Rippon Middle School

15101 Blackburn Road

School District

Prince William County Public Schools
Grade

6-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:16
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on February 05, 2025

This school is dangerous because the teachers either don't care or they are afraid of the sudents. My kids tell me that the students take over the classroom and use profanity and the teachers just let it happen with no concern for the few students who actually want to learn. There have been multiple gang activity related incidents and the front office staff are rude and unhelpful. The bathrooms smell like kids have been vaping in them. My kids cry sometimes knowing they have to spend another day at this school. Its really sad. Lake Ridge Middle School is much better.
Submitted by parent on August 10, 2024

Our son has been been in PWC schools since Kindergarten. The elementary schools are pretty good, the middle schools are not bad, the high schools have too much ruckus. We are putting our kid in private school starting in the 7th grade. We’ll miss the convenience of Rippon, but we want to get his foot in the door for a better school for high school.
Submitted by student on May 06, 2024

My overall experience at Rippon Middle School, from grades 6-7, has been HORRIBLE. Between the teachers and staff, students, and even the principal, has just gotten out of hand. Students just constantly argue and fight over the LITTLEST things, for absolutely NO REASON! and also with the smoking and vaping, drives me crazy! It smells BADLY and kids here think it's a flex or cool, but in reality, ITS NOT! the couples here, also drive me INSANE! like just come too school, and be normal human beings, and not trying to act like your grown! There are many more reasons, but theses are the main ones. *If your a parent/guardian trying to look for a middle for your child, in Prince William County, (PWCS), DO NOT, I MEAN DO NOT! CHOSE RIPPON MIDDLE SCHOOL!
Submitted by parent on October 31, 2023

Horrible. Just horrible. My son had the worst experience at this school. No one cares about the children in the school obviously when my son comes home scared from school everyday. Spoke about the situation of my kid multiple times to the school and no action taken whatsoever. Shameless. Keep your kids out of this school
Submitted by parent on May 22, 2023

From My last review, I Remembered how much WORSE Rippon was. I forgot that their was a VAPING problem as well. Which is VERY disturbing. I've been to this school. And not even KNOWING this stuff has happened before really grinds my gears. It's good the school year is ending. Because I am NEVER bringing my child into this school AGAIN. It seems like they only do good in sped ed.-Sandra Bulik
Submitted by student on May 05, 2023

This school is great! Although if you go here you wont have any braincells left the students say such dum stuff you lose them when you listen so be prepared to make that sacrifice. Other then that this school is a wonderful learning environment and fun students.
Submitted by student on April 05, 2023

I am a current student at rippon and I might say this Is the worst school you could ever go to there are always fights and students are skipping class to vape or do drugs I would not recommend this school please save your self’s and choose a different and better school
Submitted by parent on March 10, 2023

This is the worse school ever, kids are doing so much by selling vapes and lashes candies …etc and the school can’t stop it, they can’t even find out where is it coming from, and then they punish girls when they try to defend them selves when boys try to hit them by the way on my daughter birthday gave my daughter a 2 referrals for defending her self and for trying to call me to come to get her with from the assistant of the principal , they are so unfair in this school and the assistant principal lied straight at my face also making faces how to expect for these kids to behave if all what u do not being the exemple and try to get a right way how to love the school instead of all what u do punish them everytime, them kids will be more wild because this is middle school and not elementary, it’s a lot going on in this school I’m moving my kid to a different school, because my kid start having so much stress and seeing a therapist. Careful with bringing ur kids to Rippon middle school. Too many fights and staff not fair they cause so much stress to the kids also staff curse the kids with bad words.
Submitted by student on February 01, 2023

Not really a good school. There are a lot of fights and a lot of the staff don’t do anything. The food is sometimes raw/under cooked. There are many bullies at this scho as well as vaping, smoking, and drugs. A lot of kids and some of the teachers do not follow the pwcs code of behavior. Please save yourself from misery and don’t go bring your kids to this school it’s garbage.
Submitted by student on December 11, 2022

This school is fine ig but as a current student i have seen too many people vaping honestly i am planning on leaving this school the only thing i like about it is the math and science program but i don't know if i can last another quarter in the school but i also like how they value our safety last year there was a school shooting a they handed that very well the teacher kinda nice also eighth grader just to warn you the kids are very toxic and i hear the N word alot just overall just don't go their
Submitted by parent on September 04, 2022

too many fights and the students can be very toxic sometimes
Submitted by student on December 15, 2021

This school is awful. I wouldn't even recommend this school to bugs.
Submitted by student on October 03, 2019

Infinitely bad, think about a bad school and you're thinking about Rippon (more like ripoff). Please don't send your kids here.
Submitted by student on December 12, 2018

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!
Submitted by student on September 25, 2017

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.
Submitted by parent on July 10, 2017

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.
Submitted by parent on March 10, 2015

My son has been at this school for three years and I have nothing but positive things to say about the Administration, Teachers, and staff at this school. My son does not handle change well and the move from elementary school to middle school was extremely hard for him. I asked the guidance counselor for help and they couldn't do enough to help him adjust. I see the Principal at all the events I've attended at the school from choral concerts to track meets and science fairs. I see the Vice Principal at many of these events as well. I have found the teachers to be encouraging and engaging. They believe in the students and what they can accomplish. My son will be finishing 8th grade with three high school credits thanks to their excellent Math/Science program. He'll have two math credits and a foreign language credit. My oldest is a senior now and applying to colleges and I assure you in this competitive world, starting high school with three course credits completed is a great advantage.
Submitted by parent on December 03, 2014

So glad I got my kid out of this school. He is doing so much better now emotionally. He loves his new school and all the nice kids.
Submitted by parent on January 29, 2014

The Principal and Assistant principals are not performing professional as leaders. I have not seen the Principal on any concerts. The Assistant Principal seems to be busy with his own problems and not focussed on children at the concert. He stayed at the corner and did not approach any student and parent to express appreciation of what kids were doing on the stage. I would not recognize him as an administrator if my son told me that this is not a janitor holding the keys to the building. Shame. He did not approach any student for encouragement. I did not see him talking to the music director either. Shame
Submitted by other on December 13, 2013

Rippon Middle School is a great school because of its special programs. I get that the school has bad students but if you apply to the specialty program then they would not be with bad student. ( i am in the program)