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Ponderosa High

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Ponderosa High ranks 263 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

263^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 88% of California high schools

Summary

Ponderosa High is a large, well-regarded public high school serving about 1,675 students in grades 9-12 in Shingle Springs, part of the consistently strong El Dorado Union High district.

The school is a model of stability and balanced achievement, consistently ranking in the 88th percentile statewide with a near-perfect 96.7% graduation rate and strong attendance. It excels in English Language Arts and provides solid, well-rounded performance across all subjects, which sets it apart from some nearby schools like El Dorado High and Union Mine High that see significant drops in math proficiency. While it trails the absolute top performers in the region like Oak Ridge High or Vista del Lago High in some areas, Ponderosa High reliably delivers high-quality education year after year.

Notably, the school achieves these excellent outcomes efficiently, spending less per student than some comparable schools, and it shows particular effectiveness in supporting diverse student subgroups. Its consistent track record, high engagement, and balanced curriculum make it a standout choice for families in the area seeking a reliable and comprehensive path to post-secondary success.

1,675

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,841

Per pupil spending ?

17.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3661 Ponderosa Rd.
Shingle Springs, CA 95682-9435

(530) 677-2281

District: El Dorado Union High

Feeder schools for Ponderosa High:

Elementary:	Blue Oak Elementary
	Green Valley Elementary
	Latrobe Elementary
	Rescue Elementary
Middle:	Camerado Springs Middle
	Miller's Hill
	Pleasant Grove Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.7%

Hispanic:

20.0%

Asian:

5.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (57% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of California high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg55%

California avg41%

263^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6High Schools in the El Dorado Union High

406^th of 1,543El Dorado Union High among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	263 of 2162	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	89.4	246 of 2159	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	348 of 2170	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	354 of 2123	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	80.7	244 of 1290	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.8	365 of 2133	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	90.7	182 of 2017	91.0%	★★★★★
2017	93.0	130 of 2021	93.6%	★★★★★
2016	93.1	120 of 2039	94.1%	★★★★★
2015	92.0	150 of 1994	92.5%	★★★★★
2013	85.4	72 of 2426	97.0%	★★★★★
2012	89.0	40 of 2354	98.3%	★★★★★
2011	89.3	40 of 2367	98.3%	★★★★★
2010	86.1	66 of 2281	97.1%	★★★★★
2009	86.6	32 of 2238	98.6%	★★★★★
2008	86.8	46 of 2117	97.8%	★★★★★
2007	85.3	65 of 2063	96.8%	★★★★★
2006	85.1	65 of 1968	96.7%	★★★★★
2005	81.4	82 of 1901	95.7%	★★★★★
2004	81.6	64 of 1653	96.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.9	322 of 573	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	346 of 581	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	62.6	260 of 1161	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	58.1	306 of 1117	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	39.6	542 of 1052	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	246 of 1906	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	89.6	190 of 1915	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	80.0	354 of 1915	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	343 of 1858	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.8	173 of 1054	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	88.3	180 of 1833	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.2	133 of 1760	92.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	209 of 1900	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	87.5	182 of 1902	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	83.9	249 of 1917	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	416 of 1861	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	74.9	353 of 1814	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	481 of 1742	72.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	273 of 2013	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	327 of 2026	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	507 of 2030	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	384 of 1943	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	81.7	167 of 1126	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	85.1	209 of 1937	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	421 of 1862	77.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	268 of 1942	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	267 of 1948	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	311 of 1963	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	340 of 1916	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	255 of 1122	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	378 of 1880	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	86.8	247 of 1834	86.5%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	68 of 175	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	91.2	14 of 183	92.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	84 of 577	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	51.4	292 of 574	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.0	263 of 541	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	234 of 515	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.4	78 of 422	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	75 of 366	79.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	160 of 1252	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	55.0	396 of 1216	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.0	120 of 1197	90.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	340 of 1155	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	268 of 1173	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	393 of 1193	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	408 of 1204	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.5	439 of 1222	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.7	212 of 1173	81.9%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile~ school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile~ school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)85th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)78th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile-17 vs school

Military Connected (2025)61st percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2024)44th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy71%+22 vs state

