Ponder High School Explained

Ponder High School
Grades:	9-12
Principal:	Christopher Jones
Enrollment:	434 (2018-19)^[1]
Ratio:	14.24
Teaching Staff:	30.48 (FTE)
Colors:	Red, White & Grey
Conference:	UIL Class 3A
Mascot:	Lion/Lady Lion
Yearbook:	The Lion
Streetaddress:	300 West Bailey Street
Zipcode:	76259
Coordinates:	33.1853°N -97.2916°W
Homepage:	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.^[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

The Ponder Lions compete in these sports - ^[4]

State Titles

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

State Finalist

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

External links

Notes and References

Web site: PONDER H S. National Center for Education Statistics. January 27, 2021.
Web site: 2015 Accountability Rating System. Texas Education Agency. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150910233604/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2015/campusbytype.pdf. 2015-09-10.
Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Denton County, TX. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-10-03.
http://www.theathleticsdepartment.com/schools/Ponder/ The Athletics Department
http://www.uiltexas.org/basketball/archives-boys-school-search/45443800c16c74426abb7ac4caebd37d/ UIL Basketball Archives
http://uil100.org/archives/athletics/baseball.php UIL Baseball Archives
http://www.uiltexas.org/basketball/archives-boys-school-search/45443800c16c74426abb7ac4caebd37d/ UIL Basketball Archives