Ridgeview Charter Middle School, 5340 S. Trimble Road: grades 6-8, 1,017 students and an 84.2 CCRPI score in the state's 2025 report. 470-254-7710.
Last checked Oct. 5, 2026. Sources: Ridgeview Charter Middle School, Fulton County Schools and its attendance zone map data, the state’s 2025 School Grades data and the federal NCES school directory.
Ridgeview Charter Middle School is a Fulton County Schools middle school for grades 6 to 8 in south Sandy Springs, the middle school in the Riverwood cluster. The federal directory gives an Atlanta mailing address for its 30342 ZIP code; the school’s own pages and the state report card place it in Sandy Springs. Despite “charter” in the name, Ridgeview is a zoned school: students who live in its attendance zone attend it.
Who to call
- Front office: 470-254-7710, 5340 S. Trimble Road, Sandy Springs, GA 30342
- School website: ridgeview.fultonschools.org
- Enrolling a new student: the district’s online registration. District main line: 470-254-3600.
- Buses: Fulton County Schools Transportation North, 470-254-2970
| Address | 5340 S. Trimble Road, Sandy Springs, GA 30342 |
| Phone | 470-254-7710 |
| Grades | 6 to 8 |
| School day | 8:55 a.m. to 4:05 p.m. |
| District | Fulton County Schools |
Principal
Principal Thomas Garrett, according to the school’s administration page. His welcome letter for the 2026-27 school year names three commitments: academic achievement, a culture of inclusion and a character of confidence.
Enrollment and teachers
- Federal count: 963 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 12 students per teacher.
- State count: 1,017 students in the state’s 2025 School Grades report, compared with 1,039 in 2024 and 1,080 in 2023.
State report card
Georgia grades schools with the College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI), which the Georgia Department of Education calls “Georgia’s annual tool for measuring how well schools, districts, and the state are preparing students for the next educational level,” according to its accountability page. Scores run from 0 to 100. Georgia no longer issues letter grades.
| Report year | CCRPI score |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 84.2 |
| 2024 | 83.3 |
| 2023 | 76.2 |
The 2025 score breaks down into content mastery 76.1, progress 93.6, closing gaps 71.9 and readiness 88.9. In reading, 69.6% of eighth graders scored at or above the midpoint of the state’s grade-level Lexile range.
Georgia Milestones, 2025 end-of-grade tests (share of tested students at the proficient and distinguished levels):
| Subject | Proficient | Distinguished |
|---|---|---|
| English language arts | 35.3% | 21.2% |
| Math | 28.8% | 22.8% |
| Science | 37% | 10.2% |
| Social studies | 30.7% | 12.7% |
See the full report on the state’s School Grades page for Ridgeview or on GaDOE’s CCRPI reporting site. Both are interactive dashboards; the figures above come from the state’s downloadable data file.
Attendance zone and feeder schools
Check any address with the district’s Find Your School lookup or its attendance zone map. About 14,800 of the roughly 36,500 address points the district’s map data places in Sandy Springs are zoned to Ridgeview; the rest go to Sandy Springs Middle.
Under the district’s 2026-27 Sandy Springs feeder pattern, Ridgeview takes students from High Point, Lake Forest and parts of Heards Ferry and Woodland elementary schools, and feeds Riverwood International Charter.
No rezoning that affects Ridgeview has been approved. The district’s current redistricting review covers south and north Fulton, not the Sandy Springs schools, and the district says no attendance zone changes, closures or consolidations have been approved.
Calendar and bell times
From the district’s 2026-27 calendar:
- Monday, Oct. 12: holiday, schools closed
- Tuesday, Nov. 3: Election Day, a remote learning day
- Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break
The district’s bell schedule page lists Ridgeview’s day as 8:55 a.m. to 4:05 p.m.
Programs
- International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program. The school’s IB page describes the program’s eight subject groups and names an MYP coordinator. Riverwood’s IB overview says the two schools offer the program together.
- Dual Language Immersion. The school’s dual language page describes instruction in English and Spanish, with the goal of bilingualism and biliteracy.
- AVID is also listed among the school’s academic programs.
Tours for new families
The school’s prospective parents page lists 2026-27 tours at 12:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13; Tuesday, Nov. 10; and Tuesday, Dec. 8, with more dates from January through April. Tours include a welcome from the principal and a walk through the building led by PTA volunteers. The page says to sign up by email at Ridgeviewtours@gmail.com.
Sports
Ridgeview’s athletics page lists cross country, boys and girls basketball, baseball, boys and girls soccer, co-ed soccer, gymnastics and tumbling, track, tennis, boys and girls volleyball and softball. Some teams are supported by the district and open to seventh and eighth graders; others are run by the school’s foundation and open to all grades, the page says.
More on Sandy Springs schools
- The school’s website and the district’s school profile reports
- Every public school in Sandy Springs, with zones and report cards
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Ridgeview Charter Middle School serve?
Ridgeview serves grades 6 through 8. It is a Fulton County Schools middle school at 5340 S. Trimble Road in Sandy Springs.
What is Ridgeview Charter Middle School’s CCRPI score?
Ridgeview scored 84.2 on Georgia’s College and Career Ready Performance Index in the state’s 2025 School Grades report, up from 83.3 in 2024 and 76.2 in 2023.
Which high school does Ridgeview feed into?
Ridgeview feeds Riverwood International Charter School, according to the district’s 2026-27 feeder pattern for Sandy Springs.
What time does Ridgeview Charter Middle School start?
The school day runs 8:55 a.m. to 4:05 p.m., according to the Fulton County Schools bell schedule.
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