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Solon High School

Solon High School, founded in 1898, is a public high school located in Solon, Ohio, a southeastern suburb of Cleveland in the Northeast Ohio Region, the 15th largest Combined Statistical Area in the United States.

It comprises grades 9 through 12 and is the only high school in the Solon City School District, which also includes Solon and Orchard Middle Schools, three elementary schools: Lewis, Parkside and Roxbury, and a preschool, Regano. Solon High School's student body is approximately 1,500 students while the faculty roster includes approximately 200 teachers, administrators, and staff. Erin Short currently serves as principal. The original section of the current building was first constructed for the 1949-50 school year.

As of 2024, Solon's student body is 53% White, 22% Asian or Pacific Islander, 17% Black, 5% Two or more races, and 3% Hispanic.

Solon High School and the entire Solon City School District consistently rank among the best schools in Ohio. In 2021, the Solon School District was named the best Public School District in America by the community and academic rating organization Niche.com. That same year, Solon High School was listed as #181 on Niche's list of America's Best Public High Schools and #3 Best Public High School in Ohio. The school was given a Gold Ranking and listed as #211 by U.S. News & World Report and #7 in Ohio.

Solon High School is one of few schools to have received Blue Ribbon awards twice, both in 1991 and 2009.

Solon High School students are perennially recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Program. The class of 2021 had 19 Solon High School students named as National Merit Finalists and 14 Commended Students, while the class of 2022 had 34 Semi-Finalists and 16 Commended students. This was the highest number in Ohio.

In 2013, Solon High School was awarded the prestigious Red Quill Award from the ACT organization for the sixth consecutive year, and the Red Quill Legacy Award for the second consecutive year, for excellent overall student scores on the ACT (Test). Solon was the only Ohio school to receive the award and one of 21 in the Midwest.

Students are also often recognized for their performance on Advanced Placement Exams. Solon has over a 90% pass rate, and currently offers 27 AP courses. The school has had many students recognized for number of exams taken and high average scores as AP Scholars and others for being members of the less than 0.005% that have received perfect scores on their exams.

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