Welcome to RHS!

Launch your future

All students at Rockford High School are called to Engage in Learning through rigorous coursework with access to college credit through College in the School sand the International Baccalaureate Program.

RHS career pathways are aligned with Minnesota's Rockford High School aligns our pathways with the State of Minnesota’s Career Fields, Clusters & Pathways.

Students at RHS own their learning, creating a four year plan which provides a roadmap for their coursework and a vision beyond high school. Our goal is that RHS students are enrolled, enlisted, or employed by graduation.

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Ignite your curiosity!

Middle Years Programme

9th-10th grade

The MYP is a challenging framework that encourages students to make practical connections between their studies and the real world.

The MYP is a five-year programme, which is implemented here in a two-year format. Students who complete the MYP are well-prepared to undertake the IB Diploma Programme (DP) or Career-related Programme (CP).

The MYP curriculum framework comprises eight subject groups, providing a broad and balanced education for early adolescents.

The MYP requires at least 50 hours of teaching time for each subject group, in each year of the programme. In the final two years of the programme, carefully-defined subject group flexibility allows students to meet local requirements and personal learning goals.

Diploma Programme

11th-12th grade

The International Baccalaureate® Diploma Programme (DP) is an assessed programme for students aged 16 to 19. It is respected by leading universities across the globe.

Through the DP Curriculum, RHS is able to develop students who:

have excellent breadth and depth of knowledge
flourish physically, intellectually, emotionally and ethically
study at least two languages
excel in traditional academic subjects
explore the nature of knowledge through the programme’s unique Theory of Knowledge Course

Career Programme

11th-12th grade

The CP is a framework of international education that incorporates the values of the IB into a unique programme addressing the needs of students engaged in career-related education.

The programme leads to further/higher education, apprenticeships or employment.

CP students undertake a minimum of two IB Diploma Programme (DP) courses, a core consisting of four components and a career-related study.

For CP students, DP courses provide the theoretical underpinning and academic rigour of the programme; the career-related study further supports the programme’s academic strength and provides practical, real-world approaches to learning; and the CP core helps them to develop skills and competencies required for lifelong learning.

For questions or inquires about the IB program please email Jill Gordee at Jill.Gordee@rockford883.org

Engage Your Learning!

AVID, Advancement Via Individual Determination, helps schools and teachers make learning more meaningful and engaging. Research tells us that the most powerful influence on academic achievement is a caring teacher. When students care and connect to both their learning and their teacher, they will succeed!

AVID emphasizes five key academic growth areas and skills which are integrated into RHS’s International Baccalaureate Curriculum at all grade levels:

Writing
Inquiry
Collaboration
Organization
Reading

Click HERE for more about our AVID Program.

Click to view our magnet program brochure

Copy of 2025 RAS magnet brochure.pdf

RHS Mission Statement: The mission of Rockford High School is to foster the development of a caring environment by prioritizing personal relationships and creating a collaborative culture that prepares all students to become inquisitive lifelong learners who act as compassionate global citizens.

IB Mission Statement: The International Baccalaureate® aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. To this end the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment. These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.

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