The top reported proficiency rate is 77% in Science. The lowest is 61% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Henry F Lamuth Middle School
Henry F Lamuth Middle School is a regular public middle school in Painesville, Ohio, serving grades six through seven in the Riverside Local district. The school enrolls a mid-sized student body, with a modest share qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The student population is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Hispanic, multiracial, and other students represented.
On state assessments administered most recently, the school's performance across subjects shows strength in science, where proficiency runs well above the other tested areas. English language arts proficiency sits solidly in the upper range. Mathematics proficiency, while lower than ELA, still sits at a reasonable level. The overall proficiency index across tested subjects places Lamuth above the midpoint among districts in Lake County.
The school sits in Painesville, a historically significant county seat roughly thirty miles northeast of Cleveland along the Grand River. The city has experienced renewed downtown investment and is described as one of the fastest growing downtown areas in the state. A walkable historic district centers on Painesville Square with local cafes and shops, though the city overall has limited walkability and daily life requires a car in most neighborhoods. Manufacturing remains a major employment base, alongside government, the public schools, and Lake Erie College. Headlands Beach State Park, Ohio's largest beach, lies a short distance north. New residential developments have broken ground in recent years, and a new amphitheater opened in 2026 along the Grand River for summer concerts.
Within Riverside Local, a significant constraint is the May 2022 failure of a substantial bond levy that would have funded a new six-through-twelve complex. The defeat means secondary buildings remain in use without replacement on the horizon, a factor families may want to weigh. The district has, however, consolidated its elementary schools into two newer buildings that opened in the early 2020s. Lamuth itself occupies Auburn Road in Painesville and serves the district's middle grades as they transition from the newer elementary campuses.
Housing in the 44077 zip code sits modestly below state median values and has appreciated year over year. Rents are moderate, and the affordability ratio sits reasonable relative to national benchmarks. Interest rates and unemployment remain within normal ranges for the region.
A parent considering Lamuth should understand a school with solid proficiency performance, especially in science and ELA, serving a middle-class and working-class community in an economically diverse city that is actively investing in its future. The middle school experience here is grounded in fairly typical suburban middle-school structures without specialized programs noted in available data, sitting within a district whose secondary facilities remain older but whose elementary restructuring shows ongoing capacity for improvement.
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