The top reported proficiency rate is 96% in Science. The lowest is 92% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Solon Middle School
Solon Middle School serves students in grades 7 and 8 in a prosperous suburb of Cleveland. The school's 2024-25 state assessment results are notably strong across all tested subjects. In English language arts, a very high proportion of students scored at proficient or above. Math proficiency also sits well above the midpoint for typical district performance, and science results are the highest of the three subjects. Across all tested areas, Solon Middle School ranks in the top quartile for overall proficiency among districts in Cuyahoga County.
The enrollment is small to mid-sized for a middle school, roughly split between seventh and eighth grades. The student body is primarily white, with Asian students making up a substantial share and meaningful representation from Black students. A modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting most families have moderate to strong income. The school's special education and English learner enrollment data are not available publicly.
Solon is a city in southeastern Cuyahoga County with a deliberate layout: it developed through a comprehensive zoning plan that separated industrial and commercial areas from residential neighborhoods, and it is not a typical bedroom community because its employment base—more than a dozen major manufacturing and corporate headquarters—is large enough to support its own population. Civic anchors like the library, community center, and parks cluster near the town center off SOM Center Road. The city is car-oriented with low walkability in the traditional sense, though it is pursuing bike and pedestrian connections through a multimodal initiative called Solon Connects.
The housing market in the Solon zip code sits somewhat above the county median in home value and moderately above state benchmarks. Rental costs are in line with the county. The area is experiencing active growth and reinvestment. A major mixed-use development called The District is underway on Aurora Road, with over a hundred million dollars projected investment; a new single-family subdivision is under construction adjacent to a Cleveland Metroparks reservation and expected to complete by summer; and smaller commercial projects are filling vacant retail space. The school sits near these expanding neighborhoods.
A significant consideration for families in Solon is school funding. In May 2026, voters approved a new operating property tax levy—the district's first new operating levy in roughly two decades. The additional cost per household began collection in January 2027. The district ranks near the bottom of Ohio for state and federal per-pupil funding and relies heavily on local property tax revenue, making the new levy a permanent factor in a family's housing budget and a deliberate choice many households weigh in moving to the area.
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