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Riverside High School

1300 S. Suber Rd
Greer, SC 29651
Phone: 864-355-7800
Front View of Riverside High School, Greenville County School District, Greer, SC
Front View of Riverside High School, Greenville County School District, Greer, SC
School District
SC Greenville County
Grades
9, 10, 11, 12

School Overview

Riverside HS Warriors

Riverside HS Warriors

   Riverside High School moved into it's new building in the fall of 2006. Founded in 1973 on this 65 acre campus, RHS continues to emphasize and challenge students in reading, verbal and critical thinking skills. Emphasis is placed on preparations for advanced education. In 2007-08, 95% of the graduates went on for post education, and were awarded $11+ million in scholarships.
   The 2012 Class was awarded over $13 million in college scholarships Advance placement courses are offered and an exemplary SAT Plans contributed to RHS having SAT scores ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.
Signage, Riverside HS, Greenville County, Greer, SC

Signage, Riverside HS, Greenville County, Greer, SC

Aerial  Riverside HS, Greenville School Dist., Greer, SC

Aerial Riverside HS, Greenville School Dist., Greer, SC

Front view of Riverside HS, Greenville County, SC

Front view of Riverside HS, Greenville County, SC

Main entrance, Riverside HS, Greenville County, SC

Main entrance, Riverside HS, Greenville County, SC

Entrance hallway, Riverside HS, Greenville County, SC

Entrance hallway, Riverside HS, Greenville County, SC

View of right rear corner, Riverside HS

View of right rear corner, Riverside HS

Library, Riverside HS, Greenville County, SC

Library, Riverside HS, Greenville County, SC

Cafeteria, Riverside HS, Greenville County, SC

Cafeteria, Riverside HS, Greenville County, SC

Baseball field & Stadium, Riverside HS

Baseball field & Stadium, Riverside HS

Tennis courts with night lights, Riverside HS

Tennis courts with night lights, Riverside HS

Academics, Awards, Activities, and Sports

ACADEMICS

> One of the Top leading academic high schools in Greenville County
> Encourages all students to take college prepatory classes.
> Offers 12 Advanced Placement Courses Offered.
> Offers 3 foreign languages - 4 levels.
> Outstanding Fine Arts Program

AWARDS

> SC Annual Report Card Absolute Rating of "EXCELLENT" for 5 consecutive years
> 2001 SC School of Promise.
> Palmetto Gold Award Winner (2001-2007)
> 100% HSAP passage in Class of 2008
> SC AAA Champions in Speech and Debate (2007 & 2008)
> 56 AP Scholars (2008)
> 59 SC AAA State Championships (1988-2008)
> Top SAT & ACT scores in SC (2008)

ACTIVITIES: SPORTS

> Baseball - State Champions (2003,2004,2006)
> Basketball - Boys Var/JV Girls Var/JV
> Cheerleading
> Cross Country - Boys Girls
> Foodball Var/JV
> Golf - Boys - Regional Champions 2002,2003,2004
> Golf - Girls - State Champions 2007,2008
> Lacross - Boys - Girls State Champions 2008, Runner-ups 2010
> Softball - Girls - Regional Champs 2002,2003,2005
> Soccer - Mens Var/JV - State Champions 2001, 2006, 2008
> Soccer - Girls Var/JV - State Champions 2001,2004,2006,2009,2010
>Swimming - Boys - State Champs 2004,2008 Regional Champs 2002-2006
>Swimming - Girls - State Champions 2001-2006
>Tennis - Boys Girls Var/JV
>Track
>Vollyball
>Wrestling
For a full list of Athletic awards visit the following webpage
http://www.greenville.k12.sc.us/riverside/sports/

ACTIVITIES: OTHER

> Band - Marching, Jazz, Concert
> Color Guard, Winter Guard
> Speech & Debate Team - received top 4A honors

Learning Environment, by the numbers:

No. Students*:
1,595
Male*:
840
Female*:
755
Student/Teacher Ratio*:
20.5
Classroom Teachers*:
78
Enrollment Ethnicity*
American Ind / Alaskan:
3
Asian:
92
Black:
180
Hispanic:
150
White:
1,148
Lunch Eligibility
Free:
241
Reduced Price:
48
Standardized Tests
Avg. ACT Score**:
23.9
Avg. SAT Score**:
1,577.0
97.0
State Report Card Rating**:
EXCELLENT

* NECS Statistics - School Yr. 2010-11

** SC Dept. of Ed. - School Yr. 2012

*** HSAP % from SC Report Card 2012

Directions

LAT: 34.90686 LON: -82.24907
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FROM: Exit 57, I-85: travel NORTH on SC Hwy 14 for 2.3 miles to E. Suber Rd. Turn LEFT on Suber and follow for 1.7 miles. Cross Hammetts Bridge to school on RIGHT.
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Notes

The Aerial Photo is from the Greenville County GIS Website. It is a 2008 aerial view of the new Riverside High School.