Hanawalt Elementary
225 56th Street, Des Moines, IA 50312 · (515) 242-8411 · Part of Des Moines Independent Community School District
Des Moines’ School Grade D− better than 2% of Iowa school districts
What stands out about Hanawalt Elementary
- Its own letter, C: better results than 32% of Iowa’s public schools
- Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
- Enrollment down 8.2% since 2020–21
- Next stop for Des Moines kids: 10 middle schools
On the path
Where Des Moines kids come from and go next. The whole path →
Test scores
2020–21Its own letter, C, places these results among Iowa’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).
Location
Directions ↗225 56th Street, Des Moines
Students
Down 8.2% since 2020–21.
As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.
Parents talk
Questions and answers about Hanawalt Elementary from Des Moines families.
Other schools in Des Moines Independent Community School District
School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Iowa’s other public schools; Des Moines’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.