Principal's Message

Dear Ramapo Ridge Families:

This is a great time to be part of the Ramapo Ridge Middle School family!  We remain engaged in advancing our programs, facilities, communication, services, and technology in exciting directions to offer the best middle school experience for our students, families, and staff.     

We welcome an incoming class of 188 sixth grade students as well as all new families to our school community.  Our total student enrollment is projected to be 593 students this year. We are confident that this school year will be comprised of inspiring breakthroughs, new discoveries, meaningful experiences, and rewarding moments through the shared efforts and contributions of our amazing students, supportive parents/guardians, and caring educators and professionals.

Our 2026-2027 school theme is: Find Your EDGE.

Our related message to students, in all that we do, will be to:  

Embrace challenges that stretch you

Discover strengths you didn’t know you had

Grow beyond yesterday

Elevate yourself and others  

Our staff is looking forward to partnering with parents/guardians to help students build upon their strengths, acquire new skills and healthy habits, and embrace positive opportunities in their overall growth and development. Throughout the school year, we will support students to step outside of their comfort zone and build resilience. 

Throughout their middle school experience, our students grow in the areas of self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, responsible decision-making, and relationship skills through our curriculum and programs – in the classroom and beyond the classroom. Our staff creates meaningful, real-world experiences for students, including with community-based experts, and continues to enhance overall school community communication and partnerships.

Everyone at the Ridge is charged to Commit 2 GRIT. We believe this collective commitment must be reflected in all that we do together and must remain focused on helping students to be: goal-oriented, good-hearted; resilient, responsible; inclusive, involved; and thoughtful, trustworthy. 

Ramapo Ridge Middle School values and welcomes feedback, ideas, concerns, and active participation from our parents/guardians!  We encourage parents/guardians to review our Effective Communication guides to connect with an appropriate team member for assistance.  Our School Contact Information and the RRMS Administrative Team is posted on our web page along with additional information/resources and updated headlines, features, and announcements.

Sincerely,

Brian P. Cory                Suzanne B. Whalen

Principal                       Assistant Principal