River Bend Middle School

46240 Algonkian Parkway

Sterling, VA 20165

School District

Loudoun County Public Schools
Grade

6-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:13
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by other on January 10, 2025

This School is great, all the teachers, staffs are so nice and caring and they try their best to educate every student.
Submitted by other on December 11, 2023

It is great here the teachers are very nice.
Submitted by student on April 12, 2023

Horrible school only the SSO and SRO are good
Submitted by parent on March 07, 2023

It was the BESTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I love it!!!:) pls go to this school!!!!!!!!!!!!
Submitted by parent on February 19, 2023

a decent portion of teachers are good but a good amount have no idea what they're doing
Submitted by parent on June 07, 2022

I’m a parent of a graduating 8th grader. We’ve been at the school for 3 years. It’s been a very difficult 3 years and to be honest I will be glad to leave. My main concern is with the leadership. The principal seems to have lost focus on what is important. This last year has been extremely difficult and the principal seems to have disengaged and detached himself from the problems in his school.
Submitted by student on May 06, 2022

Great school I am in my 4th quarter of seventh grade at this school and I feel safe here, Mrs. Kassander- class of 2027 dean and Mrs. Dober- class of 2027 counselor are very nice and the teachers are very nice five out of five recommend!
Submitted by parent on May 27, 2018

Overall it has been a good experience
Submitted by parent on December 20, 2017

River Bend is an excellent school with caring teachers who go above and beyond to help students succeed. The academics are top notch. The new principal Mr. Shaffer is excellent. He truly cares about the students and the school. Since he has been there the level of teaching and accountability has risen. The school also does a great job of communicating with parents. My daughter has made many friends there and she loves going to school everyday.
Submitted by parent on April 24, 2016

Kids are safe, teachers care, and parents are involved. Riverbend is a school where Teachers, Parents and Students are equally invested in the education process, making it a successful place to learn.
Submitted by other on September 14, 2014

I go to River Bend currently and I find that it's no better or worse than any other middle school. What I find bad, though, are the space issues. The locker areas are crowded and because they're are too many students, there are several different lunches for all of them. In schools like Sterling, all the grades have one lunch together, as a grade, and I think it's the most proactive way to do things. Another bad thing is that with the new principal, there have been many drastic changes that the student body despises. The dress code for one. Shouldn't a school be more focused on education than what someone wears? Of course, if a student comes in wearing something explicit, actions need to be taken, but if he or she is wearing a hat? Or a pair of leggings? My last, and probably most significant complaint, is the fact that 8th graders were promised in the past that they would be able to listen to music during study hall. The principal has taken that privilege away. At Sterling, all three grades got to listen to music as long as they weren't failing any classes and I think that's a great idea to incorporate. Thats something that can be taken away for a valid reason- your grades are poor