Rippon Middle School

Infinitely bad, think about a bad school and you're thinking about Rippon (more like ripoff). Please don't send your kids here.

It’s the worst school in my dam life I never want to visit this school again kids bully me and punched me they where not even suspended for like a week!

My child attended Rippon Middle School from the 6th grade on through the 8th grade and thoroughly enjoyed going there. As a parent I believe the school has a lot of potential, especially since it offers the Math and Science (M&S) program which gives the school an educational boost and really challenges the students in the program.

My child attended Rippon Middle School from the 6th grade on through the 8th grade and thoroughly enjoyed going there. As a parent I believe the school has a lot of potential, especially since it offers the Math and Science (M&S) program which gives the school an educational boost and really challenges the students in the program. I believe at least four students in the M&S program were selected to attend Thomas Jefferson High School this fall (2017). However, even within the M&S program improvements could be made to integrate technology into the curriculum, making it a full STEM program. I was surprised to find out one year that some students at the school did not have at least one technology course on their schedule the entire year. Yet, there were questionable or filler courses like: Reading Strategies and Math Strategies for M&S students. That time could be used to teach technical skills or at least integrate technology into the math and science curriculum in a meaningful way that allows for practical hands-on experience. The benefit of graduating from RMS is that M&S students have the opportunity to earn 2-3 high school credits (Pre-AP Algebra I, Pre-AP Geometry, and Spanish I). Administratively this school could do better. The website still has content on it from the 2015-2016 school year. The administrators are more reactive than proactive and could do better on a personal level at providing parents with the tools and information to be more active in navigating their child's educational progress/path. Also as parent watch out: if your child is not having problems in this school they could become invisible to the counselor, and overlook for educational opportunities. Overall the school is good, and very (yes, very) diverse. Academically it could compete with Porter/Pennington Traditional Schools if it just had higher academic expectations for all students not just those in the M&S program.