Rio Linda High School
Rio Linda High School is a high school located in Rio Linda, Sacramento, CA. It has an enrollment of 2,035 students. It is part of the Twin Rivers Unified School District, and was formerly part of the Grant Unified School District.
| Rio Linda High School | |
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| Address | |
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6309 Dry Creek Road 95673 United States | |
| Coordinates | 38.682243°N 121.438515°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public 4-year |
| Motto | Excellence is a Habit |
| Established | 1962 |
| School district | Twin Rivers Unified School District |
| Teaching staff | 78.82 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 20.48[1] |
| Color(s) | Black and Gold |
| Mascot | Knight |
| Team name | 1,614 (2017-18)[1] |
| Newspaper | Knight Times |
| Website | rlhs-trusd-ca |
Rio Linda High School opened in 1962 and has been the one of the primary high schools for students in the Rio Linda/Elverta and Natomas Communities. It offers a wide range of extracurricular activities and academic opportunities.
Demographics
2,035 students attend Rio Linda High School. 41% of them are White, 22% are Hispanic, 13% are Asian, and 8% are African-American and 4% are Middle Eastern/Indian . 93% of the students receive a reduced price/free lunch and 19% of the student body (386 students) are English language learners. The 3 most commonly spoken languages spoken by English language learners at this school are Spanish (205 students), Hmong (86 students), and Russian (40 students) Punjabi/Urdu/Arabic (40 students)
Administration
| Job | Name |
|---|---|
| Principal | Mr. Paul Orlando |
| Assistant Principal | Mr. Scott Meyers |
| Assistant Principal | Mr. Dwight Harvey |
| Assistant Principal | Mrs. Jennifer Snapp |
Rankings
In 2012, after evaluating 21,776 high schools across the nation, U.S. News & World Report awarded Rio Linda High School a silver medal. Rio Linda was ranked 1,605th nationally (top 8%) and 337th within the state of California (top 14%)[2]
Academics
Rio Linda High School offers many AP Courses including:
- AP Chemistry
- AP Physics B
- AP Physics C
- AP Calculus AB
- AP Calculus BC
- AP Biology
- AP English Literature
- AP Language and Composition
- AP Spanish Literature
- AP Government
- AP World History
- AP Macroeconomics
- AP United States History
- AP Music
- AP Studio Art
- AP French/Hmong/Spanish
Rio Linda High School also offers many ROP and CTE Courses including:
- 3D Design
- Accounting
- Agriculture
- Animal Science
- Architectural Design
- Architectural Drawing
- Art
- AVID
- Beginning Band
- Beginning Choir
- Concert Band
- Concert Choir
- Computer Applications
- Computer Graphics
- Culinary Arts
- Digital Media
- Entrepreneurship & Virtual Enterprise
- Floral Arranging
- Guitar Beginners & Advanced
- Introduction to Business
- Jazz Band
- JROTC
- Knights News(RLKN)(School News Program Production)
- KRIO Radio Evolved(School 24-hour Radio Station)
- Leadership/ASB
- 'nightwind
- Marching Band
- Marketing
- Metal Works & Welding
- Piano Beginner & Advanced
- Radio Broadcasting
- Rio NYN
- ROP Market Merchandise
- ROP Retail Sales
- ROP Web Page Design
- Small Business
- Sound Engineering
- Symphonic Band
- T-shirt Design and Production
- Teacher Aide
- Television Occupations
- Video Production
- Vocal Jazz
Recent graduates have attended high-ranked universities such as Stanford University, Brown University, Columbia University, CalTECH, University of the Pacific, UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, and UC San Diego.
Clubs
- Academic Decathlon
- Anime
- Archery
- Bible Club
- Broadcasting
- Celtic
- California Scholarship Federation
- Cultural Diversity club
- Drama
- French
- Friday Night Live
- Future Business Leaders of America
- Future Farmers of America
- Gay Straight Alliance
- Hmong Club
- Key Club
- Math Club
- MECHA
- MESA
- Music
- Polynesian
- Spanish
- Science Bowl
- Latinos Unidos
- Green Club
- Spirit Club
- Link Crew
Sports
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cheerleading
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Rugby
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track & Field
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
- Wrestling
Notable alumni
- Darren Oliver, Major League Baseball player[3]
- Justin E. H. Smith, philosopher and author
References
- "Rio Linda High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- "US News and World Report".
- Yamamoto, Ryan (October 26, 2010). "Rio Linda High baseball star Darren Oliver to play in World Series". KXTV. Archived from the original on April 26, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2014.