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Gideon Pond Elementary

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Gideon Pond Elementary ranks 264 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

264^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Gideon Pond Elementary is a public elementary school located in Burnsville, Minnesota, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 352. The school is part of the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District, which is ranked 334 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gideon Pond Elementary consistently outperforms the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District and the state of Minnesota in proficiency rates for both Math and Reading on the MCA-III assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 63.76% of students proficient or better in Math, compared to 30.04% for the district and 45.21% for the state. In Reading, Gideon Pond Elementary had 59.46% of students proficient or better, compared to 35.94% for the district and 49.59% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in 5th grade Reading, where 84.91% of students were proficient or better, compared to 52.01% for the district and 57.09% for the state.

Gideon Pond Elementary has maintained a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.2 to 15.7 students per teacher over the past few years, which is lower than the district average. When compared to other nearby schools within the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District, such as Vista View Elementary and Sky Oaks Elementary, Gideon Pond Elementary stands out as a high-performing school with significantly higher proficiency rates in both Math and Reading.

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: Improving — 58th percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (62% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg33%

Minnesota avg47%

264^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 8Elementary Schools in the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools

334^th of 446Burnsville-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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)98th percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)73rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math64%+19 vs state

Reading59%+10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)							MCA-III Reading (2025)							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	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	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	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 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%)	70.4	264^th of 872 public elementary schools	69.7%		60.6	367^th of 881 public elementary schools	58.3%	103	47.9	72.9	69.8				63.8	51.1	39.6	84.9				59.5	$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%)	13.8	760^th of 872 public elementary schools	12.8%		12.7	774^th of 881 public elementary schools	12.1%	14	31.2	20.5	20.3				23.9	27.3	20.5	34.6				27.5	$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)
Universal Academy South Elementary	Public, Charter	K-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)
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%)	48.7	488^th of 872 public elementary schools	44.0%		42.5	561^st of 881 public elementary schools	36.3%	73	43.2	50.9	34.9				42.7	45.4	48.2	57.1				50.4	$14,079
Gateway STEM Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	12119 16th Avenue South	Burnsville	55337	Dakota 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%)	5.2	836^th of 872 public elementary schools	4.1%		17.2	744^th of 881 public elementary schools	15.6%	92	25.0	6.3	0.0	9.1	0.0	7.7	7.3	18.8	18.8	21.4	9.1	0.0	30.8	17.5	$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%)	18.8	721^st of 872 public elementary schools	17.3%		16.7	749^th of 881 public elementary schools	15.0%	28	42.6	26.5	14.0				28.1	33.3	32.7	19.6				28.6	$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%)	15.7	749^th of 872 public elementary schools	14.1%		24.6	695^th of 881 public elementary schools	21.1%	54	20.0	24.1	6.5				16.5	16.0	37.9	41.9				32.9
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%)	28.5	661^st of 872 public elementary schools	24.2%		23.5	707^th of 881 public elementary schools	19.8%	46	37.7	43.9	17.2				33.0	41.0	38.6	34.5				38.1	$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%)	51.6	461^st of 872 public elementary schools	47.1%		43.1	557^th of 881 public elementary schools	36.8%	96	50.6	44.4	54.8				49.6	44.8	36.4	64.3				47.8	$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 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.

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

Is Gideon Pond Elementary a good school?

Gideon Pond Elementary ranks 264^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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