River Hill High School is a public

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system. River Hill High School was awarded a "gold medal" by U.S. News & World Report. It was recognized by BusinessWeek as having the "Best Overall Academic Performance" in Maryland. It was also ranked 4th of 225 High Schools in the State of Maryland as of 2018. It was rated the 165th best school in the nation by US News in 2013.

Students

River Hill High School opened in 1996. The school population peaked in 2002 with 1,755 students, but has steadily decreased with the opening of several other local high schools in Howard County to ease the population strain on existing schools.

Principals

*Scott Pfeifer 1996-2004 *Bill Ryan 2004-2010 *Nick Novak 2010–2015 *Kathryn McKinley 2015–2020 *Mikaela Lidgard 2020–present

Awards

*River Hill was named by the U.S. Department of Education a

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in 2007, one of only 40 high schools to receive that honor. It is the home of Alliance Rocket, co-winners of the SPHERES Challenge 2011 Championship on the

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Notable alumni

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References and notes

External links

* {{authority control Public high schools in Maryland Educational institutions established in 1996 Public schools in Howard County, Maryland 1996 establishments in Maryland