Parkside Elementary School

Parkside Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary-level community in Solon, Ohio, one of the schools within Solon City. Current enrollment sits at 502 students spanning grades K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 404 students per school, that is 24% bigger than typical.

Parkside Elementary School is one of 7 schools operated by Solon City, a district that works with 4,594 students overall.

On demographics, Parkside Elementary School logs that the most-represented group is White (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 33% Asian, 15% Black, 6% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 58%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.2:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 17% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Cuyahoga County runs at roughly 27%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Parkside Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Ohio schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 82.3%; actual is 97.6%, +15.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Cuyahoga County indicate median household income runs about $64,468, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Parkside Elementary School is one of 352 public schools in Cuyahoga County (combined enrollment of about 155,924 students).

Solon Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Parkside Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Parkside Elementary School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 92.6%.

Parkside Elementary School operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 8%: 465 students in 2018 compared to 502 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 19.2:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Parkside Elementary School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.