Riverside High School (Loudoun County, Virginia)

Riverside High School is a public secondary school in the Leesburg subdivision Lansdowne, Virginia, a community in Loudoun County, Virginia. The school is part of Loudoun County Public Schools.

History
Riverside opened in 2015, with its student body coming from Belmont Ridge Middle School, Stone Bridge High School, Broad Run High School, and Tuscarora High School. The school's capacity is 1,800 students.

Accreditation
Riverside High School is fully accredited based on its performance on the Standards of Learning tests in Virginia since its opening in 2015.

Demographics
Riverside High School is home to white students, African-American students, and Asian students of varying origin.

Fine arts
Riverside is a blue ribbon school after obtaining all superiors at the 2017 District Assessments.

Band
The Riverside Marching Rams won the Group 1A Virginia State Championship in 2017, at the USBands Virginia State Championship. The Riverside Marching Rams won the Group 2A Virginia State Championship and placed second overall in 2018.
 * {| class="wikitable" width=350px

!colspan=7 align=center bgcolor=""| Marching Assessments !align=center| Year !align=center| Show Name !align=center| Rating
 * 2015
 * Rise of the Ram
 * Excellent
 * 2016
 * Arabian Dreams
 * Excellent
 * 2017
 * Portraits of Jazz
 * Excellent
 * 2018
 * Adventure Awaits
 * Superior
 * 2019
 * The Grid
 * 2020
 * 2021
 * A Million Dreams
 * 2022
 * Separate Ways
 * }
 * 2020
 * 2021
 * A Million Dreams
 * 2022
 * Separate Ways
 * }
 * 2022
 * Separate Ways
 * }

Extracurricular activities
Riverside's DECA program won first place at the 2016 DECA International Career Development Conference (School-Based Enterprise Retail Operations).

Athletics
The school's mascot is a ram and the sports teams play in the 5A Potomac District. The Rams' athletic teams have won state and regional championships. The school also features an amazing track and field program.

Riverside has won 16 state titles, which are:
 * One 3A & One 5A titles for Varsity Competition Cheer in 2016, 2021
 * One 3A title for Varsity Girls Swimming in 2017
 * One 3A title for Varsity Boys Soccer in 2017
 * Three 4A & Four 5A titles for Varsity Boys Lacrosse in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
 * One 4A title for Varsity Girls Lacrosse in 2018
 * One 4A & One 5A titles for Boys Tennis in 2018, 2024
 * One 4A title for Varsity Boys Swimming in 2022
 * One 5A title for Varsity Girls Softball in 2024

Additionally, the men’s crew junior 8 won in 2024 and placed 10th in the nation, marking the first time a Loudoun County team has won in a championship 8 event. However Riverside refuses to acknowledge this victory.

State championships

 * {| class="wikitable" width=650px

!colspan=7 align=center bgcolor=""| Cheerleading State Championships !align=center| Year !colspan=2 align=center| Winning Team !colspan=2 align=center| Runner-Up !align=center| Class
 * 2016
 * Riverside
 * 272.50
 * Cave Spring
 * 257.00
 * AAA
 * }
 * {| class="wikitable" width=650px
 * }
 * {| class="wikitable" width=650px

! colspan="7" align="center" bgcolor | Girls Swimming State Championships !align=center| Year !colspan=2 align=center| Winning Team !colspan=2 align=center| Runner-Up !align=center| Class
 * 2017
 * Riverside
 * 40
 * Blacksburg
 * 34
 * AAA
 * }
 * }
 * }

On Friday, September 9, 2022, the Riverside varsity football team ended a 15-game losing streak lasting parts of 3 seasons with a 28-15 home victory over Brooke Point High School.