2023-24 Profile*
Riverside High
794 Hammett Bridge Road
Greer , SC 29650
Telephone: (864) 355-7800
Fax: (864) 355-7898
www.greenville.k12.sc.us/riverside/
Grades: 9th - 12th Grade
Enrollment: 1835
School Location: Corner of Suber Road and Hammett Bridge Road
Principal: Darah Huffman
Email: djhuffma@greenville.k12.sc.us
Awards and Honors
- Highest Overall Performance Among Greenville County High Schools (2022)
- 2021-22 SC School Report Card Rating Excellent
- Top SAT (1148 mean SAT total score) in GCS
- Top ACT (23.9 mean ACT composite score) in GCS
- 442 students graduated with CCR (2022)
- 11 SC AAAA Champions in Speech and Debate (2009-2020)
- SC Palmetto Gold Award winner (2001-2020)
- 14 SC AAAA Athletic State Champions ( 2013-2018)
- 197 National Merit Scholars (1984 -2020)
- Top AP Passage Rate (79%) in GCS
- Top CTE Certifications (345) in GCS for 2020
- RHS Ranked #15 in SC and #1972 in the Nation by US News and World Report
- 22 2019-2020 National Forensics National Qualifiers
- Award Winning Youth in Government Program
- 2015-2017 SC Scholastic Press Award for Yearbook
- 2017 Columbia Scholastic Press Palmetto (Best in Class) Award
- $16 Million for Class 0f 2020 Scholarships
- Class of 2020: 44 Palmetto Fellows
- Class of 2020: 315 Life Scholarships
- 641 Student Athletes with 3.0 or above
- 4.11 GPA average for 2019-2020 student athletes
- 2019, 2020 SC PTA High School Principal of the Year
For a closer look...
For more in-depth information on this school including programs, course offerings, extracurricular activities, and more - visit www.greenville.k12.sc.us/riverside/
If you would like information about the School Report Card rating, visit the State Department of Education Website, screportcards.com.
For more information, call INFOLine at 864-355-3100, visit our website at www.greenville.k12.sc.us.
Facilities
Founded in 1973 • Entered new three story building in Fall 2006 • Located in suburban Greenville County • Designated as Energy Efficient Green School • Has 660 seat auditorium • Has 600 seat cafeteria • Has Louie Golden Gymnasium • Seats 3500 in football stadium • Has lighted baseball and softball fields Has tennis courts on the grounds • Redesigned Cafeteria
Faculty Profile
- Administrators: 5
- Teachers/Professional Staff: 111
- Support Staff: 50
Outstanding Features/Programs
- 2014 US News and World Report’s Best High Schools
- 2014 Newsweek Magazine’s 100Best High School
- 1998 Palmetto’s Finest High School
- 25 Advanced Placement Courses
- Award Winning SC AAAA Marching Band
- Award Winning Orchestra (13 All-State Orchestra Participants, 31 Region Two Orchestra Participants)—2019-2020
- Service Learning
- Health Science Partnership with USC Medical School at Greenville Health System
- Award Winning Speech and Debate Program
- 22 Individual Sports and 37 Athletic Teams
- Student Council (55 members)
- National Honor Society (183 members)
- National Art Honor Society (244 members)
- Beta Club (159 members)
- Students for Change ( 48 members)
- National Technical Honor Society
- World Language Honoria
- National Honor Art Society (240 members)
- Key Club (53 members)
- Atlas Club (150 members)
- Competitive Cheerleading Squad
- AP Capstone Diploma Program
- Dual Credit English, Math, Science, Psychology, Teacher Cadet, Marketing, Management, and Health Science