Enrollment
193
Elementary
DISTRICT 156 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST SIOUX COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193129001819
Hawarden Elementary School
800 13th St, Hawarden, IA 51023 · (712) 551-1454 · Sioux County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL193 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Iowa public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
123 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 30 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 28% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 32% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 48% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within West Sioux Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
78.0%
IA avg 73.6% . +9.9pp since 2023
Math
79.3%
IA avg 70.9% . -2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 79.3% |
| 2023-24 | 68.1% | 82.2% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
73.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 60% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 13 points, placing it in Iowa's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hawarden Elementary School
Hawarden Elementary School's state test result (73.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawarden Elementary School this school | 193 | 63.7% | 73.2% |
| North Side Elementary School Hampton | 145 | 59.3% | N/A |
| Franklin Elementary School Muscatine | 295 | 67.1% | 62.6% |
| South Side Elementary School Hampton | 303 | 60.4% | 67.9% |
| Sioux Center Intermediate School Sioux Center | 242 | 54.5% | 69.8% |
| Riverside Elementary School Sioux City | 227 | 72.7% | 65.1% |
Matched among Iowa elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hawarden Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Sioux County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.2% | #277 of 564 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.3% | #234 of 564 ▼ 75 | #4 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #182 of 564 ▲ 141 | #5 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 193 | #570 of 705 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.7% | #103 of 666 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.2% | #105 of 359 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
193
-18 (-9%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 296
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 12.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 193 | 20.1 | 9.6:1 | 64% (123) |
| 2023-24 | 209 | 18.5 | 11.3:1 | 58% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 196 | 18.4 | 10.7:1 | 61% (120) |
| 2020-21 | 211 | 17 | 12.4:1 | 64% (134) |
| 2017-18 | 239 | 16.5 | 14.5:1 | 57% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 249 | 19 | 13.1:1 | 63% (157) |
| 2010-11 | 214 | 15 | 14.3:1 | 54% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 230 | 18 | 12.8:1 | 56% (129) |
| 1990-91 | 296 | 18 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hawarden Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (239 to 193); teachers up 22% (16.5 to 20.1).
About Hawarden Elementary School
Hawarden Elementary School is a public elementary school in Hawarden, Iowa. It educates 193 students in grades 2 through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Iowa is about 325 students.
Hawarden Elementary School is one school in a 4-school district, West Sioux Comm School District, which enrolls 708 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Hawarden Elementary School. The largest is White students, at 49%. The remaining students are 47% Hispanic. Census figures show Sioux County is about 85% White. Hawarden Elementary School's diversity index is 54%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Hawarden Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 9.6:1. That is 4.1 students per teacher below the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 64%. On average, public schools in Sioux County report 45%.
Measured against Iowa public elementary schools, Hawarden Elementary School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations places Hawarden Elementary School in the top 10% of Iowa schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 13.2 points above it (73.2% actual, 60.1% predicted).
Sioux County has these Census figures: the median household income is $86,098, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Sioux County is home to 19 public schools and about 5,321 public school students.
The school nearest to Hawarden Elementary School is West Sioux Middle School, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Hawarden Elementary School ranks 2nd in a group of 6 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Hawarden Elementary School's enrollment declined from 211 in 2020-21 to 193 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 12.4:1 to 9.6:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Hawarden Elementary School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Sioux County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,212
Census ACS
Median income
$86,098
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
5,321 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Sioux Comm School District
- West Sioux High SchoolHigh · 242 students
- West Sioux Middle SchoolMiddle · 154 students
- Ireton Elementary SchoolElementary · 119 students
Other schools in Hawarden
- West Sioux High SchoolHigh · 242 students
- West Sioux Middle SchoolMiddle · 154 students
Nearby schools
- West Sioux Middle School0.5 mi · 154
- West Sioux High School0.5 mi · 242
- Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 047.3 mi · 166
- Alcester-Hudson Jr. High - 037.3 mi · 53
- Alcester-Hudson Preschool - 057.3 mi · 33
- Alcester-Hudson High School - 017.3 mi · 99
Frequently asked questions
About Hawarden Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Hawarden Elementary School?
Hawarden Elementary School enrolls approximately 193 students in grades 02-05.
Is Hawarden Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hawarden Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 02-05.
How many teachers does Hawarden Elementary School have?
Hawarden Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hawarden Elementary School?
At Hawarden Elementary School, the student body is approximately 49% White, 47% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Hawarden Elementary School public or private?
Hawarden Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Sioux Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.