River Hill High School
| River Hill High School | |
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12101 Route 108 Clarksville, Maryland 21029 USA |
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| Coordinates | 39°12′54″N 76°55′45″W / 39.21511°N 76.92928°WCoordinates: 39°12′54″N 76°55′45″W / 39.21511°N 76.92928°W |
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| 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. Kedre Fairley and Dr. Napoleon Saunders are the vice principals.
River Hill High School was awarded a "silver medal" by U.S. News & World Report. It was recognized by BusinessWeek as having the "Best Overall Academic Performance" in Maryland. 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.
It was also ranked 7th of 225 High Schools in the State of Maryland as of 2013.
It was rated the 165th best school in the nation by US News in 2013.
It is the home of Alliance Rocket, co-winners of the SPHERES Challenge 2011 Championship on the International Space Station.
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. 99% of the students passing the Maryland high school assessments.
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