Science50%+17 vs state

Mathematics49%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ponderosa High	Public	9-12	3661 Ponderosa Rd.	Shingle Springs	95682	El Dorado County	El Dorado Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 677-2281	1,675	73	23.0	17.8%	1,134 (67.7%)	19 (1.1%)	335 (20.0%)	89 (5.3%)	20 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	69 (4.1%)	87.1	263^rd of 2162 public high schools	87.8%		89.4	246^th of 2159 public high schools	88.6%	17	50.2		49.9	70.9	70.9	49.4	49.4	$20,841	$20,212	$629
Central Sierra Regional Occupational Program	Public	10-12	6767 Green Valley Rd.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Central Sierra Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 622-7130	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Union Mine High	Public	9-12	6530 Koki Ln.	El Dorado	95623	El Dorado County	El Dorado Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 621-4003	1,033	49	21.1	37.3%	681 (65.9%)	8 (0.8%)	256 (24.8%)	10 (1.0%)	14 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (6.0%)	62	764^th of 2162 public high schools	64.7%		72.6	530^th of 2159 public high schools	75.5%	234	33.3		32.6	60.5	60.5	26.0	26.0	$25,234	$24,038	$1,196
Pacific Crest Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	6540 Koki Ln.	El Dorado	95623	El Dorado County	El Dorado Union High	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 622-6212	117	5	23.9	21.4%	78 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (17.9%)	6 (5.1%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.0%)	75.2	492^nd of 2162 public high schools	77.2%		95.1	106^th of 2159 public high schools	95.1%	386	37.9		38.7	72.4	72.4	34.5	34.5	$27,139	$26,932	$207
Independence Continuation	Public	9-12	385 Pleasant Valley Rd.	Diamond Springs	95619	El Dorado County	El Dorado Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 622-7090	104	6	17.6	63.5%	63 (60.6%)	3 (2.9%)	24 (23.1%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.6%)	13	1881^st of 2162 public high schools	13.0%		13	1893^rd of 2159 public high schools	12.3%	12		5.0	5.0	16.0	16.0	2.0	2.0	$34,076	$33,522	$554
Oak Ridge High	Public	8-12	1120 Harvard Way	El Dorado Hills	95762	El Dorado County	El Dorado Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 933-6980	2,346	92	25.4	9.5%	1,467 (62.5%)	26 (1.1%)	322 (13.7%)	364 (15.5%)	10 (0.4%)	8 (0.3%)	147 (6.3%)	94.7	104^th of 2162 public high schools	95.2%		89.6	240^th of 2159 public high schools	88.9%	136	63.0	38.5	62.4	78.0	78.0	65.2	65.2	$19,413	$18,918	$495
El Dorado High	Public	9-12	561 Canal St.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	El Dorado Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 622-3634	1,135	55	20.7	38.0%	708 (62.4%)	3 (0.3%)	306 (27.0%)	18 (1.6%)	12 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (7.0%)	75.4	490^th of 2162 public high schools	77.3%		74.2	493^rd of 2159 public high schools	77.2%	3	47.6		46.5	64.6	64.6	31.5	31.5	$26,583	$25,754	$829
Vista del Lago High	Public	9-12	1970 Broadstone Pkwy.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-2410	1,782	73	24.3	7.3%	827 (46.4%)	18 (1.0%)	194 (10.9%)	622 (34.9%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	111 (6.2%)	93.9	124^th of 2162 public high schools	94.3%		95.2	105^th of 2159 public high schools	95.1%	19	60.0	21.4	58.8	79.0	79.0	62.2	62.2	$17,381	$16,538	$843
Folsom High	Public	9-12	1655 Iron Point Rd.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-2400	2,901	118	24.6	21.0%	1,175 (40.5%)	78 (2.7%)	467 (16.1%)	843 (29.1%)	8 (0.3%)	16 (0.6%)	313 (10.8%)	92.1	162^nd of 2162 public high schools	92.5%		93.8	139^th of 2159 public high schools	93.6%	23	58.4	27.8	57.6	79.8	79.8	51.0	51.0	$15,870	$14,960	$910
Folsom Lake High	Public	9-12	1655 Iron Point Rd.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-2400	47	4	10.5	51.1%	19 (40.4%)	5 (10.6%)	16 (34.0%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (12.8%)	7.9	2123^rd of 2162 public high schools	1.8%		14	1850^th of 2159 public high schools	14.3%	273				6.7	6.7	0.0	0.0	$35,227	$34,764	$463

Frequently Asked Questions about Ponderosa High

Is Ponderosa High a good school?

Ponderosa High ranks 263^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Ponderosa High?

Ponderosa High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Blue Oak Elementary
Elementary : Green Valley Elementary
Elementary : Latrobe Elementary
Elementary : Rescue Elementary
Middle : Camerado Springs Middle
Middle : Miller's Hill
Middle : Pleasant Grove Middle

How many students attend Ponderosa High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,675 students attended Ponderosa High.

What district is Ponderosa High in?

El Dorado Union High

What is the racial makeup of Ponderosa High?

Students at Ponderosa High are 68% White, 20% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 1% American Indian, 1% African American.

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