Ridgeview Middle School
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Phone: (240) 740-3330
District: Montgomery County Public Schools
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades 6,7,8 • 684 students
Ridgeview Middle School, a public school located in Gaithersburg, MD, serves grades 6-8 in the Montgomery County Public Schools.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 6 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.
Ridgeview Middle School is a public school located in Gaithersburg, MD. 684 students attend Ridgeview Middle School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 7/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program data from Maryland State Department of Education, and using 2025 Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program End-Of-Course data from Maryland State Department of Education. |
| Student Growth | 4/10 | The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student Growth - Elementary Level data from Maryland State Department of Education, and using 2025 Student Growth - Middle Level data from Maryland State Department of Education. |
Posted: November 18, 2025
this school is very unkind. The teachers are rude and dont know how to do their job. They don't let anyone use the bathroom. And they will make up excuses. The students only have 5 passes per quarter to go to the bathroom. There are a lot of fights and constant smoking in the bathroom. people do not know how to take care of of the bathroom stalls. The school is so little the hallways are always over crowded and everyone pushes and shoves everyone around. The boys here are very rude to females especially. There is so much discrimination at this school. Teachers also have favourite students and it's very clear. I do NOT recommend
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Posted: May 18, 2025
0/10. They do not enforce rules, the hallways sound like an animal stampede yelling (not just during transitions between classes, but also during class and when it is in the time period you are not allowed to leave class. I heard a teacher say something paraphrased by me as Good! Youll skip class less! to a student, but I know the student will not follow through with that or get a punishment for not. You cant even go to the bathroom without people jump kicking your stall, shaking it, and looking over. They closed the boys bathroom in lunch but not the girls bathroom in lunch, for days, and theres nothing wrong with that bathroom. There are basically fights every day, and the teachers do a VERY bad job at enforcing rules and teaching effectively. If I could, I would shut down this school, and possibly this school district.
Posted: May 18, 2025
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Posted: September 16, 2024
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Posted: September 16, 2024
My child's school counselor changed my kids schedule without informing me. She told my daughter that I told her to change her schedule, which wasn't true, and apparently she talked to her history teacher to make the change. As a result my daughter has to retake a class next semester that she's been in 4 weeks already. Why would a counselor lie to change her schedule? She is a good student, takes honors French, plays the viola, so I don't understand. Come to think of it, she said her friends said she does this all the time.
Posted: August 18, 2024
oms I don't even play games in class. They took away our Chromebooks. how am I even going to do my homework? And I can't even have my phone at lunch or in the hallway. DO BETTER RMS!
Posted: August 18, 2024
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Posted: August 18, 2024
They are taking my school computer away and wont let us use our phone but LPMS get to use there phone during lunch and get to take there computers home! How am I going to do homework. What bag am I supposed to take???? I want my school computer back please! But the bathrooms look better
Posted: August 18, 2024
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Posted: March 21, 2024
Is there peanuts in this? Because Im allergic to peanuts.
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Posted: March 21, 2024
This school is horrible. They make us go outside for GYM in 30 DEGREE WEATHER WHILE ITS WINDY.
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Posted: August 15, 2022
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Posted: August 15, 2022
I watched a kid punch out the library door window lol
Posted: June 12, 2018
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Posted: June 12, 2018
I remember first coming into this school, shy and awkward. Then I started to make friends, relationships with teachers who want to make relationships. But now, I like this school took a part of my life away from me rather than feeling like a home I can return to. This school changed a lot during these three years. The year of 2015-2016 was truly the best. Side note: Last years eigth graders who got the new principal for their last year apparently booed the him. I miss so many things. The understanding teachers who left us. Ms. Mcknight. Better assistant principals. When I felt more inclined to be involved. And especially when I felt welcomed during the first day of school. Now, I may seem like I despise this school enough to give it one star. That is partly true, however, I still once loved this school. I love as much as to cry when I think about what Ive lost because of how I was treated in my 8th grade year here. I do not recommend attending this school unless the staff changes. Absolutely not.
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Posted: January 4, 2018
The current principal doesnt do very much for the school, and he doesnt have much control. One of the assistant principals isnt fair to students, and has lied to either students or parents.
Posted: January 4, 2018
There are many teachers and paraeducators at this school to assist and supports students with disabilities and accommodations.
