Ridge View High School has an 85% minority enrollment percentage. The school's ethnicity/racial category percentages are: African-American 76%, Caucasian 15%, Hispanic 4%, Asian 2%, Two or More Races 3%, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2%, and American Indian/Alaskan Native 0.4%.
Academics
Ridge View has an average GPA of 3.2. The school features several schools-within-a-school as well as several other programs relating to academics and careers. The schools-within-a-school include AVID, Blazer Academy, and the School for the Arts. Magnet Programs at Ridge View High School include the Allied Health and BioHealth Magnets for students interested in the medical field, and the Scholars Academy Magnet for Business and Law.
Arts
Ridge View not only focuses on academics and athletics, but also the arts. Ridge View's School for the Arts, abbreviated as SFA, allows students to focus on a core art and more. One successful music program is the Ridge View Marching Band, or Blazer Band, one of the most notable marching bands in South Carolina. The current director is Dustin King, who took over the program from Vince Clayton after his retirement at the conclusion of the 2015–2016 season, becoming the school's 2nd Band Director. The Blazer Bands compete at the 4A level, and have consistently ranked in the top 10 bands in the state. With recognition from WIS, the band was also featured in the 2013 6abc Dunkin' Donuts Thanksgiving Day Parade in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The band has also placed 2nd, 3rd, and 2nd at the 4A State Championships in 2014, 2015, and 2016, respectively.
Athletics
The Blazer Boys Soccer Team won consecutive Lower State Championships in 2000 and 2001. The 2001 Boys Soccer Team climbed to number 1 in the Nation during the season and finished the 2001 season ranked in the top 10 Nationally. The Blazer Boys Track and Field Team won three consecutive state championships in 2004, 2005, and 2006. During those victories they set state records in the 4x800 relay and the record for most points ever scored in the state meet. The Blazer Boys basketball team won the 2017–2018 4A State Championship. The Blazer Boys Basketball team repeated as State Champions in 2018–2019. The Ridge View Girls Track team claimed the 2018 AAAA State Championship. The Blazers football team is a consistent playoff contender. The 1998 team reached the 4A Div 2 State Championship, losing to Marlboro County. The 2007 team advanced to the semifinal round of the state playoffs, losing to the eventual state champion Clover. The Blazer Football team has advanced to the third round of the playoffs two out of the last three seasons. The Blazer Boys Cross Country Running team finished 2nd in the state in 2001, 2004, 2009, and 2010. The team won the Region Championship in 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010. The Blazer Girls Cross Country Running team won the Region Championship in 2011 and 2012. Ridge View established their boys lacrosse team in the fall of 2003 and in their first season as a varsity team posted a record of 17-2 in the regular season before falling in the state semifinals to Greenville in an 8-7 overtime defeat.
