Status Blue Ribbon School Faculty 62.0 (on FTE basis) Enrollment 1,073 (as of 2008-09) Phone +1 410-887-7650 Number of students 1,073 (2008–2009) | Principal Susan Truesdell Grades 6-8 Student to teacher ratio 15.9 Mascot Stags | |
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District Balti County Public Schools Similar Dulaney High School, Balti County Public Sch, Towson High School, Hampton Elementary School, Dumbarton Middle School Profiles | ||
Ridgely middle school students collect canned goods to stuff a bus
Ridgely Middle School is a Blue Ribbon-award winning middle school that serves students in sixth through eighth grades as part of the Baltimore County Public Schools. This school serves students coming from elementary schools in Lutherville, Timonium, Hampton and Ruxton-Riderwood, Maryland.
Contents
- Ridgely middle school students collect canned goods to stuff a bus
- Ridgely middle school social studies 6th grade
- Courses
- Awards and recognition
- Extracurricular activities
- Feeder schools
- Building Renovation
- References
As of the 2008-09 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,073 students and 62 classroom teachers (on a full-time equivalent or "FTE" basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 15.9.
Ridgely middle school social studies 6th grade
Courses
Course offerings provide a comprehensive program of general studies where all students are required to participate in specified subjects. At Ridgely, programs are offered to meet the needs of all students on a continuum ranging from Gifted and Talented Education to programs for students with specific learning disabilities.
Ridgely's Grade 8 Gifted and Talented oral history program has been recognized in a Spotlight on Innovative Teaching by the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and in authors Barry Lanman and Laura Wendling's anthology of oral history education.
Awards and recognition
During the 2006-07 school year, Ridgely Middle School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive. Librarian Christine Beard won one of Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce's Annual Awards for Excellence in Education in May 2007.
Extracurricular activities
Ridgely's extracurricular activities include: Honors Orchestra
The Robotics club, formed in the 2008-09 school year, is where students selected to be technologically proficient work together to build competing robots. The students built robots out of Vex parts. In 2008, the club took home three trophies, one for Energy, one for the Runner-Up, and one for Competition Champion (there were three separate teams and robots registered).
Feeder schools
Elementary schools that feed into Ridgely are:
Ridgely students elevate into the following high schools:
Building Renovation
A $14 million renovation project was substantially completed in 2008, including new energy-efficient windows, ceilings, lighting, remodeled bathrooms, and doors. In the 2008-09 school year, rooms and doors were repainted. The 19-year-old roof was also replaced, and four of five temporary classroom trailers were removed, due to increased space in the building.
Since the renovation work was completed, parents have complained that air conditioning should have been included in the project scope. Responding to a large demonstration by parents at the county seat in Towson on September 15, 2009, elected officials called for an investigation into complaints about ventilation and temperature conditions at the school, which parents attribute to the installation of the energy-efficient window system. Parents say the partially sealed windows provide insufficient outside air ventilation in the non-air conditioned school.
Temperatures of over 105 degrees have been recorded inside the school. While administrative offices are air-conditioned, classrooms are not. As a result of the heat, students have experienced nausea, aggravated asthma, and even vomiting. In 2007, one student was taken by ambulance from Ridgely to Greater Baltimore Medical Center after he became dehydrated in class.