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What's the one class at Riverside Jr/Sr High School every student should take?
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Enrollment
1,578
High
DISTRICT 608 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERSIDE LOCAL·NCES 391001403033
Riverside Jr/Sr High School
585 Riverside Dr, Painesville, OH 44077 · (440) 352-3341 · Lake County
GRADES 08–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,578 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Ohio public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public high schools
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.7:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
511 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 | 261 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 318 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 321 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 328 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 350 | 22% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
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
65.8%
OH avg 59.8% . +0.4pp since 2021
Math
50.7%
OH avg 56.1% . +2.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.8% | 50.7% |
| 2023-24 | 72.3% | 55.2% |
| 2022-23 | 71.3% | 52.4% |
| 2021-22 | 65.4% | 48.2% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
66.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.6%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 →
Schools most like Riverside Jr/Sr High School
Riverside Jr/Sr High School's state test result (66.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Jr/Sr High School this school | 1,578 | 32.4% | 66.4% |
| Rutherford B Hayes High School Delaware | 1,612 | 35.0% | 72.5% |
| North Ridgeville High School North Ridgeville | 1,248 | 31.1% | 74.7% |
| Findlay High School Findlay | 1,592 | 36.1% | 67.2% |
| Grove City High School Grove City | 1,881 | 33.4% | 69.6% |
| Bowling Green High School Bowling Green | 799 | 31.4% | 67.0% |
Matched among Ohio high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Riverside Jr/Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #266 of 403 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #377 of 776 ▼ 105 | #5 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #390 of 774 ▼ 127 | #7 of 11 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #477 of 742 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,578 | #64 of 888 | #2 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #646 of 739 | #10 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.0% | #268 of 749 | #6 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.4% | #302 of 435 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #232 of 484 | #7 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,578
-272 (-15%) vs 2020
+74% since 1990-91, when it was 905
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 23.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,578 | 75.3 | 20.9:1 | 32% (511) |
| 2023-24 | 1,682 | 76.5 | 22.0:1 | 30% (504) |
| 2022-23 | 1,699 | 75 | 22.6:1 | 24% (400) |
| 2020-21 | 1,850 | 80 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,805 | 83.9 | 21.5:1 | 24% (432) |
| 2015-16 | 1,707 | 83 | 20.6:1 | 11% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 1,934 | 97 | 19.9:1 | 13% (257) |
| 2000-01 | 1,583 | 85 | 18.6:1 | 2% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 905 | 42 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverside Jr/Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (1,805 to 1,578); teachers down 10% (83.9 to 75.3).
About Riverside Jr/Sr High School
Riverside Jr/Sr High School is a large high school with its address in Painesville, Ohio. Its grade span covers grades 8 through 12, with 1,578 students on the rolls. Across high schools in Ohio, the average enrollment is about 565.
Riverside Local (7 schools, 4,254 students) runs Riverside Jr/Sr High School.
The share of White students at Riverside Jr/Sr High School is 80%. The remaining shares are 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Riverside Jr/Sr High School scores 34%.
The school lists 75.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.9:1. Statewide, high schools in Ohio average 17.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 32% of the student body.
Riverside Jr/Sr High School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 40% of Ohio public high schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Riverside Jr/Sr High School is -10.2 points: 66.4% actual, 76.6% predicted.
In the surrounding county, Lake County, median household income comes to about $80,925, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 65 public schools and about 27,899 students.
A public school about 1.1 miles away, Riverview Elementary School, is the closest to Riverside Jr/Sr High School. Riverside Jr/Sr High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 1,850 (2020-21) to 1,578 (2024-25). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 23.1:1 to 20.9:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Riverside Jr/Sr High School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Henry F Lamuth Middle SchoolMiddle · 703 students
- Riverview Elementary SchoolElementary · 615 students
- Parkside Elementary SchoolElementary · 551 students
- Buckeye Elementary SchoolElementary · 366 students
- Melridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 299 students
- Riverside PreschoolElementary · 142 students
Other schools in Painesville
- 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
- Elm Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 429 students
Other Riverside Junior/Senior High schools
One other US public school is named Riverside Junior/Senior High. Riverside Jr/Sr High School is the largest of the 2.
- Riverside Junior/Senior High SchoolBoardman, OR · 520 students
Nearby schools
- Riverview Elementary School1.1 mi · 615
- Heritage Middle School1.3 mi · 602
- Harvey High School1.5 mi · 847
- Lake Erie Bilingual Academy1.8 mi · 49
- Chestnut Elementary School2.0 mi · 425
- Henry F Lamuth Middle School2.1 mi · 703
Frequently asked questions
About Riverside Jr/Sr High SchoolHow large is Riverside Jr/Sr High School?
Riverside Jr/Sr High School enrolls approximately 1,578 students in grades 08-12.
What age range does Riverside Jr/Sr High School serve?
Riverside Jr/Sr High School serves students from grade 08 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverside Jr/Sr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Riverside Jr/Sr High School is approximately 20.9:1 (75 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Riverside Jr/Sr High School?
At Riverside Jr/Sr High School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 11% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Riverside Jr/Sr High School?
Riverside Jr/Sr High School is overseen by Riverside Local in Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.