📍 3661 Ponderosa Rd., Shingle Springs, El Dorado County, 95682
Ponderosa High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Shingle Springs, El Dorado County. The school has 1,648 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jeremy Hunt. It is part of the El Dorado Union High school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 72.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.
Ponderosa High enrolls 1,648 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 72.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 5.2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,154 | 70% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 320 | 19% |
| Asian | 85 | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 53 | 3.2% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 13 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
265 of the school's 1,648 students (16%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ponderosa High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large).
Ponderosa High is one of 6 schools in El Dorado Union High, based in Placerville, California. The district serves 6,439 students district-wide and employs 291 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,648 students, Ponderosa High is larger than the district average of about 1,073 students per school.