Posted: January 4, 2018
While most classes seem to have some work, it is very inconsistent among different classes and grades.
Posted: January 4, 2018
Majority of the teachers at this school are decent, although there are some outliers on both sides, with some teachers being phenomenal and others being horrific.
Posted: January 4, 2018
My experience at this school has been very mixed. In the 2015-2016 school year, Ridgeview was home to the principal of the year, and two other very good administrators. Currently in the 2017-2018 school year, we have a principal and one administrator who dont do very much nor have much control over the students. The other administrator actually does things, although treats students differently, and is very biased towards some.
Posted: May 8, 2015
Ridgeview is an excellent school. My oldest daughter went there for three years and my younger daughter is in her first year there. The principal was named principal of the year for all of Maryland. She seems to be very capable. In the almost four years that I have had s child there I have only once had to make calls to the school regarding a problem. The issue was resolved swiftly and the student who had harassed my daughter was dealt with and punished appropriately. Very glad this is the middle school my daughters have attended/are attending.
Reviews provided by GreatSchools™
| # | Name | Type | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakelands | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Gaithersburg | MD | 1.2 mi | |
| 2 | Water's Landing | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Germantown | MD | 4.7 mi | |
| 3 | Old Farm | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Rockville | MD | 7.7 mi | |
| 4 | Fox Farm | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Great Falls | VA | 8.8 mi | |
| 5 | White Flint | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Rockville | MD | 9.5 mi | |
| 6 | Norwood | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Olney | MD | 11.9 mi | |
| 7 | Forest Knolls | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Silver Spring | MD | 14.2 mi | |
| 8 | The Willoughby | Condominium/Townhouse | Chevy Chase | MD | 14.3 mi | |
| 9 | DuMont Oaks | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Silver Spring | MD | 14.6 mi | |
| 10 | Iverly | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Silver Spring | MD | 15.4 mi | |
| 11 | Fox Mill Estates | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Herndon | VA | 15.7 mi | |
| 12 | Hillandale | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Silver Spring | MD | 15.9 mi | |
| 13 | Takoma Park | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Takoma Park | MD | 16.2 mi | |
| 14 | Shreevewood | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Falls Church | VA | 17.2 mi | |
| 15 | Falls Church City | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Falls Church | VA | 17.5 mi | |
| 16 | Barkley | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Fairfax | VA | 17.7 mi | |
| 17 | Leeway Overlee - N Arlington | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Arlington | VA | 17.9 mi |
| # | Name | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentlands | Gaithersburg | MD | 0.6 mi | |
| 2 | Ashburn | Ashburn | VA | 14 mi | |
| 3 | Silver Spring | Silver Spring | MD | 15.2 mi | |
| 4 | Vienna | Vienna | VA | 15.7 mi | |
| 5 | White Oak | Silver Spring | MD | 15.9 mi | |
| 6 | Arlington | Arlington | VA | 16.6 mi | |
| 7 | Falls Church | Falls Church | VA | 16.8 mi | |
| 8 | West Falls Church | Falls Church | VA | 17 mi |
| Base | Distance |
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| Walter Reed Medical Center | 12 mi. |
| Defense Health Headquarters Falls Church | 18.1 mi. |
| Fort Myer | 19.3 mi. |
| NRO Chantilly | 20.1 mi. |
| Henderson Hall | 20.2 mi. |
| Pentagon | 20.6 mi. |
| Fort McNair | 21.7 mi. |
| Mark Center Alexandria | 21.8 mi. |
| Marine Barracks Washington | 22 mi. |
| Washington Navy Yard | 22.1 mi. |
| Coast Guard Headquarters DC | 22.2 mi. |
| Bolling AFB Joint Base Anacostia | 23.5 mi. |
| Fort Detrick | 23.5 mi. |
| Fort Meade NSA | 27.6 mi. |
| Fort Belvoir | 29.3 mi. |
| Andrews AFB | 29.5 mi. |
| Coast Guard Curtis Bay | 36.7 mi. |
| Indian Head Naval Base | 37.5 mi. |
| US Naval Academy | 42.2 mi. |
| Quantico Marine Base | 42.2 mi. |
| Annapolis Naval Station | 42.9 mi. |
| Shepherd Field | 43.7 mi. |
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