Hanawalt Elementary

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Regular School · Des Moines, IA

Hanawalt Elementary is a regular school school in Des Moines, Iowa, serving grades KG–05 with 312 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

312

Teachers (FTE)

24.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

13:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	173	55%
Black or African American	81	26%
Hispanic/Latino	42	13%
Two or more races	14	4%
Asian	2	1%
Total enrollment	312	153M / 159F

English Language Learners: 56 (18% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	60-64%	64.9%	154
Reading Proficiency	60-64%	68.7%	154
Science Proficiency	40-49%	—	47

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.23 grade levels

Math

-0.14 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

36 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

26.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	312	100%

Contact & Location

225 56th Street

Des Moines, IA 50312

Phone: (515)242-8411

District

Des Moines Independent Comm School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,580

District enrollment: 30,278

Other Schools in District

Brubaker Elementary School Elementary
Capitol View Elementary School Elementary
Carver Elementary Elementary
Cattell Elementary School Elementary
Cowles Elementary School Elementary
Downtown School Elementary
Edmunds Elementary School Elementary
Findley Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 50312) → CensusDepth.com
Iowa population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Iowa teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

190897000539

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD