Solon Middle School

Solon Middle School, a cozy middle-grades school in Solon, Iowa, run under Solon Comm School District, educates 320 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

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

In terms of who attends, Solon Middle School reports that nearly all students (95%) are White; the rest looks like 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.2:1, putting Solon Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 11% of students at Solon Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Johnson County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Solon Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 86.3%; this one delivers 89.2%.

Across the wider county, Johnson County reports that median household income runs about $74,935, about 55% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Solon Middle School is one of 43 public schools in Johnson County (combined enrollment of about 20,019 students).

Nearest neighbor: Solon High School, around 0.1 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Solon Middle School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 76.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Solon Middle School's enrollment has decreased 31% since 2018, when it stood at 465 (now 320). Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

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