Rio Americano High School
| Rio Americano High School | |
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| Address | |
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4540 American River Drive Sacramento, California 95864 |
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| Coordinates | 38°34′40″N 121°21′25″W / 38.57787°N 121.35686°WCoordinates: 38°34′40″N 121°21′25″W / 38.57787°N 121.35686°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1963 |
| School district | San Juan Unified School District |
| Principal | Brian T. Ginter |
| Faculty | 66.01 (on FTE basis) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,603 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 24.28 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Green and Gold |
| Athletics conference |
Capital Athletic League CIF Sac-Joaquin Section |
| Team name | Raiders |
| Newspaper | The Mirada |
| Communities served | Arden Park, Arden Oaks, Sierra Oaks, Fair Oaks, Carmichael, Gold River, La Sierra |
| Website | Rio Americano High School Online |
Rio Americano High School, colloquially known as Rio, is a public high school in Sacramento, California, serving students in grades 9 through 12 as part of the San Juan Unified School District. Rio Americano students come from the surrounding areas of Arden Park, Arden Oaks, Sierra Oaks, Fair Oaks, Carmichael, Gold River, and to a much lesser extent, the La Sierra community. In recent years, more students have been transferring from other districts and areas, partly due to the shift of Sacramento High School to a charter school. Rio's two rival schools are Jesuit High School and El Camino Fundamental High School because of its close proximity to the Arden Park area.
As of the 2012-13 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,603 students and 66.01 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 24.28. Brian T. Ginter is the principal. Greg Snyder and Robert Kerr are the vice principals.
During the 1994-96 and 2006-07 school years, Rio Americano High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.
In 2008 Newsweek ranked Rio as number 595 on their list of the top 1,300 public schools in the United States.
In 2013, Rio Americano holds an Academic Performance Index (API) of 823.
Rio Americano produces a handful of National Merit commended students and a few National Merit semifinalists each year. Rio students also perform well on Advanced Placement (AP) exams, with over 400 AP exam scores of 3 or better and over 100 AP exam scores of 5 (the highest score possible) in 2009.
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