📍 16600 Raven Rock Dr, Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, 20878
Ridgeview Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County. The school has 751 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 49.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ridgeview Middle enrolls 751 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 49.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% White, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 266 | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 248 | 33% |
| Black or African American | 113 | 15% |
| Asian | 78 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 5.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
316 of the school's 751 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 274 qualify for free lunch and 42 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ridgeview Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-60, state senate district 39, state house district 39.
Ridgeview Middle is one of 210 schools in Montgomery County Public Schools, based in Rockville, Maryland. The district serves 159,181 students district-wide and employs 11,578 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 751 students, Ridgeview Middle is close to the district average of about 758 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large