James River High School is located in Midlothian, an unincorporated community in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. James River High School has been recognized by the United States Department of Education as a School of Excellence, earning the high honor of Blue Ribbon in 2000. In 2009, James River High School was listed in America's top 1,500 schools, ranked at number 246 (the highest in the Richmond metropolitan area).James River is a part of Chesterfield County Public Schools.Note that there are two James River High Schools in Virginia. The other James River High School is located in Buchanan, Virginia, and is a part of Botetourt County Public Schools.AthleticsJames River sponsors the following sports teams: baseball, basketball, crew, cross country, field hockey, American football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, volleyball, swimming and wrestling. The school also supports a crew team which competes in the Virginia Scholastic Championships.The athletic department is currently sponsored with Adidas.James River's rivals include Midlothian, and Cosby. The James River and Midlothian rivalry is a classic, especially in American football, where the two schools in the annual "Coal Bowl". Only six miles apart, the schools are considered "cross town rivals".
