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Enrollment
722
Middle
DISTRICT 888 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000903
Ridgeview Middle
16600 Raven Rock Dr, Gaithersburg, MD 20878 · (240) 740-3330 · Montgomery County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL722 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% of Maryland public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
301 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 240 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 216 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 266 | 37% |
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
58.0%
MD avg 50.6% . +10.2pp since 2023
Math
31.8%
MD avg 34.8% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 31.8% |
| 2023-24 | 47.8% | 26.6% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ridgeview Middle
Ridgeview Middle's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgeview Middle this school | 722 | 41.7% | 41.0% |
| Mayfield Woods Middle Elkridge | 731 | 40.1% | 38.7% |
| Ballenger Creek Middle Frederick | 777 | 42.3% | 43.3% |
| John T. Baker Middle School Damascus | 841 | 37.1% | 45.0% |
| Cockeysville Middle Cockeysville | 928 | 42.3% | 40.8% |
| Sligo Middle Silver Spring | 685 | 46.7% | 35.3% |
Matched among Maryland middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ridgeview Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #87 of 223 | #19 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #76 of 223 ▲ 11 | #19 of 40 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #83 of 223 ▲ 30 | #18 of 40 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 722 | #130 of 230 | #33 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #96 of 225 | #18 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.9% | #8 of 225 | #5 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.7% | #150 of 227 | #23 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.6% | #77 of 95 | #16 of 19 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
722
-70 (-9%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 852
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 722 | 51.2 | 14.1:1 | 42% (301) |
| 2023-24 | 749 | 54.4 | 13.8:1 | 38% (285) |
| 2022-23 | 751 | 49.6 | 15.1:1 | 42% (316) |
| 2020-21 | 792 | 54 | 14.7:1 | 35% (280) |
| 2017-18 | 704 | 50.6 | 13.9:1 | 27% (192) |
| 2015-16 | 746 | 45 | 16.6:1 | 30% (224) |
| 2010-11 | 681 | 42 | 16.2:1 | 22% (150) |
| 2000-01 | 969 | 60 | 16.1:1 | 16% (157) |
| 1990-91 | 852 | 51 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ridgeview Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (704 to 722); teachers up 1% (50.6 to 51.2).
About Ridgeview Middle
Ridgeview Middle is a middle school with a street address in Gaithersburg, Maryland. A total of 722 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8.
The 208 schools in Montgomery County Public Schools enroll 159,181 students altogether, Ridgeview Middle among them.
At Ridgeview Middle, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 33%. It is also 30% White, 19% Black, 13% Asian, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Montgomery County is roughly 21% Hispanic. Ridgeview Middle's diversity index is 75%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 51.2 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.1:1. That matches the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland fairly closely. The school's lunch program data list 42% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Montgomery County average 40%.
The allk12 Grade for Ridgeview Middle is B-. Compared with Maryland public middle schools, the school scored higher than 54% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Maryland with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 49.5%. Ridgeview Middle scores 41.0%.
Census estimates describe Montgomery County this way: the median household income is $132,450, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 61%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Besides Ridgeview Middle, Montgomery County has 210 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Thurgood Marshall Elementary is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Ridgeview Middle. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Ridgeview Middle ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Ridgeview Middle is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Ridgeview Middle declined 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 792 to 722 students.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,065,949
Census ACS
Median income
$132,450
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
61%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
211
159,181 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montgomery County Public Schools
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- Seneca Valley HighHigh · 2,409 students
- Bethesda-Chevy Chase HighHigh · 2,377 students
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- Gaithersburg HighHigh · 2,441 students
- Quince Orchard HighHigh · 2,100 students
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- Gaithersburg MiddleMiddle · 869 students
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Other Ridgeview Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Ridgeview Middle. Ridgeview Middle is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Ridgeview Middle SchoolROUND ROCK, TX · 1,249 students
- Ridgeview MiddleVisalia, CA · 975 students
- Ridgeview MiddleClintwood, VA · 586 students
- Ridgeview Middle SchoolColumbus, OH · 485 students
Nearby schools
- Thurgood Marshall Elementary0.6 mi · 553
- Rachel Carson Elementary0.8 mi · 671
- Diamond Elementary0.8 mi · 654
- Quince Orchard High0.9 mi · 2,100
- Lakelands Park Middle1.2 mi · 993
- Brown Station Elementary1.3 mi · 572
Frequently asked questions
About Ridgeview MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Ridgeview Middle?
Ridgeview Middle enrolls approximately 722 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Ridgeview Middle serve?
Ridgeview Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ridgeview Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ridgeview Middle is approximately 14.1:1 (51 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ridgeview Middle?
Ridgeview Middle reports a student body of 30% White, 33% Hispanic, 19% Black, 13% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Ridgeview Middle public or private?
Ridgeview Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.