River Ridge High School (Illinois)

River Ridge High School, or RRHS, is a public four-year high school located at 4141 Illinois Route 84 South near Hanover, Illinois, a village in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. RRHS, a part of River Ridge Community Unit School District 210, serves the communities and surrounding areas of Elizabeth and Hanover.[2][3] The campus is located 27 miles southeast of Dubuque, Iowa, and serves a mixed village and rural residential community.

River Ridge High School
Address
River Ridge High School
River Ridge High School
4141 Illinois Route 84 South

Hanover
,
Illinois
61041

United States
Coordinates42.3122°N 90.2709°W / 42.3122; -90.2709
Information
TypeComprehensive Public High School
School districtRiver Ridge Community Unit School District 210
SuperintendentBradley Albrecht
PrincipalMichael Foltz
Grades9–12
Enrollment144 (2016-17)[1]
Campus typeRural
Color(s)     navy
     grey
Athletics conferenceNorthwest Upstate Illini
MascotWildcats
YearbookExcalibur
WebsiteRiver Ridge High School

Academics

River Ridge has competed in the WYSE competition for the past 12 years finishing first in the state WYSE competition in 2012. Based on the Illinois School Report Card for the 2018–19 school year, River Ridge had a graduation rate of 94% and an Advanced Placement participation rate of 10%.[4] Additionally, in 2019, River Ridge ranked as the 6,919 best school in the United States, and 219 in Illinois based on US News & World Report.[5]

Athletics

River Ridge High School competes in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference and is a member school in the Illinois High School Association. Their mascot is the Wildcats, with school colors of navy blue and grey. The school has no state championships on record in team athletics and activities, however they finished runner-up in the 2011 Girls basketball Class 1A state tournament. Due to their small enrollment, RRHS coops with neighboring high schools for several sports (Scales Mound High School for Boys Baseball, Boys Golf, Girls Basketball, and Girls Softball; Galena High School for Girls Soccer; and Galena and East Dubuque High School for Boys and Girls Track and Field).[2][6][7]

History

River Ridge High School formed out of the consolidation of Hanover High School and Elizabeth High School in 1985. Surrounding communities may have possessed high schools at some time which were consolidated into the current RRHS. Potential reference/citation:[6][8]

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References
  1. "River Ridge High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  2. "IHSA River Ridge High School". IHSA. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  3. "River Ridge High School". River Ridge CUSD. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  4. Illinois School Report Card
  5. US News & World Report
  6. "IHSA River Ridge High School Season Summaries". IHSA. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  7. "IHSA Coop Teams". IHSA. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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