In 2008 the rate of students attending tertiary education was 67% and the dropout rate was almost 9%. As of 2014, 80% of the school's graduates go to universities and colleges, and the school had a 3% dropout rate. In 2009, the school had a graduation rate of 71.5%, which rose to 87.9% by 2017. Among the Academic Extracurricular activities offered to Revere students are the Speech and Debate Team, who compete in the Massachusetts Forensics League, National Catholic Forensics League, and the National Forensics League, the Drama Guild, Model UN, Art Club, Book Club, Dance Team, ELL/Foreign Language Club, Friendship Club, Future Teachers Club, Gay Straight Alliance, Green Team/Community Service Club, Interact Club, Health & Fitness Club, Key Club, National Honor Society, North Shore Science League, Poetry Out Loud, Revere Culture Club, RHS Connect, RHS Newspaper, Robotics Club, Rock Ensemble, Stronghold Club, Technology Club and the Youth Empowerment Team. Revere sponsors 16 Varsity sports: Baseball, Basketball (boys and girls), Cheerleading, Cross-country Track, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Hockey, Indoor Track, Lacross (boys and girls), Soccer (boys and girls), Softball, Swimming, and Track. All teams competed in the Northeastern Conference of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association until 2019, at which time all but the football team joined Everett, Malden, Medford, and Somerville in the Greater Boston League (GBL). The football team will join the GBL in 2020. Revere has a rivalry with neighboring Winthrop High School. The two teams play each other annually on Thanksgiving.