Rancho Bernardo High School

Rancho Bernardo High School, or RBHS, is a public high school in the Poway Unified School District of San Diego County, California, United States. Rancho Bernardo High School opened in September 1990 as the district's third high school. There are approximately 2,300 students in grades 9 through 12, and approximately 101 faculty members.AcademicsThe school computes grades on an A-F system. Starting with the 2007–2008 school year, the high school stopped providing rankings on school transcripts.Science OlympiadLed by physics/chemistry teacher Yvonne Eibeck, RBHS Science Olympiad consists of about 90 students broken into 6 teams. In February, they host a middle school Science Olympiad competition on the RBHS campus. Following the middle school competition, they attend the Division C San Diego Regional SO competition where the team has historically placed high. Due to their consistent success in the regional competition, the RBHS Science Olympiad team has been invited to compete in the SoCal State Science Olympiad Competition every year (except 2010) since 2008. The Science Olympiad team has existed since at least 1997.School SafetyAccording to the California Department of Education and a Channel 8 news report Rancho Bernardo High School is considered the third-safest high school in San Diego county. The report based the rankings on the schools with the lowest violence and drug rates based on suspension statistics.AthleticsRancho Bernardo is a Division I school competing in the Palomar League against Poway High School, Mount Carmel High School, Westview High School, Torrey Pines High School, and Canyon Crest Academy. The school's sports teams go by the name "The Broncos". Their school colors are blue, silver, and white.