Gideon Pond Elementary School in Burnsville, Minnesota on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Gideon Pond Elementary School is an urban public school in Burnsville, Minnesota that is part of Burnsville-eagan-savage SD 191. It serves 361 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.4:1. Its teachers have had 14 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

361 Students

29 Teachers

613 E 130th St

Burnsville, MN 55337 View local requests

http://www.isd191.org/gideonpond

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Gideon Pond Elementary School Demographics

84%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

56%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Gideon Pond Elementary School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 5, 2025

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