Ridgely Middle School

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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.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.CoursesCourse 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.