Top 100 Best STEM High Schools – Solon High School – US News & World Report – 82/100

Solon High School
33600 INWOOD DR
SOLON, OH 44139

Phone: (440) 349-6230

District: Solon City

Overview

Solon High School is ranked 13th within Ohio. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® course work and exams. The AP® participation rate at Solon High School is 57 percent. The student body makeup is 53 percent male and 47 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 32 percent. Solon High School is the only high school in the Solon City.

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Rankings / Awards

This details how this school compares to others based on U.S. News ranking criteria.

Medal Awarded Gold
National Rank
#364
State Rank
#13
STEM Rank
#82
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Students / Teachers

These counts and percentages of students and teachers are from data reported by schools to the government.

Total Enrollment 1,816
Total Minority Enrollment (% of total) 32%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total) 8%
Full-Time Teachers 99
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Test Scores

U.S. News calculates these values based on student performance on state exit exams and internationally available exams on college-level course work (AP®/IB exams).

Proficient in Reading 99%
Proficient in Math 98%
College Readiness Index 51.1
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School Data

School profile information is based on government data.

Grades Served 09 – 12
Setting Large Suburb
Charter School No
Magnet School No
Receives Title I Funding No
District

This information relates to high schools run by this school’s state operating agency. Many districts contain only one high school.

Total Schools 1
Total Students 1,816
Proficient in Reading (district average) 99%
Proficient in Math (district average) 98%
College Readiness (district average) 51.1

Total Enrollment 1,816
9th Grade 423 Students
10th Grade 469 Students
11th Grade 449 Students
12th Grade 475 Students
Student Diversity

This is the breakdown of ethnicity and gender of a school’s student body, based on data reported to the government.

Ethnicity/Race

Total Minority Enrollment (% of total) 32%
American Indian/Alaskan Native Enrollment (% of total) 0.1%
Asian Enrollment (% of total) 10%
Black Enrollment (% of total) 17%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander (% of total) 0%
Hispanic Enrollment (% of total) 1%
White Enrollment (% of total) 68%
Two or More Races Enrollment (% of total) 3%
Gender

Male (% of total) 53%
Female (% of total) 47%
Economically Disadvantaged Students

These are the percentages of the school’s students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, based on data reported to the government.

Free Lunch Program (% of total) 7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program (% of total) 1%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total) 8%

Reading Proficiency Distribution

Reading proficiency is determined by student results on the school’s Ohio Graduations Tests.

Total Students Tested 470
Limited 0%
Basic 1%
Proficient 7%
Accelerated 25%
Advanced 68%
Math Proficiency Distribution

Math proficiency is determined by student results on the school’s Ohio Graduations Tests.

Total Students Tested 470
Limited 0.4%
Basic 1%
Proficient 4%
Accelerated 13%
Advanced 82%
Overall Student Performance

This measures overall student performance on state exams. The calculations by U.S. News were the first of two steps in determining which schools received at least a bronze medal.

State Test Performance Index 183.5
Risk-Adjusted Performance Index 41.2
Disadvantaged Student Performance

This measures the proficiency on state exams among typically underperforming subgroups. The calculations by U.S. News were the second of two steps in determining which schools received at least a bronze medal.

Percentage of Disadvantaged Students Who Are Proficient 96.1
Percentage of Non-Disadvantaged Students Who Are Proficient 99.1
Gap Between Disadvantaged and Non-Disadvantaged Students -3.0
Gap Between School and State Among Disadvantaged Students 20.3
College-Ready Student Performance

High school students take AP® and IB exams to earn college credit and demonstrate success at college-level course work. U.S. News calculated a College Readiness Index based on exam participation rates and percentages of students passing at least one exam. The Index determined which types of medals (gold, silver or bronze) were awarded to top-performing schools.

College Readiness Index 51.1
Exam Used for Index AP®
Advanced Placement® (AP®) Student Performance

Many U.S. higher educational institutions grant credits or advanced placement based on student performance on AP® exams. This shows this school’s student participation and performance on these exams if data were available. (N/A means no students participated.)

Participation Rate 57%
Participant Passing Rate 86%
Exams Per Test Taker 5.0
Exam Pass Rate 83%
Quality-Adjusted Participation Rate 49%
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker 4.9