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Gideon Pond Elementary

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Gideon Pond Elementary ranks 398 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

398^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Gideon Pond Elementary is a PK–5 school in Burnsville, MN serving 361 students as part of Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools, a district ranked 344 of 458 in Minnesota (25th percentile, 1 star). The school itself is a clear bright spot: it ranked 398 of 869 Minnesota elementary schools in 2025–2026 (54th percentile, 3 stars), and has held 3 stars in recent years after 2-star ratings earlier on. In 2024–2025 it reached the 70th percentile, roughly 45 percentile points above its own district.

In 2025–2026, proficiency was 49% in Math, 51.4% in Reading, and 24.5% in Science — above the district in all three subjects and above the state in Math and Reading, while Science was just under the state figure. Among nearby same-district schools, Gideon Pond leads Vista View Elementary, Edward Neill Elementary, and Sky Oaks Elementary in every subject and trails only William Byrne Elementary in Reading. Its Math and Reading results are also close to Westview Elementary and Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Technical, which belong to the higher-ranked Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan district, and far above nearby charters such as STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville, Universal Academy South Elementary, and Gateway STEM Academy Charter School.

Two things are worth watching. First, 2025–2026 results dropped from a recent peak, with Math down about 14.8 points and Reading about 8.1 points year over year, though the school remains above district norms. Second, Science is consistently its weakest and most volatile subject (it is tested only in 5th grade), and 3rd-grade Math fell below the state. The main equity concern is the low-income student group, which sits at the 43rd percentile with 2 stars, down from the 71st percentile in 2023–2024, even as English learner and special education groups perform at or above average. More than half of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

361

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,024

Per pupil spending ?

53.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

613 E 130th St
Burnsville, MN 55337-3601

(952) 707-3000

District: Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools

Students who attend Gideon Pond Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Joseph Nicollet Middle School
High:	Burnsville High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

42.9%

White:

33.0%

Hispanic:

11.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 70th percentile in 2025 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools

✓Above the Minnesota median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 70th-percentile peak (2025) to 54th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg29%

Minnesota avg43%

398^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Elementary Schools in the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools

344^th of 458Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools among Minnesota 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	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	398 of 869	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.4	264 of 872	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	367 of 881	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	310 of 845	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.8	363 of 858	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.2	439 of 869	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	582 of 870	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	555 of 847	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.4	505 of 853	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.2	497 of 848	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	62.6	356 of 840	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.2	442 of 826	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.6	407 of 824	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.7	473 of 820	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	67.1	274 of 814	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.8	180 of 803	77.6%	★★★★☆
2009	67.1	143 of 434	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.2	331 of 781	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.6	233 of 777	70.0%	★★★★☆
2006	75.0	137 of 756	81.9%	★★★★☆
2005	55.6	373 of 685	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	58.8	315 of 676	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2003	56.7	346 of 674	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	61.1	104 of 315	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.5	79 of 298	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	39 of 310	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	32 of 279	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	20 of 282	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	83.5	22 of 227	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	74.5	54 of 283	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	57 of 266	78.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	63.7	72 of 305	76.4%	★★★★☆
2025	48.9	122 of 303	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.2	45 of 303	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.4	8 of 256	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	59.9	59 of 239	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	35 of 242	85.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	54.7	373 of 790	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.3	288 of 799	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.0	311 of 809	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	331 of 787	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.2	317 of 799	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.4	482 of 783	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	519 of 787	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	512 of 774	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	45.3	435 of 764	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.2	280 of 764	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.0	231 of 793	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	145 of 774	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	138 of 663	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	64.1	214 of 683	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.9	443 of 740	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	437 of 728	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	52.5	399 of 807	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.8	202 of 812	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	56.3	391 of 826	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	292 of 799	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	408 of 808	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.7	354 of 784	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.5	539 of 798	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	522 of 779	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	55.1	224 of 579	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	85.9	41 of 562	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	54.6	223 of 572	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	192 of 524	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.0	379 of 500	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	77.5	119 of 710	83.2%	★★★★☆
2025	94.0	13 of 714	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	65.3	220 of 730	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.4	150 of 712	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	64.3	236 of 725	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.2	230 of 710	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.2	239 of 722	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	278 of 712	61.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2026)83rd percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)76th percentile+22 vs school

African American (2026)67th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2026)61st percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)53rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)51st percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading51%+3 vs state

