Total enrollment
4,112
-165 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
8 schools in Riverside Local
Ohio · 4,254 students · 2 cities
Another district in Ohio shares this name: Riverside Local (Logan County).
Public-school families inside Riverside Local pick from 8 schools serving the district's roughly 4,254 K-12 students (5 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Riverside Local
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
6
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Riverside Local ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Ohio | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #147 of 223 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,254 | #81 of 584 | #2,283 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #89 of 584 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #541 of 579 | #8,446 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 35.0% | #274 of 387 | #6,119 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.4% | #140 of 422 | #4,282 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Riverside Local
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Melridge Elementary School at 79.3% proficient to Riverside Jr/Sr High School at 66.4%, a gap of 12.9 points. That is the 60th widest gap among 101 Ohio districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 6 district schools that reported both years went from 3,702 to 4,112 students (up 11%) and from 188 to 202 full-time teachers (up 7%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Jr/Sr High School | Painesville | High | 08-12 | 1,578 |
| Henry F Lamuth Middle School | Painesville | Middle | 05-07 | 703 |
| Riverview Elementary School | Painesville | Elementary | KG-05 | 615 |
| Parkside Elementary School | Concord Twp | Elementary | KG-05 | 551 |
| Buckeye Elementary School | Painesville | Elementary | PK-04 | 366 |
| Melridge Elementary School | Painesville | Elementary | PK-04 | 299 |
| Riverside Preschool | Painesville | Elementary | PK-PK | 142 |
| Riverside Virtual Academy | Painesville | Combined | M-M | · |
About Riverside Local
Across 8 schools, Riverside Local enrolls about 4,254 students in Ohio. By footprint it is a thinly populated district.
For a sense of the school types, Riverside Local comprises 5 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high school, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 532 in this district, meaningfully above the Ohio typical of 469.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 4,112 students, decreased 4% from the 4,277 reported in SY 2020-21.
On allk12, the community for Riverside Local discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.