Henry F Lamuth Middle School

Located at 6700 Auburn Rd, in Painesville, Ohio, Henry F Lamuth Middle School is a moderately sized middle-grades school that enrolls 703 students (grades 5 through 7), run under Riverside Local. Enrollment runs roughly 46% above the state mean of about 482.

Riverside Local runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 4,841 students. Henry F Lamuth Middle School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Henry F Lamuth Middle School reports that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Henry F Lamuth Middle School shows 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Henry F Lamuth Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 74.8%; this one delivers 70.3%.

In the area at large, the surrounding 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%. Across Lake County's 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,899 students), Henry F Lamuth Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Melridge Elementary School, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Henry F Lamuth Middle School at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 72.9%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Henry F Lamuth Middle School's enrollment has ticked down 4% since 2018, when it stood at 730 (now 703). White enrollment moved from 84% to 76% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.9:1 in 2018 to 19.5:1 in 2025.

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