Although Reidsville Middle School has existed for many years as a school for sixth and seventh graders, the school did not become the institution that it is today until 1990.  In that year, the school system added eighth grade to the middle school and moved to the building it now occupies. This structure had previously housed Reidsville Junior High School.  Open to students in 1980, the school building has had major renovations that have taken place since May of 2004.