Awards and Recognition
During the 1994-96 and 2006-07 school years, Rio Americano High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.
In 2008, Newsweek ranked Rio as number 595 on their list of the top 1,300 public schools in the United States.
In 2011, Rio Americano holds an API (Academic Performance Index) of 814.
Rio Americano produces a handful of National Merit commended students and a few National Merit semifinalists each year. Rio students also perform well on Advanced Placement (AP) exams, with over 400 AP exam scores of 3 or better and over 100 AP exam scores of 5 (the highest score possible) in 2009.
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