655 of 819	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	676 of 836	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	673 of 800	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.8	684 of 773	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.1	685 of 784	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.0	668 of 778	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.5	666 of 769	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.4	662 of 767	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.8	669 of 832	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.8	687 of 818	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.7	710 of 819	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.6	668 of 791	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.1	667 of 767	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.3	638 of 756	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	11.4	649 of 696	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	39.2	509 of 689	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	7.7	636 of 681	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	265 of 328	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	247 of 318	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	248 of 323	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	224 of 306	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.2	172 of 284	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	203 of 303	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	185 of 279	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	14.2	567 of 606	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	491 of 596	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	612 of 628	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	444 of 550	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	95 of 128	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	100 of 111	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	73 of 107	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.5	103 of 111	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	82 of 119	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.6	100 of 112	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	67 of 100	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	644 of 809	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	703 of 798	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	675 of 813	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	665 of 794	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	636 of 775	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	690 of 781	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	659 of 751	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	37.6	230 of 280	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	291 of 308	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	298 of 312	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.3	194 of 272	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	518 of 538	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	191 of 270	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	223 of 273	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	219 of 270	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	221 of 260	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	187 of 239	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	174 of 207	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	150 of 184	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	620 of 815	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	666 of 822	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	631 of 805	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	628 of 773	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	581 of 763	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	654 of 779	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	614 of 758	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	661 of 817	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	675 of 816	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	683 of 819	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	695 of 808	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	668 of 778	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	669 of 792	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	656 of 763	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	192 of 254	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	182 of 242	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	221 of 239	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	152 of 222	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.0	128 of 211	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	159 of 208	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	175 of 201	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	534 of 617	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	457 of 598	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	567 of 614	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	585 of 748	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	663 of 754	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	624 of 756	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	660 of 749	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	640 of 727	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	660 of 739	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	605 of 718	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)24th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile~ school

White (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)18th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)6th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History62%-9 vs state

American Government50%-22 vs state

English II47%-14 vs state

Biology45%-20 vs state

Algebra I35%-24 vs state

Geometry24%-19 vs state

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Schools Near Harvey High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)			Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (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 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Harvey High School	Public	9-12	200 W Walnut Ave	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Painesville City Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 392-5110	847	45	18.8		137 (16.2%)	124 (14.6%)	515 (60.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (8.0%)	22.9	659^th of 855 public high schools	22.9%		14.7	699^th of 864 public high schools	19.1%	40		50.5	61.9							45.3	46.9	24.1	35.3	$12,085
Harvey Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	200 W Walnut Ave	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Painesville City Local	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(440) 392-5180	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Riverside Junior/Senior High School	Public	8-12	585 Riverside Dr	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Riverside Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 352-3341	1,578	75	20.9	32.4%	1,266 (80.2%)	50 (3.2%)	178 (11.3%)	7 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (4.8%)	62.7	290^th of 855 public high schools	66.1%		63.4	287^th of 864 public high schools	66.8%	3	68.3	80.3	79.5			35.5			60.7	75.1	71.0	45.9	70.6	$13,311
iSTEM	Public	6-12	1800 Mentor Ave	Painesville	44077	Lake County	iSTEM	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 898-3238	177	10	17.7		145 (81.9%)	8 (4.5%)	4 (2.3%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.6%)	71.5	170^th of 855 public high schools	80.1%		82.5	54^th of 864 public high schools	93.8%	116	84.6	78.4	89.5	61.9	62.5	53.8	81.0	81.3	69.2	93.1	83.3	52.0	68.4	$11,817
Fairport Harding High School	Public	6-12	329 Vine St	Fairport Harbor	44077	Lake County	Fairport Harbor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 354-3592	291	17	17.1		205 (70.4%)	9 (3.1%)	46 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.0%)	50	467^th of 855 public high schools	45.4%		38.1	565^th of 864 public high schools	34.6%	98	50.0	64.7	88.9	27.0	26.3	36.8	51.4	44.7	60.5	78.9	75.0	27.9	19.0	$13,414
Auburn Vocational	Public	10-12	8140 Auburn Rd	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Auburn	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 357-7542	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mentor High School	Public	9-12	6477 Center St	Mentor	44060	Lake County	Mentor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 974-5300	2,217	113	19.5	29.7%	1,793 (80.9%)	145 (6.5%)	103 (4.6%)	59 (2.7%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	112 (5.1%)	74.4	133^rd of 855 public high schools	84.4%		74.1	148^th of 864 public high schools	82.9%	15		84.8	88.1							85.1	79.7	63.3	72.3	$15,257
Perry High School	Public	9-12	1 Success Blvd	Perry	44081	Lake County	Perry Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 259-9300	509	29	17.4	28.1%	414 (81.3%)	11 (2.2%)	64 (12.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.1%)	75.9	113^th of 855 public high schools	86.8%		77.5	103^rd of 864 public high schools	88.1%	10		86.9	78.6							87.6	74.6	77.7	80.7	$17,039
Kirtland High School	Public	9-12	9150 Chillicothe Rd	Kirtland	44094	Lake County	Kirtland Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 256-3366	335	19	17.6	9.3%	319 (95.2%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	78.9	84^th of 855 public high schools	90.2%		81.9	61^st of 864 public high schools	92.9%	23		93.8	94.1							89.8	81.6	64.4	72.3	$16,671
Chardon High School	Public	8-12	151 Chardon Ave	Chardon	44024	Geauga County	Chardon Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 285-4057	1,054	49	21.6	20.1%	970 (92.0%)	5 (0.5%)	46 (4.4%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.6%)	83	50^th of 855 public high schools	94.2%		82.8	52^nd of 864 public high schools	94.0%	2	85.2	87.4	89.7			83.8			72.8	89.8	84.4	75.3	92.2	$17,306

Frequently Asked Questions about Harvey High School

What schools feed into Harvey High School?

Harvey High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Chestnut Elementary School
Elementary : Elm Street Elementary School
Elementary : Maple Elementary School
Middle : Heritage Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Harvey High School?

Students at Harvey High School are 61% Hispanic, 16% White, 15% African American, 8% Two or more races.

How many students attend Harvey High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 847 students attended Harvey High School.

Is Harvey High School a good school?

Harvey High School ranks in the bottom 22.9% of Ohio high schools.

What district is Harvey High School in?

Painesville City Local

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