RIVERTON HIGH
Principal:	Stephen Park
Assistant Principals:	Rufine Einzinger Mark Halliday Brad Sorensen	Scott Taggart George Welch
Address:	12476 S. Silverwolf Way (2700 W.) Riverton, UT 84065
Phone:	(801) 256-5800
Fax:	(801) 256-5880
Mascot:	Silverwolves
School Colors:	Purple, Silver & Black
Home Page:	http://www.rhs.jordan.k12.ut.us
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Riverton High School is the newest high school in Jordan School District, and serves the southwest corner of Salt Lake County, including Riverton, Herriman, and Bluffdale. The Riverton High School campus sits on 52 acres and is a beautiful, modern facility that effectively meets the education needs of community, students, and staff.

The focus of Riverton High School is summed up in the following mission statement:

At Riverton High School, we, the participants and patrons, exemplify an environment of mutual respect and cooperation, a commitment to excellence in all endeavors, and the encouragement of positive character traits.

• Our school serves over 2,800 students, grades 10-12, and the student population is expected to continue growing rapidly.
• Teacher/pupil ratio is budgeted at 27.3 students per teacher, with actual class size varying among classes.
• RHS is on a traditional nine-month calendar, but it is on a block schedule in which students have eight classes. They have four classes every other day for approximately 87 minutes each.
• Riverton High School offers a broad curriculum. In addition to core classes, they offer a wide variety of electives.
• Students must earn 27 credits and pass basic skills tests to graduate.
• All teachers and administrators are evaluated regularly.
• The counseling department has a full-time school psychologist, in addition to six regular counselors and a vocational education specialist.
• There are many Honors and Advanced Placement an Concurrent Enrollment courses available.
• Special services are available to students with learning disabilities.
• Technology training is available to all students, and is encouraged in most subjects, in addition to actual technology classes.
• A full extracurricular program is in place at RHS, including sports, forensics, drama, dance, art, clubs, student government, etc.
• RHS has an active and supportive PTSA as well as a community group that meets monthly.
• Bus service is available to students who live more that two miles from the school.
• A hot lunch program is available for students for $1.75 per day.
• Adult visitors are welcome, but must check in at the main office upon arrival. Students from other schools are not permitted during school hours except under special circumstances.
• Our science program has applied for and received large grants from private corporations like INTEL. We have had students receive monetary awards at the International Science Fair.
• Our technology classes are among the best in the state.
• Many of our students earn considerable college credit through the AP program. Our Art 2D Design, Drawing, English Literature, Music Theory, Statistics, and Photography classes all had pass rates of 70% or higher.
• Our choral and instrumental programs are excellent.
• Our athletic teams are steadily improving, and have won several regional championships and have had good showings in state competition.
• Our graduation rate is above 90%.
• The class of 2007 received over $4,000,000 in scholarship offers.

American College Test (ACT)
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	22.0	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

• U-PASS REPORTS
• 2005-06 Reports
• 2004-05 Reports
• The purpose of the Utah Performance Assessment System for Students (U-PASS) is to provide information about how students in Utah schools are doing relative to the Utah State Core Curriculum and State requirements for school performance. Information is compiled and presented by the Utah State Office of Education in accordance with Utah State law. If you have any questions about the data, please contact the school.