I have a rising 8th Grader and like you a rising 6th grader at RPMS; we have found the school to be informative and up to date. We luckily have a Principal that is always communicating the goings on and is very approachable.
Like any other MS in MCPS, we have our bad eggs both teacher-wise and student-wise. Tons of after school activities so your child can be engaged while making new friends.
RPMS is participating in the both the new ELA for 6th grade, so fingers crossed the implementation goes well.