About

Summit Ridge Middle School delivers an engaging and challenging internationally-minded education in which hearts and minds seek to create a more honest world through inquiry, intercultural understanding, and authentic learning experiences.

Summit Ridge Middle School strives to expose all students to diverse learning experiences. These authentic learning experiences enable students to generate higher-order thinking skills to transfer knowledge within classrooms and extend this knowledge to the real world. 

We support student-led learning to encourage reflection on strengths and develop a sense of personal achievement while motivating students to empathically explore both international and community outlooks.

Our staff is committed to the following in order to advance our shared vision of student achievement:

• Provide a "students come first" philosophy in which all actions are guided by what is best for students.
• Provide quality curricula, assessments, and interventions based on the data analysis of our students' needs.
• Provide opportunities for students to show ownership in their learning and pride in their school community.
• Provide a welcoming and safe environment by implementing consistent policies and procedures.
• Provide partnerships with students, staff, parents and community, which are effective in supporting student success.

Summit Ridge Middle School has been educating middle school students since 1994. Our population is about 1,000 students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. Summit Ridge has established traditions of good behavior and solid academic work, with students winning many awards in competitions and activities.

Summit Ridge Middle School is an International Baccalaureate World School. Therefore, all of our students will be enrolled in all eight IB subjects each year.

The eight subjects include:

• Language and Literature: English Language Arts (ELA)
• Mathematics
• Sciences
• Individuals and Societies: Social Studies
• Language Acquisition: Foreign Language
• Physical and Health Education
• Arts: Performing and Visual
• Design

Throughout these subjects, students will be able to choose some of their electives that can include:

• Health and Fitness
• Physical Education
• Art
• Technology Education
• Audio/Video
• Graphic Design
• Computer Graphics
• Band
• Vocal Music
• Orchestra
• Spanish, French, and World Language and Cultures
• Theater
• Yearbook
• Engineering (I and II)

• Mascot: Hawk
• School colors: Forest Green, Silver

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