Ponderosa High School (California)

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Ponderosa High School
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Location
Ponderosa High School (California)
3661 Ponderosa Rd

Shingle Springs
,
California
95682

United States
Coordinates 38°40′23″N120°56′32″W / 38.67306°N 120.94222°W / 38.67306; -120.94222
Information
Type Public
Established1963
School district El Dorado Union High School District
SuperintendentRon Carruth
PrincipalJeremy Hunt
Teaching staff71.96 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment1,689 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio23.47 [1]
ColorsPine green and gray
  
Nickname Bruins
RivalEldorado High School
Website PHS website

Ponderosa High School is a public high school in Shingle Springs, California. Opened in 1963, [2] it is a member of the El Dorado Union High School District in El Dorado County, California.

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In the 2018–19 school year, there were 1,865 students enrolled. Ponderosa's mascot is the bruin bear.

Sports

Ponderosa High School offers many sports programs, including cross country, basketball, baseball, football, golf, ski/snowboard, soccer, swimming, softball, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo and wrestling. The school is in the Division II Capital Valley Conference.

Notable alumni

[3] Location

Ponderosa High School is located in the center of a few neighborhoods, and is off the road of Mineshaft Lane, where reportedly students enrolled live. Mineshaft lane has a gate that was built by the locals however, supposedly due to students disturbing the locals. There is also a local market near the school where many students pick up food, called Gold Harvest Market.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ponderosa High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  2. ↑ (16 May 2008). El Dorado school bond is badly needed, Sacramento Bee ("Ponderosa High School which opened in 1963 ...")
  3. ↑ "Water polo athletes in California's Shingle Springs win fight to display senior banners - CBS Sacramento". www.cbsnews.com. September 8, 2025. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
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