The school opened in August 2012 with an initial class of 160 freshmen, and now enrolls approximately 590 students in grades 9–12.

Students follow a mastery model for content learning and spend much of their time applying this knowledge in projects.

RTHS offers Advanced Placement courses in Biology, Calculus, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Science, European History, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Spanish, Statistics, United States History, World History, and Psychology, as well as a college-level U.S. Government and Politics course.

With no athletic facilities on campus, RTHS partners with local organizations for practice and event space.

[3] A public forum held on February 13, 2012 allowed area residents to voice their opinions about the proposed charter.