Ridgeview High School (Redmond, Oregon)

Ridgeview High School (RVHS) is a public high school located in Redmond, Oregon, United States. Opened in 2012, it is the second high school in the Redmond School District. In athletics the school is a 5A team in the Oregon School Activities Association, competing primarily in the Intermountain Conference with rival Redmond High School.

Ridgeview High School
Address
4555 SW Elkhorn Street Redmond , Deschutes , Oregon 97756 United States
Coordinates	44.2354°N 121.218°W / 44.2354; -121.218
Information
Type	Public
Opened	2012
School district	Redmond School District
Principal	Brian Crook
Teaching staff	40.48 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12
Number of students	858 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	21.20[1]
Color(s)	Purple, black and silver    [2]
Athletics conference	OSAA Intermountain Hybrid 5A[2]
Team name	Ravens[2]
Rival	Redmond High School
Website	Official website

The high school's attendance boundary includes:^[3] Alfalfa,^[4] Eagle Crest and Tumalo.^[5]

History

Voters in the school district approved a $110-million bond measure in 2008 to pay for a new high school and other construction.^[6] Construction began in 2011 and the school opened in fall 2012. The school took the name Ridgeview in February 2011.^[7]

Building

The 280,000-square-foot (26,000 m²) school cost $75 million to build.^[6] The two-story structure was designed by Dull Olson Weekes Architects, and built by Skanska USA.^[8] The school sits on 55 acres (22 ha) along the Old Bend-Redmond Highway and is designed to handle about 1,400 students.^[8] The school's gymnasium can seat approximately 2,000 people, while the auditorium can handle over 600.^[8] In addition to the main gymnasium, there is a separate wrestling room.^[6] The auditorium includes trap doors on the stage as well as a full-size orchestra pit.^[8]

Overall, the building was designed to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold standards, with sustainable features such as solar panels.^[8] Other features of the building include a kitchen for students in the culinary arts program, a media studio complete with green screen, flexible classroom spaces, medical classrooms, and lab space for jewelry-making.^[6][8][9]

Athletics

The school fields teams in cross country, football, soccer, volleyball, basketball, swimming, wrestling, golf, baseball, softball, tennis, and track and field.^[2] The school is in the 5A classification of the Oregon School Activities Association and competes in the Intermountain Conference.^[2] Known as the Ravens, the school colors are purple, black and silver.^[2] The school's 1,400-seat football stadium is located on campus and has an eight-lane track encircling the field. The Ravens varsity football team won the 2013 OSAA 4A state title in only its second year as a public school.^[9] There are also two softball and two baseball diamonds, along with a weight room, wrestling room, gymnasium, and eight tennis courts.^[9]