River Hill High School

River Hill High School
Address
12101 Route 108
Clarksville, Maryland 21029
USA
Coordinates 39°12′54″N 76°55′45″W / 39.21511°N 76.92928°W / 39.21511; -76.92928Coordinates: 39°12′54″N 76°55′45″W / 39.21511°N 76.92928°W / 39.21511; -76.92928
Information
School type Public High School (9–12)
Opened 1996
School district Howard County Public Schools
Principal Kathryn McKinley
Grades 9–12
Language English
Campus Suburban
School color(s) Blue and Gold
Mascot Hawks
Newspaper The Current
Yearbook Talon
Website River Hill High School website

River Hill High School is a public high school in Clarksville, Maryland. It is part of the Howard County public schools.

Kathryn McKinley is the current principal. Betsy Coe, Kedre Fairley and Dr. Napoleon Saunders are the vice principals.

River Hill High school is consistently recognized as a top-performing high school by various news publications. It garnered a "silver medal" by U.S. News & World Report.[1] It was recognized by BusinessWeek as having the "Best Overall Academic Performance" in all of Maryland.[2] It was ranked 295 out of 1500 high schools in 2009, which represent the top 6 percent of public high schools in the U.S., by Newsweek magazine.[3]

It is also ranked 7th of 225 High Schools in the State of Maryland as of 2013.[4]

It is considered the 165th best school in the nation by US News in a survey consisting of nearly 22,000 schools all over the United States as of 2013[5]

It is the home of Team Rocket, a world-renowned high-school Zero Robotics team.

The school district borders those of several other Howard County Schools including Glenelg High School, Marriotts Ridge High School, Wilde Lake High School, Atholton High School, and Reservoir High School.[6]

Students

River Hill High School opened in 1996. The school population peaked in 2002 with 1,755 students, but has steadily decreased because several other high schools have opened in Howard County to ease the population strain on the existing schools. The school is known for strong academics with over 99% of the students passing the Maryland high school assessments.[7]

Student population[8]
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
902 1223 1361 1511 1570 1755 1652 1645 1546 1434 1406 1375 1341

Principals

Recent awards

Notable alumni

Photo gallery

References and notes

  1. MD: Best High Schools. USNews.com. Retrieved on 2011-03-06.
  2. America's Best High Schools: Maryland – BusinessWeek. Images.businessweek.com. Retrieved on 2011-03-06.
  3. America's Top Public High Schools. Newsweek (2009-06-08). Retrieved on 2011-03-06.
  4. "Top Maryland High Schools". Retrieved 2013-07-29.
  5. "National Rankings Best High Schools". US News. 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  6. Howard County Public School District Map
  7. "2008 Maryland Report Card: Howard County – River Hill High". Retrieved 2008-11-11.
  8. Maryland State Department of Education
  9. Not cited, author (5 Nov 2007). "No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools Program". U.S Department of Education web site. Retrieved 2008-12-21.

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