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Schools in Painesville Township

Painesville Township’s public schools

Riverside Local School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Painesville Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/4schools above Ohio’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Ohio’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
68%
2021–22
Math proficiency
62%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.7K
▼ 17% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
20.4
OH 16.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
6
3,262 students on the public path
In brief

Painesville Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Painesville Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s 3,056 public schools. Buckeye Elementary School places highest (better than 68%); Riverside Jr/Sr High School lowest (55%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Painesville Township, graded from B+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one middle school: Riverside Jr/Sr High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Painesville Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+
6–7Henry F Lamuth Middle Schoolin PainesvilleB
8–12Riverside Jr/Sr High SchoolRiverside Local School DistrictB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Riverside Local School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Riverside Local School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 4,112 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 20.4 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$13,728OH $16,610 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading68%
State average 59.5% · 2176 students tested
Math62%
State average 52.2% · 2155 students tested

Painesville Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Ohio towns that share Painesville Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Painesville Township—Riverside Local
Painesville (city)B−Painesville City Local PK–12 · Riverside Local PK–12
ConcordB+Riverside Local
PerryA−Perry Local
MentorA−Mentor Exempted Village
Fairport HarborCFairport Harbor Exempted Village
Grand River—Riverside Local

3 of the 6 neighbors share Riverside Local with Painesville Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Painesville Township

7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Painesville Townshipby address
Buckeye Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Painesville
B+
366 students20:1Rate it →
Riverview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Painesville
B+
615 students20:1Rate it →
Riverside Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Painesville
B
1,578 students21:1Rate it →
Also serving Painesville Townshipin other towns
Henry F Lamuth Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–7 · Painesville
B
703 students20:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Painesville Townshiprun by other districts or the state
iSTEM
High · Grades 6–12 · Painesville
A
177 students18:1Rate it →
Fairport Harding High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Fairport Harbor
C−
291 students17:1Rate it →
Mckinley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Fairport Harbor
C
239 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Painesville Township’s schools

Are Painesville Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Painesville Township. Riverside Local School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Painesville Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Painesville Township in?

Riverside Local School District.

Where do Painesville Township kids go to high school?

Riverside Jr/Sr High School.

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What Painesville Township families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.