Riverview Elementary School

Riverview Elementary School is a large primary school in Painesville, Ohio, part of Riverside Local. The school caters to 615 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so Riverview Elementary School sits 52% larger than that benchmark.

Riverside Local comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 4,841 students; Riverview Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Riverview Elementary School logs that 75% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 3% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Riverview Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, Lake County reports that the typical household earns roughly $80,925 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Riverview Elementary School is one of 65 public schools in Lake County (combined enrollment of about 27,899 students).

Nearest neighbor: Riverside Jr/Sr High School, around 1.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Riverview Elementary School operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Riverview Elementary School has increased 89%, going from 325 students in 2018 to 615 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 87% to 75% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 20.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.