Ponder Independent School District is a public
school district
A school district is a special-purpose district that operates local public Primary school, primary or Secondary school, secondary schools or both in various countries. It is not to be confused with an attendance zone, which is within a school dis ...
based in
Ponder,
Texas
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, United States.
In 2009, the school district was rated "
academically acceptable" by the
Texas Education Agency
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the branch of the government of Texas responsible for public education in Texas in the United States. .
It includes Ponder,
DISH, and portions of
Denton and
Northlake.
Schools
*
Ponder High School (Grades 9â12)
*Ponder Junior High (Grades 6â8)
*Ponder Elementary (Grades PKâ5)
Athletics
*The Ponder High School boys basketball team has captured the state championship five times, three of them consecutively. These include the 2001, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2014 AA Boys State Basketball Championships.
*The Ponder High School girls basketball team has made two appearances in the state tournament.
*Ponder High School began a football program in 2007. The Lions played their first varsity level UIL sanctioned football game in the fall of 2010.
References
External links
Ponder ISD
School districts in Denton County, Texas
Denton, Texas
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