| Ponder High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
| 300 West Bailey Street Ponder, Texas 76259 United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°11′07″N 97°17′30″W / 33.185252°N 97.291560°W / 33.185252; -97.291560 |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| School district | Ponder Independent School District |
| Principal | Christopher Jones |
| Teaching staff | 42.89 (FTE) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 536 (2023-2024) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12.50 |
| Color(s) | Red, White & Grey |
| Athletics conference | UIL Class 3A |
| Mascot | Lion/Lady Lion |
| Yearbook | The Lion |
| Website | Ponder High School |
Ponder High School is a public high school located in Ponder, Texas (USA) and classified as a 3A school by the UIL. It is part of the Ponder Independent School District located in southwestern Denton County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.
Shawn Simmons is the principal of the school.
The school district boundary, and therefore the high school attendance zone, includes Ponder, DISH, and portions of Denton and Northlake.
Athletics
The Ponder Lions compete in these sports -
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Powerlifting
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
State Titles
- Boys Basketball -
- 2001(2A), 2008(2A), 2009(2A), 2010(2A), 2014(2A)
State Finalist
- Baseball -
- 1993(2A), 2004(2A)
- Boys Basketball -
- 2006(2A)
References
- ^ "PONDER H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10.
- "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Denton County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- The Athletics Department
- UIL Basketball Archives
- UIL Baseball Archives Archived 2013-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
- UIL Basketball Archives
External links
| Education in Denton County, Texas | |
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| Public high schools | |
| Argyle ISD | |
| Aubrey ISD | |
| Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD | |
| Denton ISD | |
| Frisco ISD | |
| Krum ISD | |
| Lake Dallas ISD | |
| Lewisville ISD |
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| Little Elm ISD | |
| Northwest ISD |
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| Pilot Point ISD | |
| Ponder ISD | |
| Sanger ISD |
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| Statewide | |
| Private high schools | |
| Secular | |
| Religious |
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| Tertiary | |
| Universities | |
| Community colleges | |
| Portions of some school districts extend into other counties. Some school districts serving Denton County (Celina ISD, Era ISD, Prosper ISD, and Slidell ISD) do not operate high schools in the county. | |