Enrollment
366
Elementary
DISTRICT 383 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERSIDE LOCAL·NCES 391001403026
Buckeye Elementary School
175 Buckeye Rd, Painesville, OH 44077 · (440) 352-2191 · Lake County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.5:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
137 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 43%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Riverside Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
71.3%
OH avg 59.8% . -2.6pp since 2021
Math
75.0%
OH avg 56.1% . +10.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
73.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.7%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
366
+34 (+10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 19.9:1
% White
67%
was 81%
% Hispanic
17%
was 11%
% Black
8%
was 2%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Buckeye Elementary School
Buckeye Elementary School is a mid-tier elementary campus in Painesville, Ohio, operated by Riverside Local. The school instructs 366 students in grades pre-K through 4.
Riverside Local runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 4,841 students. Buckeye Elementary School is one of those campuses.
On demographics, Buckeye Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 67%. Beyond that, the school shows 17% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, On paper, Buckeye Elementary School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.7:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, Buckeye Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 74.7%, the actual is 73.0%, a residual of -1.7 points.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Lake County indicate median household income runs about $80,925, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Lake County's 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,899 students), Buckeye Elementary School is one campus in the mix.
Chestnut Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Buckeye Elementary School has climbed 10%, going from 332 students in 2018 to 366 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 81% to 67% across the same window.
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Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
232,216
Census ACS
Median income
$80,925
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
27,899 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Riverside Local
- Riverside Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,578 students
- Henry F Lamuth Middle SchoolMiddle · 703 students
- Riverview Elementary SchoolElementary · 615 students
- Parkside Elementary SchoolElementary · 551 students
- Riverside Elementary SchoolElementary · 327 students
- Melridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 299 students
Other schools in Painesville
- Riverside Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,578 students
- Harvey High SchoolHigh · 847 students
- Henry F Lamuth Middle SchoolMiddle · 703 students
- Riverview Elementary SchoolElementary · 615 students
- Heritage Middle SchoolMiddle · 602 students
- Maple Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
Nearby schools
- Chestnut Elementary School0.5 mi · 425
- Melridge Elementary School0.8 mi · 299
- iSTEM1.2 mi · 177
- Heritage Middle School1.2 mi · 602
- Henry F Lamuth Middle School1.2 mi · 703
- Maple Elementary School1.3 mi · 432
Frequently asked questions
About Buckeye Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Buckeye Elementary School?
Buckeye Elementary School enrolls approximately 366 students in grades PK-04.
Is Buckeye Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Buckeye Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Buckeye Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Buckeye Elementary School is approximately 19.7:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Buckeye Elementary School?
At Buckeye Elementary School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 17% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Buckeye Elementary School in?
Buckeye Elementary School is part of Riverside Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.