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Ponder High School

Coordinates: 33°11′07″N 97°17′30″W / 33.185252°N 97.291560°W / 33.185252; -97.291560
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Ponder High School
Address
Map
300 West Bailey Street

,
76259

Coordinates33°11′07″N 97°17′30″W / 33.185252°N 97.291560°W / 33.185252; -97.291560
Information
School typePublic high school
School districtPonder Independent School District
PrincipalChristopher Jones
Teaching staff40.49 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment505 (2022-2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio12.47[1]
Color(s)     
Red, White & Grey
Athletics conferenceUIL Class 3A
MascotLion/Lady Lion
YearbookThe Lion
WebsitePonder 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.[2]

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.[3]

Athletics

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The Ponder Lions compete in these sports - [4]

State Titles

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  • Boys Basketball - [5]
    • 2001(2A), 2008(2A), 2009(2A), 2010(2A), 2014(2A)

State Finalist

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  • Baseball - [6]
    • 1993(2A), 2004(2A)
  • Boys Basketball - [7]
    • 2006(2A)

References

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  1. ^ a b c "PONDER H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10.
  3. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Denton County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  4. ^ The Athletics Department
  5. ^ UIL Basketball Archives
  6. ^ UIL Baseball Archives Archived 2013-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ UIL Basketball Archives
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