Solon Middle School

Solon Middle School is a 6-8 campus of big scale in Solon, Ohio, part of Solon City, instructing 768 students in grades 7 through 9. That puts it 59% above the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 482 students.

Within Solon City, which oversees 7 schools and 4,594 students, Solon Middle School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Solon Middle School records that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 25% Asian, 17% Black, 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Cuyahoga County as a whole is about 58% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Solon Middle School has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.8:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Solon Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 81.7%; this one delivers 91.8%.

Across the wider county, census data for Cuyahoga County shows median household income runs about $64,468, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cuyahoga County's 352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 155,924 students), Solon Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Parkside Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Solon Middle School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 93.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Solon Middle School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 761 (now 768). The White share of enrollment contracted from 56% to 47% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.