Solon Intermediate

Solon Intermediate is one of the small K-5 schools in Solon, Iowa, part of Solon Comm School District, with 196 students on its rolls from grades 4 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 325 students per school, that is 40% leaner than typical.

Solon Comm School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,477 students. Solon Intermediate is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Solon Intermediate lists that nearly all students (94%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 10% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Johnson County's rate of about 37%.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Solon Intermediate sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 87.1%; actual is 75.0%, a gap of -12.1 points.

In the surrounding community, Johnson County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,935 per year, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Solon Intermediate is one of 43 public schools in Johnson County (combined enrollment of about 20,019 students).

Nearest neighbor: Solon High School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Solon Intermediate comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 78.4%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.