Academics• 153 students took 299 Advanced Placement (AP) tests
• 81% of students who took AP tests earned a score of 3 or higher
• Nine students were named National Merit Commended Scholars; one was a Finalist
• Rivers alumni currently attend more than 100 colleges and universities, including Amherst, Bowdoin, Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, MIT, Princeton, The Juilliard School, Villanova, and Yale
Arts
• Students won 21 awards in the Massachusetts Scholastic Art and Writing Awards competition—three Gold Keys, nine Silver Keys, and 10 honorable mentions
• Eight students earned recognition in the juried Page WatermanNext Up! 2021 art show—one first-place prize, two third-place prizes, and five honorable mentions
Athletics• For the 2019-20 school year, three athletes were named All-New England, 24 were named All-ISL, 13 earned All-NEPSAC recognition, two were named NEPSAC players of the year, two were named Globe All-Scholastic, and one earned defensive player of the year (Note that league sports were not played during the 2020-21 school year due to COVID)