Rice Memorial High School was opened on February 1, 1959 by Bishop Robert Joyce.

[5] Boys' basketball had a 54-6 record from the fall season of 2007 through January 2009.

Burlington's only loss since the 2007 season had been to Rice, in the 2009 State Championship[6] They played Burlington High School in consecutive seasons, 2007–09, for the Vermont State Division I championship's, winning in 2007-09.

From 2007-14, the boys' basketball team played in 7 out of 8 finals, winning 5 state titles.

21 courses are offered in the Honors and Advanced Placement programs.

[citation needed] 96% of students are accepted into four-year colleges.