Rockingham County High School (RCHS) is located in Reidsville

Reidsville, North Carolina

Reidsville is a city located in Rockingham County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 14,485.Originally established in the early 19th century as an outpost and stop on the stage line that ran between Salisbury, NC and Danville, VA called Wrights Crossroads,...

 (near Wentworth

Wentworth, North Carolina

Wentworth is a town in Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,779 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Rockingham County.-Geography:Wentworth is located at ....

), North Carolina

North Carolina

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. It is located near Rockingham County Middle School, which feeds in to the high school.

Distinctions

For the 2008-09 and 2009-10 school years, Rockingham County High was a North Carolina Public Schools "School of Distinction" for being ranked 7th in the state for combined End of Course Test

End of Course Test

The End of Course Test is an academic assessment conducted in many states by the State Board of Education. Georgia, for example, tests from the ninth to twelfth grades, and North Carolina tests for any of the four core class subjects .North Carolina schools administer an EOCT in English I, Algebra...

 scores. In 2003, the Piedmont Triad Educational Consortium designated RCHS as a "Signature School", and in 2005 it was named a "Light House School" by the North Carolina Association for Curriculum Development.

Demographics

82% of students are White, 13% of students are African-American, and 5% of students are of other ethnicities.

Athletics

RCHS is currently a member of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association

North Carolina High School Athletic Association

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association is the governing organization of high school athletics in North Carolina, United States. The association maintains the official rule books and governs the officiating standards across the state....

 and competes in the 3-A Mid-State Conference. Their biggest rivals are Reidsville High School

Reidsville High School

Reidsville High School is located in Reidsville, North Carolina, United States.- History :The school opened in 1960 as Reidsville Senior High School. In 1993, it merged with the other schools in Rockingham County, North Carolina to form Rockingham County Schools...

 (a class 2-A school) and Morehead High School (an in-conference class 3-A school), both of which are also operated by Rockingham County Schools. The school currently fields teams in these sports :

Fall: Cross country, cheerleading, men's soccer, football, women's golf, women's tennis, women's volleyball

Winter- Men's basketball, Women's basketball, cheerleading, swimming, wrestling

Spring- Baseball, men's golf, men's tennis, track, women's soccer, and softball

Rockingham's only team state championship came in baseball in 1996. Their women's basketball team were state runners-up in both 2002 and 2003.