Ponder Independent School District

Ponder Independent School District
Location
Ponder, TX ESC Region 11 United States
District information
Type	Public
Grades	Pre-K through 12
Superintendent	Dr. James Hill
Students and staff
Athletic conference	UIL Class AAA
District mascot	Lion/Lady Lions
Colors	red, white, gray
Other information
Website	www.ponderisd.net

Ponder Independent School District is a public school district based in Ponder, Texas, United States.

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. ^[1]

It includes Ponder, DISH, and portions of Denton and Northlake. ^[2]

Schools

• Ponder High School (Grades 9–12)
• Ponder Junior High (Grades 6–8)
• Ponder Elementary (Grades PK–5)

Athletics

• The Ponder High School boys basketball team has captured the state championship five times, three of them consecutively. These include the 2001, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2014 AA Boys State Basketball Championships.
• The Ponder High School girls basketball team has made two appearances in the state tournament.
• Ponder High School began a football program in 2007. The Lions played their first varsity level UIL sanctioned football game in the fall of 2010.

References

1. "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015.
2. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Denton County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved October 3, 2022.

External links

• Ponder ISD