Ridgeview High School (Bakersfield, California)

All students enrolled at RHS must at least meet the following criteria before graduation:^[2]

• 4 years of English (40 credits)
• 3 years of Social Studies (30 credits)
  • 1 year of World History
  • 1 year of U.S. History
  • 1 year of U.S. Government/Economics
• 2 years of Math (20 credits)
  • All students must pass Algebra or an approved sequence of courses covering the Algebra standard (Ed. Code 51224.5) in grades 7–12.
• 2 years of Science. (20 credits)
  • 1 year of Physical Science
  • 1 year of Biological Science
• 2 years of P.E. (20 credits)
• 2 year of Foreign Language/Fine Arts (20 credits)
• 1 semester of Health (5 credits)
• 70 credits of electives

In total, 220 credits are necessary for a student at RHS to graduate. Also, every student who graduates must pass the CAHSEE and an approved Algebra course.^[3]

Furthermore, RHS offers the following AP courses, which students can take to earn college credit, pass an SAT II exam, or be academically challenged:^[4]

• AP Biology
• AP Calculus AB
• AP English Literature and Composition
• AP Spanish Language
• AP Statistics
• AP U.S. Government
• AP United States History
• AP World History

RHS also participates in the national We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution program in the 23rd Congressional District. Their coach is Jason Jenkins. In 2018, RHS's Unit 1 won the school's first-ever first place ranking in the program. Ridgeview's We the People units also coordinate with those from West, coached by Angela Jenkins.

The athletic director for RHS is Brad Harris. RHS sports teams are called the Wolf Pack, and have their home games on campus. The Wolf Pack participate in the South Yosemite Valley League^[5] and have varsity, JV and Frosh/Soph teams. Below are all the sports that RHS participates in and their respective season:^[6]