School Profile
Ripon Christian High School
Established 1928
School Information
435 N. Maple Avenue
Ripon, CA 95366
Telephone: (209) 599-2155
Website: www.rcschools.com
CEEB code: 052648
Academic Profile 2021-2022
Community
Ripon Christian High School is one of the oldest established Christian high schools in the San Joaquin Valley. Located approximately 90 miles east of San Francisco, 65 miles south of Sacramento, and 75 miles north of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Ripon is a large agricultural community. A significant percentage of our students come from families in the dairy or other agriculture-related businesses. RCHS was established in 1946 and continues to provide a Christ-centered, liberal arts education for children from Christian families. The high school student body is composed of 193 students very evenly divided between males (52%) and females (48%). There are 16 full-time staff and 5-part time staff as well as a librarian and counselor, 13 of which hold master’s degrees. The average class size is 20 and the teacher-student ratio is 12:1. Although it accepts students of all ability levels, Ripon Christian High School offers a comprehensive program that is strongly college preparatory.
Accreditation and Affiliation
RCHS is a Christian Schools International (CSI) and Associated Christian Schools International (ACSI) institution that is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) since 1971. Ripon Christian is also a member of the California Association of Private School Organizations, California Interscholastic Federation, College Entrance Examination Board, and NASSP Division of Student Activities.
Graduation Requirements
250 credits required for graduation (5 points for each semester course successfully completed)
English: 8 semesters Bible: 4 semesters Social Science: 7 semesters
Math: 6 semesters Science: 6 semesters Health/Fitness: 1 semester
P.E.: 4 semesters Foreign Language: 4 semesters
Fine Arts: 2 semesters Electives: 9 semesters
Advanced Courses
AP United States History
AP Spanish
Honors Anatomy and Physiology
AP Calculus – AB/BC
AP Environmental Science
Honors English 11
Extra-Curricular
Ripon Christian students are highly involved in extra-curricular activities with over 94% participating in at least one interscholastic opportunity. Boys and girls are able to choose from a wide variety of sports, music, educational, and leadership opportunities throughout the school year.
Service Requirement
As Ripon Christian strives to mold students who are well-rounded academically and personally, a service requirement is mandatory for all students. Each semester students are required to complete 10 hours of service. The student body fulfills this graduation requirement in a number of ways by volunteering in their church, local communities or mission trips nationally and abroad.
AP scores
16 out of 24 tests taken (88%) earned a passing grade of 3 or higher.
College Choices
Approximately 80% of graduates attend four-year colleges and about 17% attend two- year colleges and technical schools with 9 percent of these students planning on transferring to a four-year college or university. Ripon Christian graduates have been accepted by a wide range of schools and universities including:
Private Colleges & Universities
Abilene Christian College
Azusa Pacific University
Belmont University
Biola University
California Baptist University
Calvin University
College of the Holy Cross
Concordia University, CA
Concordia University, MN
Concordia University, NE
Concordia University, OR
Concordia University, TX
Corban College
Covenant College
Dordt University
Fresno Pacific University
Grand Canyon University
Gordon College
Hawaii Pacific University
Hope College
Houghton College
Le Tourneau University
Liberty University
Master’s College
Mid America Nazarene University
Northwestern College
Northwest Nazarene University
Pacific Union College
Pepperdine University
Point Loma University
Providence College
Seattle Pacific University
Simpson College
St. Olaf College
Texas Christian College
Trinity Christian College
Union College
Vanguard University
Westminster University, UT
Westmont College
Whitworth College
Wittenberg College
California State
Colleges & Universities
CSU Chico
CSU East Bay
CSU Fresno
CSU Hayward
CSU Humboldt
CSU Monterey Bay
CSU Los Angeles
CSU Sacramento
CSU San Diego
CSU San Francisco
CSU San Jose
CSU Sonoma
CSU Stanislaus
California Polytechnic, Pomona
California Polytechnic, SLO
Santa Clara University
Stanford University
UC Berkeley
UC Davis
UC Irvine
UC Los Angeles (UCLA)
UC Merced
UC Riverside
UC San Diego
UC Santa Barbara
UC Santa Cruz
University of the Pacific (UOP)
University of San Diego
Other State Colleges & Universities
Arizona State University
Baylor University
Boise State University
Boston College
Bowling Green University
Brown University
Case Western Reserve University
Carnegie Mellon University
Colorado School of Mines
Colorado State University
Cottey College
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM)
Harvard
Indiana University, Bloomington
Kettering University
Louisiana State University
Michigan State University
Montana State University
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Oklahoma State University
Oregon State University
Purdue University, West Layfayette
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rose Hulman School of Technology
Rutgers University
St. John’s University
SUNY, Buffalo
Temple University
Texas A&M
Texas Southern University
Tulane University
University of Arizona
University of Central Florida
University of Florida
University of Hawaii
University of Indiana
University Mary-Hardin Baylor
University of Miami
University of Nevada, Reno
University of North Carolina
University of North Dakota
University of Puget Sound
University of Washington
University of Wyoming
Ursinus College
Vassar College
Villanova University
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Intermont
Virginia Military Institute