Ridge Road Middle School

7260 Highland Creek Parkway

School District

Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Grade

6-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:17
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by student on February 03, 2024

The school is not the safest and the student don’t have home training
Submitted by parent on July 10, 2023

Absolutely horrible school! Not sure how the elementary school next door is not that bad and this middle school is just trash!
Submitted by student on June 30, 2023

Well I've gone to Ridge Road for 2 years, it's been an experience both bad and good. See you have the teachers that care and want there student to have fun and the teachers that don't know what they're doing and are hard to communicate with. The kids are always out of control, on there phones, fighting, smoking, not caring about education and yelling, and the kids don't get in as much trouble as they should. But Ridge Road has brought on good times for the people like me who can handle it but I would not recommend this school to anyone who can't deal with constantly being pressured or yelled at.
Submitted by parent on April 28, 2023

People be fighting left and right you cant learn because people be talking to much and this school is just bad i don't recommend
Submitted by parent on July 11, 2022

Horrible, dangerous and completely out of control. Teaching is minimal. Fights, drugs, sexual harassment and racism are rampant. The school is run by the students. Staff cannot or will not intervene. We spent three years here and it only got worse. Find any possible way to avoid sending your children here.
Submitted by parent on June 10, 2020

1-10 this school relieves a negative 100 that’s how bad it is.
Submitted by parent on January 21, 2020

The school is a total disaster. So many teachers have left this year and not left by getting fired left by quitting and going to other schools. The leadership in the school has no consistency and a lack of sense of urgency around all topics. The kids in the school are a complete mess and appear to be running the school.
Submitted by teacher on May 26, 2019

Wonderful, caring teachers and administration whom deal effectively with the overall behavior of middle school students!
Submitted by parent on April 25, 2018

VERY POOR. I do not recommend sending your child here. This school prides itself on being a “bully free” school. My son has been bullied for three years now. The SRO is absolutely no help and neither is the principal. A poor excuse for a middle school!
Submitted by parent on July 31, 2017

I was extremely disappointed. I heard and read great reviews. I guess they were old because the school was nothing like it was portrayed to be. I am hopeful that this year will be different. Hopefully with new leadership things will turn around for the better.
Submitted by parent on June 01, 2017

This is the WORST school EVER! My child attended 7 thru 8 grade here and it was the worst experience! I chose the University area to reside in to send my child to this school due to the reviews, boy that a mistake! The staff is horrible the teachers are horrible the treat the children like they are in kindergarten not middle school. They have to walk in lines, not allowed to have an opinion, and if the staff has an issue with the parents they take it out on the children! I am so glad my child does not have to attend here another year!
Submitted by other on October 15, 2016

Great administration and Teaching staff. Offers a great variety of enrichment and extracurricular activities to allow students to fly high.
Submitted by parent on April 05, 2016

My son entered the 6th grade this school year and initially struggled to the point he was failing. His homeroom/ math teacher contacted me to set up a meeting. A few days later we met with his whole team of teachers for every subject , we formulated a plan and without their hard work and dedication to make sure my son succeeded he probably would have just failed. But they took the initiative and now my son is doing great and even his self esteem is higher! He has an amazing group of teachers at RR that do care about their students!! Every school has it's issues, but I have had a great experience at RR so far. And I look forward to sending my second son to RR next year!!
Submitted by parent on February 04, 2016

This school's principal is awful. She received principal of the year but treated my child awful. I called her 3 times and never received a return call. She and her family actually live in my neighborhood and all they are concerned about is status and how they are perceived by others.
Submitted by parent on April 30, 2015

I am a former Ridge Road teacher. RR is an extraordinary school where students thrive academically and relationships are fostered by most of the staff, including the principal, resource officer, security associate and teachers. For those that complained about contacting teachers and not getting a response and teachers not teaching, your child didn't have me or the team of teachers that I worked alongside. I worked until 7:00pm, most days, planning for my students, even though I needed to go home to my own kids. Even when I was home, I would still respond to parent and/or student emails, grade papers, and ponder over instructional plans for the coming weeks. There is no one school that is perfect, public or private. However, RR has excellent benefits to offer students and there are plenty of opportunities for parents to volunteer.
Submitted by parent on April 22, 2015

I have my second child at Ridge Road this year. Both my kids have had wonderful teachers and a great experience at this school. The teachers care about them and have taught them so much. Their EOG and MAP scores are through the roof - and that is because of the excellent teaching they are receiving!
Submitted by parent on April 14, 2015

I wanted to give No stars!!!!!!! The administration is clueless on how to effectively run a school. Be aware if you care about your child's education and expect RR to foster a healthy environment that is conducive to success this is the WRONG place for you to send your child. I feel really bad for any one that is forced to attend Ridge Road. My suggestion MOVE!!!!!!!
Submitted by parent on April 01, 2015

NO STARS! This school is absolutely horrible. I should have listened ....after my child left Highland Creek tons of parents said bypass Ridge Road. This school is full of teachers that don't care and can't teach. They depend on wiki pages and other internet websites to teach students. I'm and 100% disappointed an disgusted.
Submitted by parent on February 17, 2015

I recall when I first registered my son 2 years ago, I asked the registrar about the academics at the school. Her response was...you won't like it...I was puzzled...then she said its 70/30 and it's not in your favor. I wish I would have left right then! If I could give ZERO stars to this school I would. It honestly STINKS!!! I understand wanting kids to grow up but the lack of caring is horrid!! My son asks for help and he is told to go to a wiki page. He sends emails directly to the teachers, cc's myself on it gets no response. I inquire where some vocabulary words can be located I am told by a teacher it's in his notes. He has no clue. If you want your child to succeed then do not send them to this school. As you read this you may think I am just an upset parent, and yes I am but be warned if you don't walk the right way, dress the right way or look the right way your child will be tossed to the side. And that is the truth!
Submitted by parent on January 04, 2015

No stars this school is based on race. The racism is terrible. I give no stars to this horrible school. They don't follow CMS policy. My son went there and he was almost suspended for some fake rule the school made. They said every rule would be in student parent handbook and of course I checked and the rule never showed up. This school might have the highest learning growth but that's because the teachers don't teach the first two quarters then teach the third and fourth quarters and that's why they increase. This school is Garbage