Riverwood Middle School

I am a 6th grade parent and so far Riverwood Middle has been a great school. My new 6th grader has adjusted well and I feel she has a great team of teachers that encourage and support her. She has has made wonderful new friends too.
--Submitted by a parent

It's ok, but i wish that they would tell us about things like when the eog's are instead of just the night before.
--Submitted by a parent

I love RMS and my child has had a good experience there. I do however feel that there is a serious lack of elective choices. This is not something the school has much control over though. I remember in middle school having the opportunity to take Spanish or German. The older students get the harder it is to learn a foreign language. RMS currently has no foreign language classes. The basic electives are band, chorus, creative writing, computer science and PE. I know Wake county has many problems with busing and trying to keep kids from the same families on the same year round track but I wish Johnston County would afford the same opportunities in elective choices to it's students. I don't think we should have to give up quality classes for quality of life.
--Submitted by a parent

My child is in 8th grade and has had a wonderful experience here. I have found the teachers and administrators to be excellent. The sports teams are various and represent the majority interest in sports in our area. There are also many community and private leagues and groups that offer extra opportunity to participate in other sports events and community service. For those who want to succeed and participate, the opportunities are clearly available. The academic teams are numerous and perform well on the regional and state level. We have found that all the needed components for overall success are clearly present. We have lived in the area many years and the students that graduate go on to some of the highest ranked public and private universities and colleges in the nation.
--Submitted by a parent

The school's staff and administration seem to have a wonderful working relationship. The school received so many accolades this past year, that it will be difficult to repeat them again!

Love the students and faculty... the best in the county!
--Submitted by a teacher

I have enjoyed reading reviews about Riverwood Middle School. As an educator, it makes me feel we are doing a good job with students and parents. However, I am concerned by the number of parents that feel teachers need to lighten up on students. We work students hard so they will be prepared for later middle school grades as well as high school. What many people don't realize is that this generation of children may indeed have a quality of life that is worse than their parents; and it's up to educators to make this a false statement. Do you remember when you were a child and you expected your life would be better than your mother or father's? Well, research shows that this will not be the case and one primary reason is the lack of students pursuing higher education. Please support us in holding students to high expectations. :)
--Submitted by a teacher

To the parent who moved here from out of state I am very sorry you feel like RMS is below your expectations in terms of the what they teach. Teachers teach what they teach at RMS because of state requirements. Most students have bad behavior? Not at RMS. It seems like you had a bad experience with not getting your way about something and it has soured your opinion about the school. The reason RMS only has the sports it has is because of the county. RMS has what other schools have. Why not start a petition to try to get more sports instead of complaining. I was very pleased with what RMS offered my child. Good luck with your child going to a liberal arts college!
--Submitted by a parent

We moved to Clayton from a great school in Camden County, Georgia, in the middle of the academic year. The teachers helped make this difficult transition for my boys. They love their school here....caring, supportive teachers. I was extremely pleased, and am only hoping Clayton HS can measure up to Riverwood MS this fall....
--Submitted by a parent

We moved to Clayton from out of state and found RMS curriculum to be below our expectations. Teachers were ill prepared for class, students had bad behavior, administration lacked skills to run the school, and few sports were offered. Students who go to this school and on to the high school will not be prepared for a private liberal arts college. Most kids around here go to state schools. Our family has higher expectations than that.
--Submitted by a parent