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Enrollment
913
High
DISTRICT 709 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PIPER-KANSAS CITY·NCES 201068000026
Piper High
13021 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, KS 66109 · (913) 721-2100 · Wyandotte County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL913 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Kansas public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
226 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 51%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 252 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 241 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 220 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 200 | 22% |
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
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
42.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
30.5%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 | 42.0% | 30.5% |
| 2023-24 | 29.8% | 21.8% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
31.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 High
Piper High's state test result (31.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piper High this school | 913 | 24.8% | 31.1% |
| Olathe East Sr High Olathe | 1,844 | 28.1% | 35.7% |
| Olathe South Sr High Olathe | 1,778 | 21.5% | 34.1% |
| Andover High Andover | 1,018 | 19.7% | 43.4% |
| Andover Central High School Andover | 886 | 22.1% | 36.5% |
| Olathe Northwest High School Olathe | 1,958 | 14.6% | 44.1% |
Matched among Kansas high 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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Wyandotte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #107 of 262 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #159 of 262 | #2 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #98 of 262 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 913 | #61 of 332 | #6 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #129 of 172 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #15 of 172 | #2 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.8% | #235 of 263 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +55.0% | #2 of 75 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
913
+182 (+25%) vs 2020
+167% since 1990-91, when it was 342
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 913 | 61.6 | 14.8:1 | 25% (226) |
| 2023-24 | 817 | 54.9 | 14.9:1 | 25% (206) |
| 2022-23 | 779 | 50.7 | 15.4:1 | 24% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 731 | 49 | 14.9:1 | 16% (117) |
| 2017-18 | 589 | 41 | 14.4:1 | 21% (121) |
| 2015-16 | 585 | 38 | 15.4:1 | 20% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 523 | 30 | 17.4:1 | 16% (82) |
| 2000-01 | 445 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 4% (17) |
| 1990-91 | 342 | 21 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Piper High.
Since 2017-18: students up 55% (589 to 913); teachers up 50% (41 to 61.6).
About Piper High
Piper High is a large high school in Kansas City, Kansas, under Piper-Kansas City. School enrollment was 913 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Kansas average about 410 students.
Piper High is a school in Piper-Kansas City. The district has 4 schools and 2,835 students.
Roughly 51% of students at Piper High are White. The rest of enrollment is 17% Black, 17% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Among all residents of Wyandotte County, the White share is about 42%. Pick two students at random and there is a 67% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at Piper High is 61.6 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.8:1. That is 3.0 students per teacher above the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas. Around 25% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Wyandotte County averages 75%, higher than here.
allk12 grades Piper High a C+. The grade compares the school only with Kansas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Piper High ranks in the bottom 10% of Kansas schools. It scores 31.1%; the prediction is 50.4%.
Wyandotte County has these Census figures: the median household income is $63,631, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Wyandotte County is home to 62 public schools and about 30,713 public school students.
Piper Prairie Elementary is located about 1.1 miles from Piper High. The five-mile area around Piper High holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 45.0%, higher than Piper High's 31.1%.
Under the NCES locale system, Piper High is Rural: Fringe.
Over 4 years, Piper High's enrollment grew 25%, to 913.
Community posts for Piper High can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 MiddleMiddle · 680 students
- Piper Prairie ElementaryElementary · 644 students
- Piper Creek ElementaryElementary · 598 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
Other Piper High schools
One other US public school is named Piper High. Piper High is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- PIPER HIGH SCHOOLLAUDERHILL, FL · 2,201 students
Nearby schools
- Piper Prairie Elementary1.1 mi · 644
- Delaware Ridge Elementary1.5 mi · 378
- Piper Creek Elementary3.1 mi · 598
- Piper Middle3.3 mi · 680
- Basehor Elementary School3.3 mi · 508
- Basehor-Linwood High School3.3 mi · 882
Frequently asked questions
About Piper HighHow many students attend Piper High?
Piper High enrolls approximately 913 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Piper High serve?
Piper High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Piper High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Piper High is approximately 14.8:1 (62 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Piper High?
Student demographics at Piper High are roughly 51% White, 17% Hispanic, 17% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Piper High?
Piper High 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.