Rye Middle School is organized around five interdisciplinary teams. Language arts, math, science, and social studies teachers comprise each team. Team teachers share the same students and the same schedule. The middle school schedule enables each team to use blocks of time for team instruction and to coordinate learning activities, assignment of major projects, and the administration of unit tests. Sixth graders have one semester of technology and one semester of art.
Health education is incorporated in the physical education program.
Seventh graders elect to participate in band, orchestra, or chorus or a combination of band, orchestra and chorus or to participate in general music. Band, orchestra, and chorus are full year courses. Students who elect general music participate for one semester and enroll in home and careers for the other semester. In addition, all seventh graders take one semester of art and one semester of Industrial Arts 7 or study hall. All eighth graders take one semester of health.