Hiawatha School opened in the fall of 1958 with thirteen classrooms and an enrollment of 350 students in grades K-6. The cost of construction was $17.52 per square foot and the total cost of construction was $529,051.

It was just five minutes after the school opened for the very first time that a fire started and the students were all evacuated. A short caused the fire in a control switch for one of the boilers. The fire was quickly extinguished and there was no damage to the building. During the first few years, the school was predominately a rural school. Three communities were joined with Robins coming in later. When buses could not run because of bad roads, children were seen coming to school in tractor-drawn wagons. Deer and quail were often seen on the grounds. When enrollment became too large, 175 students were bussed to Adams School.

During the 1970's, the school changed from a rural school to a small town school. In the 1980's its families became a combination of rural, city, and acreage dwellers. Over the years, many other changes have taken place at Hiawatha School. Trees have been planted, the front drive widened, playground drainage problems worked on, and classrooms added.

In 2000, there are approximately 560 students at Hiawatha School in grades K-5. A fitness trail, new computers, and new playground equipment have recently been added. The following people have served as principal at Hiawatha School: Irma Dovy, Keith Wymore, Barney Beasmore, Jim O'Connor, Tom Holmes, Dena Chambliss, Gregg Petersen, and Michelle Elam.