| Number of Schools Managed |
92 |
9 |
| Number of Students Managed |
77,943 students |
2,561 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$482,347,000 |
$20,204,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$459,152,000 |
$20,047,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$6,188 |
$7,889 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$5,891 |
$7,828 |
| District Graduation Rates |
83% |
91% |
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- Riverton High School (RHS) is a public high school in the state of Utah. Located in the southwest corner of the Salt Lake Valley in the Jordan School District, it is also the largest high school in the state, serving over 3,000 students from the cities of Riverton, Bluffdale, and Herriman.
- History
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During 1997, Jordan School District experienced a population growth in the draper area of its boundaries, creating overcrowding schools, particularly Bingham High School, that became a big issue for those attending those schools. Plans where created to accommodate a possible higher student population expansion of the Riverton, Herriman, Bluffdale area's. Construction started in 1997 and was completed in 1999, though few of its components would not be completed till 2000. Through the first year of the school, the school experienced major adjustments, since most of the students came from Bingham High School and where used to its culture, and had very few student resources and programs. This was dealt with after 2000, with the creation of Silver Rush and other social programs, which included an Honor's Society and the creation of Skills USA. By 2002, as many as 15 programs where created by teachers and the administration to help improve student scores and involvement. As the school progressed through the years between 2003-2005, the school's sport sector was becoming a powerhouse in the region, its education sector was improving dramatically by 50%, and with the change of staff through a short period, it was constantly changing laws to help the school's image in the district. In 2005-2006, the school experience a dramatic jump in school suicides, which created a great concern for Jordan School District. With the support of the administration and staff, Hope squad was created being the first social support program in school history. Many other programs where added after 2006, this includes the attendance policy that was created in 2006, and the P.A.C.K program in 2008. Riverton saw a significant improvement during the year of 2006-2008 in education and athletics, becoming one of the best schools in the state in 2007.
- Student Body Officers 2008-09
- President Sam Butterfield
- Activities Kirt Davis
- Communications Spencer Steadman
- Finance Robert Murray
- Recognition Shalee Cox
- Artist Amber Bailey
- Historian Kirsten Washburn
- Technology Mike Empey
- Student Body Officer Election
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Riverton High school's elections is determined by an majority vote from the student body and from teachers. How each is determined by election is due to the type of position it consist of. Technology, Artist, are positions elected by the teachers for promoting educational progress, these two positions where to inspire students to progress into these area's and to promote these fields to students around them. Teachers are selected each year to choose one student who will benefit the student government, usually those who impress the teachers in knowledge, and sometimes in personality and creativity. The "others" which consists of president, activities, communications, finance, recognition, and historian, are fields that are elected by majority vote from the student body. Each of these fields are determined by the candidates popularity among students and how they present themselves in public. It's an due process that last for an month till election which is announced a week before school ends. All these positions represent different departments within the school. Here is the departments, which are represented by each position.
- Administration - President
- Visual and Performing Arts - Artist
- English/Language Arts - Communications
- Social Studies - Historian
- Math/ Science/ Business- Finance
- Trade and Technology - Technology
- Health and Family and Consumer Science - Activities
- School's Charity Programs (Silver Rush)
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Silver Rush is the school's annual charity drive that focuses on improving surrounding communities ever since it was promoted by the first principle, Mr. "Scooter" in 1999. The school created this liberal program to help students realize and experience what they can do to help others . The program has experienced perpetual growth throughout the school's history ever since it was created in 1999.
- 1999 - Sub4Santa - $10,000
- 2000 - Common Thread
- 2001 - Common Thread
- 2002 - The Christmas Box House - $27,541.03
- 2003 - Primary Children's Hospital - $32,000
- 2004 - South Valley Sanctuary - $55,775
- 2005 - Odyssey House - $60,000
- 2006 - Wasatch Youth Support Systems - $67,038
- 2007 - Center for Women and Children in Crisis - $80,159.08
- 2008 - Family Support Center - $82,327.09
- School's Student Support Programs
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The Hope Squad was formed in the wake of the 2005-2006 school year, in which five students died (each in a separate incident), including two suicides. Its basic duty is to solve social problems and try to prevent crime and mortality rates in a stressful school environment. Hope Squad has been successful in recent years, creating new programs to benefit students. The group still continues to this day, becoming one of the most successful student programs in the state of Utah.
- P.A.C.K was formed in 2008 to aide students in education and social problems. Its creation was due to the school's successful programs, and its main goals of creating higher education for all students. The program starts every Wednesday before a students lunch period, taking up 20 minutes of the previous period to allow an easy schedule for P.A.C.K period. Each student is designated a regular teacher whose job is to improve the student's grades and create an atmosphere where the student's discuss social issues and problems at the school and to close social gaps among students.
- Test scores
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The ACT includes testing in the areas of Math, Science, Reading and English. Scale scores range from 1 (low) to 36 (high) for each of the four tests and for the Composite. The Composite score is the average of the four test scores, rounded to the nearest whole number.
Year |
School
Composite |
District
Composite |
Utah
Composite |
National
Composite |
2006-2007 |
21.3 |
22.0 |
21.7 |
21.2 |
2005-2006 |
21.5 |
22.0 |
21.7 |
21.1 |
2004-2005 |
21.4 |
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21.5 |
20.9 |
2003-2004 |
21.4 |
22.0 |
21.5 |
20.9 |
2002-2003 |
21.0 |
21.8 |
21.3 |
20.8 |
2001-2002 |
20.9 |
21.8 |
21.4 |
20.8 |
2000-2001 |
21.2 |
21.8 |
21.4 |
21.0 |
- Advanced Placement Test (AP)
- Advanced Placement classes are college-level classes offered at the high school campus. Advanced Placement is a national program administered by the College Board. Many colleges and universities around the nation award credit based on scores from the AP Exams.
Year |
School
% Passing |
District
% Passing |
State
% Passing |
Nation
% Passing |
2006-2007 |
52.9 |
67.5 |
65.9 |
59.3 |
2005-2006 |
54.0 |
69.6 |
65.5 |
59.6 |
2004-2005 |
62.0 |
70.9 |
65.5 |
59.6 |
2003-2004 |
59 |
75.2 |
68.1 |
61.6 |
2002-2003 |
58 |
70.8 |
67.2 |
61.7 |
2001-2002 |
54 |
70.0 |
69.0 |
63.0 |
2000-2001 |
48 |
70.3 |
66.1 |
61.6 |
- External links
- The Official Riverton High School Website
- Official Jordan School District webpage for Riverton High.
- Official Utah education website with school information.
- Info about RHS Student Progress
- RHS Test scores vs. National Average.
- The Riverton High School Band
- RHS in UT News
- Riverton Schools
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