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Enrollment
598
Elementary
DISTRICT 621 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PIPER-KANSAS CITY·NCES 201068002041
Piper Creek Elementary
4420 N. 107th Street, Kansas City, KS 66109 · (913) 721-5000 · Wyandotte County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL598 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Kansas 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.
- B-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 Kansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
191 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 51%
Community
5
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 3 | 188 | 31% |
| Grade 4 | 189 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 221 | 37% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 58% · 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 Piper-Kansas City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
55.1%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
44.0%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.1% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.9% | 46.5% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 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 Piper Creek Elementary
Piper Creek Elementary's state test result (52.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piper Creek Elementary this school | 598 | 31.9% | 52.4% |
| Piper Prairie Elementary Kansas City | 644 | 29.5% | N/A |
| Indian Valley Elementary Overland Park | 431 | 31.1% | 65.9% |
| Circle Greenwich Elementary Wichita | 337 | 24.9% | 66.5% |
| Ravenwood Elementary Olathe | 418 | 30.6% | 58.5% |
| Farley Elementary Topeka | 596 | 32.7% | 50.3% |
Matched among Kansas 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 Piper Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Wyandotte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #184 of 625 | #1 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #291 of 625 | #3 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #228 of 625 | #1 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 598 | #27 of 714 | #4 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #444 of 539 | #27 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #75 of 540 | #11 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.9% | #537 of 658 | #36 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +31.4% | #12 of 151 | 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
598
-21 (-3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 598 | 39.2 | 15.3:1 | 32% (191) |
| 2023-24 | 610 | 38.3 | 15.9:1 | 30% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 608 | 36.3 | 16.8:1 | 29% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 619 | 37 | 16.7:1 | 18% (109) |
| 2017-18 | 455 | 25.6 | 17.8:1 | 25% (112) |
| 2015-16 | 338 | 18 | 18.8:1 | 20% (66) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Piper Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 31% (455 to 598); teachers up 53% (25.6 to 39.2).
About Piper Creek Elementary
Piper Creek Elementary, located in Kansas City, Kansas, is a large elementary school. Federal data show 598 students enrolled in grades 3 through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Kansas average about 313 students, which makes this school 91% bigger than average.
In Piper-Kansas City, 4 schools enroll a combined 2,835 students.
Federal enrollment data show Piper Creek Elementary is 52% White. The remaining shares are 15% Hispanic, 14% Black, 10% Asian, and 8% multiracial. Wyandotte County as a whole is about 42% White, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Piper Creek Elementary, there are about 15.3 students; the school has 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Kansas is 13.2:1, so this school has more students per teacher. There are 191 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 32% of enrollment. It compares with 75% for public schools in Wyandotte County.
On the allk12 Grade, Piper Creek Elementary lands at B, ahead of 62% of Kansas public elementary schools.
Piper Creek Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (52.4%) and its predicted rate (46.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Kansas schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Wyandotte County show that the median household earns about $63,631 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Wyandotte County has 62 public schools with about 30,713 students, including Piper Creek Elementary.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Piper Middle, is the closest to Piper Creek Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Piper Creek Elementary ranks 1st on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 598, compared with 619 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 16.7:1 to 15.3:1.
This page is set up for the Piper Creek Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Wyandotte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
167,654
Census ACS
Median income
$63,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
62
30,713 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Piper-Kansas City
- Piper HighHigh · 913 students
- Piper MiddleMiddle · 680 students
- Piper Prairie ElementaryElementary · 644 students
Other schools in Kansas City
- Wyandotte HighHigh · 1,903 students
- Silver City ElemElementary · 1,495 students
- J C Harmon HighHigh · 1,285 students
- Washington HighHigh · 1,180 students
- Turner HighHigh · 1,147 students
- Sumner Academy of Arts & ScienceHigh · 1,045 students
Nearby schools
- Piper Middle0.2 mi · 680
- Piper Prairie Elementary2.1 mi · 644
- Piper High3.1 mi · 913
- Lowell Brune Elementary School3.4 mi · 432
- Alfred Fairfax Academy3.8 mi · 52
- Delaware Ridge Elementary4.1 mi · 378
Frequently asked questions
About Piper Creek ElementaryHow many students attend Piper Creek Elementary?
Piper Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 598 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Piper Creek Elementary serve?
Piper Creek Elementary serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Piper Creek Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Piper Creek Elementary is approximately 15.3:1 (39 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Piper Creek Elementary?
Piper Creek Elementary reports a student body of 52% White, 15% Hispanic, 14% Black, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Piper Creek Elementary?
Piper Creek Elementary is overseen by Piper-Kansas City in Wyandotte County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.