South River High School (Maryland)

South River High School only has one feeder middle school, which is Central Middle School. Central Middle School has 4 feeder elementary schools: Central, Davidsonville, Edgewater, and Mayo. Prior to the opening of Crofton High School in 2020, half of the Crofton Middle School feeder system was also included in the South River High School feeder system. South River High School students from the Crofton area who were in grade 9 during the 2019-2020 school year will be relocated to Crofton High School in the fall of 2020. However, because Crofton High will only serve grades 9 and 10 during the 2020-2021 school year, Crofton area students who will be in grades 11 and 12 in the fall of 2020 will remain at South River High School.[2]

It currently has 2,198 students currently enrolled, making it the largest public high school in Anne Arundel County (student body wise). It received a Blue Ribbon in education. South River has a great reputation throughout Maryland and is known as one of the best high schools in Anne Arundel County. In 2013, Newsweek ranked South River as one of the top 30 high schools in Maryland, and one of the top 1,000 in the country.[3]

The class of 2009 graduated with over $8.5 million in scholarships, and 5 senior students received Scholarships for Scholars from the Anne Arundel County Government. Members of the school's faculty have received awards from the Karen Gaffney Foundation, an organization promoting community service and excellence in special education programs.[4]

South River is Co-Ed and handicap accessible.

The student body is 79% White, 7% Hispanic and Latino, 6% Black, 3% Asian, and 4% of South River students identify as being of two or more races. 11% of students receive free and reduced price meals.[5]

South River competes in the Anne Arundel County Division of Maryland's 4A subdivision. South River has won many state championships, most recently in 2018, with girl's Varsity Lacrosse. In 2016 and 2017, Varsity Field Hockey won the championships. South River football has not won a county championship since 1986. The Seahawks last appeared in the playoffs in 2018, losing to North Point High School. South River won a state baseball championship in 2013, their first state championship ever and only their third regional championship. South River wrestling won their first regional championship in 2017.

South River features the STEM magnet program (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). It was introduced in the fall of 2009, and students from other Anne Arundel County public high school districts can apply to the magnet program and attend South River if they get accepted by means of a lottery system and are assigned to a middle school that is included in South River’s STEM feeder system. South River is one of two high schools in Anne Arundel County featuring the STEM program, the other being North County High School in Glen Burnie.

• South River High School Official Website
• AACPS Webpage for South River High School