Ponderosa High School (California)

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

,
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
Staff72.26 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment1,648 (2022-2023) [1]
Student to teacher ratio22.81 [1]
Color(s)Pine 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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ponderosa High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  2. (16 May 2008). El Dorado school bond is badly needed, Sacramento Bee ("Ponderosa High School which opened in 1963 ...")