Rippowam Middle School

Rippawam has poor leadership there. The new principal suspends kids just for veral confrontation. Last I hear or thought fighting and bodily harm was the cause for that! This is not how you start off being a principal. The teachers there are horrible, and the think that they are on these kids level. This school would be successful if teachers acted licked they liked their jobs. Most of the adults talk about every child there either to their co- workers or toa parent while the child is present. This school is the worst when it comes to having leadership there. Yes some kids are hard to handle, but they need to address those situations better than they do. I most say the helpers that walk around with the students, do get caught up with the immature behavior as the other staff members. This school need team work,and the staff there suck with exceptions. If there was another school my children could go to, I wouldsend them there. These teachers need to understand that in order to earn these kids respect, they have to treat them with some. These teachers are always getting these kids in trouble instead of trying to solve the problem, before it spiral out of control.
—Submitted by a parent

I have a 6th grader attending Rippowam Middle School. I have to say the teachers are excellent. They challenge her to her maximum potential. I find most teachers very friendly and helpful to kids and parents. Like in most middle schools, there are problem kids. But, I notice that school management is dealing with them sternly. Also, teachers are very good in not letting such incidents distract the class, or impact the learning of the remaining kids. If your child is bright and hardworking, he or she will do well. They will be challenged everyday. The IB curriculum is very good, and teaches them to think outside the box.
—Submitted by a parent

I am a parent of a child who attends this school. The staff and principle are not kind or willing to help a parent that has any interest in learning about their childs education.The principal is not a good listener or a great leader. The kids are mean to other kids and the staff allows this behavior. I rate this school as -1 as there needs to be a more collaboration between parents and staff to help ourchildren. When anyone asks about my childs experience I will recommend that they do anything and everything to avoid sending their child go this school.the school principle IS RUDE and DISRESPECTFUL.Help is desperately needed in that school- call your board of Ed write letters if you have had a bad experience too. Write your own review
—Submitted by a parent

I am a new parent and because of where I live my son will be going to rippowam my first impression was not great the school principle was rude and would not even give us a school tour. Help is needed in that school

The boys are in the IB program which I think is fantastic.
—Submitted by a parent

Since implementing the International Baccalaureate program, Rippowam has improved test scores and encouraged a great community feel within the program. There is much work to be done to support disadvantaged students and $20,000 would help tremendously!
—Submitted by a parent

IB program Hope for the future.
—Submitted by a parent

I go to Rippowam and it is a pretty nice school. The teachers are alright but all the fights that happin are the students and parents fault. so stop wining and saying that it is the schools fault..if u are a good kid you'll survive and have a lot of friends. i would tell people to let their children go to ripp.
—Submitted by a student

Teachers don't help and often ingnore my needs. The kids are also distracting and some tend to become violent.
—Submitted by a student

i love Rippw. it does need to have sine air conditioning! i go there and the teaachers are really nice!
—Submitted by a student

Teachers bad, dirty, fights. I would not recommend this school
—Submitted by a student

Great...It's small and not easy to get lost.
—Submitted by a parent