| Ridge Community High School | |
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"Once a Bolt, Always a Bolt"
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| Location | |
| 500 Orchid Drive Davenport, Florida United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 2005 |
| School district | Polk County Public Schools |
| Principal | Sherry Wells[1] |
| Asst. Principal | Russell Donnelly Dale Fryzel[1] |
| Faculty | 106 |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Enrollment | 2,020 |
| Mascot | The Bolt |
| Website | www.ridgecommunityhigh.com |
Ridge Community High School or RCHS is a new public high school located on the Davenport, Florida and Haines City, Florida Line. RCHS was established in 2005 and continues to be one of the top public high schools in Polk County. It currently serves 2,020 students and has 106 teachers on campus. Ridge Community High School is one of many schools with a separate 9th Grade campus. Ridge Community High School sits on 76 acres (310,000 m2) of land. Ridge Community High School is zoned for Davenport and Haines City. Ridge Community High School's rivals include Haines City High School, Lake Wales High School and others in Polk County. The principal of RCHS is currently Sherry Wells (since RCHS's opening in 2005) and is assisted by two assistant principals. Ridge Community High School is part of the Polk County School Board. RCHS's mascot is The Bolts! Ridge Community High School's motto is Once a Bolt, always a Bolt.
RCHS serves grades 9 - 12. RCHS is also referred to as Ridge by fellow students and alumni.
Ridge Community High was ranked as a D school from 2005 to 2010, the school's has been recognized for their high standardized Advanced Placement and honors classes. RCHS is now listed as a C Rank school as of late 2010. Students at RCHS can participate in Dual enrollment, chiefly Polk State College. Polk State College is also part of Ridge Community High, and provides evening classes bearing college credit to students of RCHS for no cost.