| Ponderosa High School | |
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| Location | |
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3661 Ponderosa Rd , 95682 United States | |
| Coordinates | 38°40′23″N120°56′32″W / 38.67306°N 120.94222°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1963 |
| School district | El Dorado Union High School District |
| Superintendent | Ron Carruth |
| Principal | Jeremy Hunt |
| Teaching staff | 71.96 (FTE) [1] |
| Enrollment | 1,689 (2023-2024) [1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 23.47 [1] |
| Colors | Pine green and gray |
| Nickname | Bruins |
| Rival | Eldorado 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.
In the 2018–19 school year, there were 1,865 students enrolled. Ponderosa's mascot is the bruin bear.
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.
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.