Hanawalt Elementary (Des Moines Independent Comm School District SCH DIST.), Iowa - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Hanawalt Elementary is a Elementary in Des Moines, IA. It currently serves 317 students (grades KG-05). The school is part of the Des Moines Independent Comm School District School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Des Moines Independent Comm School District School District and all schools in Iowa.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:317

Number of Teachers: 27

Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.96

Location Info

Location: 225 56th Street, Des Moines, IA 50312

Mailing Address: 225 56th Street, Des Moines, IA 50312

Phone: (515)242-8411

Website:

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	50
Grade 2	58
Grade 3	55
Grade 4	53
Grade 5	54
Kindergarten	47

Gender/Sex of Hanawalt Elementary Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	156	49.21
Female	161	50.79

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Hanawalt Elementary Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.32
Asian	3	0.95
Black or African American	83	26.18
Hispanic/Latino	46	14.51
Two or more races	11	3.47
White	173	54.57

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.64
Black or African American	39	25.00
Hispanic/Latino	26	16.67
Two or more races	4	2.56
White	86	55.13

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	3	1.86
Black or African American	44	27.33
Hispanic/Latino	20	12.42
Two or more races	7	4.35
White	87	54.04

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	2.00
Black or African American	10	20.00
Hispanic/Latino	5	10.00
Two or more races	1	2.00
White	33	66.00

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	22	37.93
Hispanic/Latino	11	18.97
White	25	43.10

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1.82
Black or African American	14	25.46
Hispanic/Latino	8	14.55
Two or more races	2	3.64
White	30	54.55

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	10	18.87
Hispanic/Latino	9	16.98
Two or more races	4	7.55
White	30	56.60

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	3.70
Black or African American	12	22.22
Hispanic/Latino	7	12.96
Two or more races	2	3.70
White	31	57.41

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	15	31.92
Hispanic/Latino	6	12.77
Two or more races	2	4.26
White	24	51.06