Math49%+4 vs state

Science24%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)							MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Gideon Pond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	613 E 130th St	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 707-3000	361	26	14.0	53.2%	119 (33.0%)	155 (42.9%)	40 (11.1%)	11 (3.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.4%)	55.3	398^th of 869 public elementary schools	54.2%		70.4	264^th of 872 public elementary schools	69.7%	134	46.8	49.0	58.0				51.4	24.5		24.5	46.8	60.0	40.0				49.0	$13,024
Sky Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 E 134th St	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 707-3700	524	39	13.5	74.0%	73 (13.9%)	151 (28.8%)	242 (46.2%)	18 (3.4%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.5%)	13.7	762^nd of 869 public elementary schools	12.3%		13.8	760^th of 872 public elementary schools	12.8%	2	24.7	32.9	27.0				27.9	5.4		5.4	26.7	33.8	13.3				24.6	$17,241
ONE91 Virtual Academy Elementary	Public, Virtual	K-5	200 Burnsville Pkwy W	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	No	Yes	Yes	(952) 707-3401	34	2	20.4	73.5%	10 (29.4%)	15 (44.1%)	4 (11.8%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (11.8%)								(n/a)							16.7										10.0
Universal Academy South Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	600 W Travelers Trl	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Universal Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 442-3124	103	6	16.8	92.2%	0 (0.0%)	102 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				53.8			37.1							0.0			29.7
Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Technical	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	14100 County Road 11	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	Yes	No	Yes	(952) 431-8390	732	57	12.8	48.4%	283 (38.7%)	181 (24.7%)	155 (21.2%)	28 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (11.6%)	59.4	352^nd of 869 public elementary schools	59.5%		48.7	488^th of 872 public elementary schools	44.0%	136	49.2	44.7	63.6				52.5	33.1		33.1	50.8	46.1	50.4				49.2	$14,079
Gateway STEM Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1885 University Ave W	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Gateway STEM Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 206-4050	121	0	20.0	91.7%	0 (0.0%)	121 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2.6	863^rd of 869 public elementary schools	0.7%		5.2	836^th of 872 public elementary schools	4.1%	27	0.0	4.8	4.3	10.5	15.0	23.1	8.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	17.4	4.8	0.0	5.3	10.5	7.7	7.6	$16,434
Vista View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13109 County Road 5	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 707-3400	311	27	11.4	66.6%	61 (19.6%)	83 (26.7%)	109 (35.0%)	18 (5.8%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.3%)	11.6	783^rd of 869 public elementary schools	9.9%		18.8	721^st of 872 public elementary schools	17.3%	62	23.3	27.8	25.9				25.8	1.9		1.9	20.5	33.3	14.8				23.0	$15,975
STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville	Public, Charter	K-5	14450 Burnhaven Dr	Burnsville	55306	Dakota County	STEP Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 289-6120	171	13	12.8	98.8%	0 (0.0%)	170 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	19.2	727^th of 869 public elementary schools	16.3%		15.7	749^th of 872 public elementary schools	14.1%	22	9.1	60.0	30.8				30.2	0.0		0.0	26.1	60.0	0.0				23.1
Edward Neill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13409 Upton Ave S	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 707-3100	377	26	14.4	59.7%	101 (26.8%)	78 (20.7%)	140 (37.1%)	24 (6.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.2%)	30.4	639^th of 869 public elementary schools	26.5%		28.5	661^st of 872 public elementary schools	24.2%	22	34.5	37.9	50.9				41.0	15.4		15.4	36.4	33.3	30.2				33.3	$16,459
William Byrne Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	11608 River Hills Dr	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(952) 707-3500	569	37	15.5	52.0%	229 (40.2%)	137 (24.1%)	107 (18.8%)	48 (8.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.4%)	56.5	387^th of 869 public elementary schools	55.5%		51.6	461^st of 872 public elementary schools	47.1%	74	46.4	55.3	64.0				55.3	22.1		22.1	53.0	51.2	38.4				47.5	$13,629

Frequently Asked Questions about Gideon Pond Elementary

How many students attend Gideon Pond Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 361 students attended Gideon Pond Elementary.

What district is Gideon Pond Elementary in?

Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools

What schools do graduates of Gideon Pond Elementary attend?

Students who attend Gideon Pond Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Joseph Nicollet Middle School
High : Burnsville High School

What is the racial makeup of Gideon Pond Elementary?

Students at Gideon Pond Elementary are 43% African American, 33% White, 11% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Gideon Pond Elementary a good school?

Gideon Pond Elementary ranks 398^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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