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Hanawalt Elementary Primary School
225 56th St Des Moines IA, 50312, Polk County Phone: 515-242-8411 Ranking:  (163 out of 696, top 23%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Des Moines Independent Community School District Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 26 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 24 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 376 | 352 | 345 | 358 | 365 | 415 | 417 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 36 | 8.7% | 41 | 9.8% |
| Kindergarten: | 78 | 20.7% | 59 | 16.8% | 60 | 17.4% | 61 | 17.0% | 47 | 12.9% | 57 | 13.7% | 73 | 17.5% |
| Grade 1: | 61 | 16.2% | 62 | 17.6% | 59 | 17.1% | 49 | 13.7% | 54 | 14.8% | 67 | 16.1% | 58 | 13.9% |
| Grade 2: | 59 | 15.7% | 62 | 17.6% | 54 | 15.7% | 54 | 15.1% | 65 | 17.8% | 55 | 13.3% | 76 | 18.2% |
| Grade 3: | 64 | 17.0% | 58 | 16.5% | 54 | 15.7% | 57 | 15.9% | 60 | 16.4% | 81 | 19.5% | 61 | 14.6% |
| Grade 4: | 60 | 16.0% | 55 | 15.6% | 56 | 16.2% | 59 | 16.5% | 82 | 22.5% | 61 | 14.7% | 63 | 15.1% |
| Grade 5: | 54 | 14.4% | 56 | 15.9% | 62 | 18.0% | 78 | 21.8% | 57 | 15.6% | 58 | 14.0% | 45 | 10.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 194 | 51.6% | 196 | 55.7% | 195 | 56.5% | 195 | 54.5% | 206 | 56.4% | 231 | 55.7% | 229 | 54.9% |
| Female: | 182 | 48.4% | 156 | 44.3% | 150 | 43.5% | 163 | 45.5% | 159 | 43.6% | 176 | 42.4% | 184 | 44.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 10 | 2.7% | 10 | 2.8% | 11 | 3.2% | 10 | 2.8% | 9 | 2.5% | 17 | 4.1% | 14 | 3.4% |
| Hispanic: | 34 | 9.0% | 31 | 8.8% | 26 | 7.5% | 23 | 6.4% | 19 | 5.2% | 10 | 2.4% | 11 | 2.6% |
| Black: | 74 | 19.7% | 65 | 18.5% | 53 | 15.4% | 40 | 11.2% | 39 | 10.7% | 45 | 10.8% | 45 | 10.8% |
| White: | 225 | 59.8% | 223 | 63.4% | 231 | 67.0% | 262 | 73.2% | 275 | 75.3% | 341 | 82.2% | 344 | 82.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 33 | 8.8% | 23 | 6.5% | 24 | 7.0% | 21 | 5.9% | 20 | 5.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 170 | 45.2% | 138 | 39.2% | 107 | 31.0% | 83 | 23.2% | 97 | 26.6% | 75 | 18.1% | 75 | 18.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 9 | 2.4% | 11 | 3.1% | 20 | 5.8% | 15 | 4.2% | 15 | 4.1% | 20 | 4.8% | 26 | 6.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.46 | 15.64 | 14.38 | 14.32 | 16.02 | 16.70 | 17.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.11% | 63.78% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.39% | 63.11% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.85% | 60.41% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.31% | 61.59% | 76.30% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.57% | 58.98% | 78.03% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.08% | 61.67% | 79.00% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.02% | 58.31% | 74.25% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.17% | 61.31% | 75.51% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.21% | 60.87% | 77.96% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.38% | 62.05% | 79.10% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.96% | 61.30% | 74.27% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.38% | 61.33% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 55.0% | 63.2% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 45.0% | 36.8% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 20.0% | 26.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 80.0% | 73.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $45,853.0 | $42,961.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,566.0 | $33,761.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,674.0 | $46,246.0 |
* Hanawalt Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.