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Enrollment
2,093
High
DISTRICT 1,055 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COMAL ISD·NCES 481473012276
Pieper High School
1400 KINDER PKWY, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78260 · (830) 221-2000 · Bexar County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,093 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Texas public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
115 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
300 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 567 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 518 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 539 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 469 | 22% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 63% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
79.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
66.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +36.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 36 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 58.0% | 10.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 47.0% | 25.0% | 9.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 79.0% | 66.0% |
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 64.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 30.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
75.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Pieper High School
Pieper High School's state test result (75.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pieper High School this school | 2,093 | 14.3% | 75.2% |
| Alamo Heights High School SAN ANTONIO | 1,569 | 15.6% | 71.0% |
| Smithson Valley High School SPRING BRANCH | 2,098 | 14.4% | 74.7% |
| Boerne - Samuel V Champion High School BOERNE | 2,067 | 14.0% | 78.6% |
| Bowie High School AUSTIN | 2,876 | 14.0% | 78.8% |
| Liberty Hill High School LIBERTY HILL | 2,156 | 18.9% | 66.0% |
Matched among Texas 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 Pieper High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #148 of 1,385 | #9 of 81 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #187 of 1,425 ▲ 140 | #8 of 82 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #193 of 1,425 ▲ 69 | #15 of 82 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +37.5pp | #46 of 1,184 | #2 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,093 | #293 of 2,107 | #25 of 128 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #1,201 of 1,344 | #69 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.9% | #306 of 1,346 | #8 of 79 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.3% | #1,488 of 1,522 | #87 of 90 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,093 | 115.2 | 18.2:1 | 14% (300) |
| 2023-24 | 1,957 | 114.1 | 17.2:1 | 15% (289) |
| 2022-23 | 1,450 | 86.7 | 16.7:1 | 16% (235) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pieper High School.
About Pieper High School
As a large high school, Pieper High School serves students in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. It enrolled 2,093 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, high schools in Texas average about 796 students each.
COMAL ISD is the local district for Pieper High School. It runs 37 schools with 29,839 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Pieper High School. The largest is White students, at 45%. The next largest groups are 42% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The White share in Bexar County as a whole is similar, at about 42%. Pick two students at random and there is a 62% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Pieper High School employs 115.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 18.2:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Pieper High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 14%. On average, public schools in Bexar County report 63%.
The allk12 Grade for Pieper High School is A. Compared with Texas public high schools, the school scored higher than 85% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Pieper High School, the prediction is 67.6% and the result is 75.2%.
Within Bexar County, the median household income is $72,341, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. In all, Bexar County has 638 public schools and roughly 368,487 students.
Pieper Ranch Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Pieper High School. Pieper High School places 2nd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The NCES locale for Pieper High School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Pieper High School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Bexar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,067,341
Census ACS
Median income
$72,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
638
368,487 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COMAL ISD
- Canyon High SchoolHigh · 2,414 students
- Smithson Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,098 students
- Canyon Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,251 students
- Davenport High SchoolHigh · 1,233 students
- Johnson Ranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,185 students
- Pieper Ranch Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,140 students
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO
- Reagan High SchoolHigh · 3,403 students
- East Central High SchoolHigh · 3,362 students
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 3,196 students
- Brennan High SchoolHigh · 2,965 students
- Harlan High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Clark High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
Nearby schools
- Pieper Ranch Middle School0.3 mi · 1,140
- Kinder Ranch Elementary School0.9 mi · 623
- Bulverde Middle School2.6 mi · 690
- Timberwood Park Elementary School2.7 mi · 746
- Mh Specht Elementary School2.7 mi · 718
- Rahe Bulverde Elementary School2.8 mi · 617
Frequently asked questions
About Pieper High SchoolHow large is Pieper High School?
Pieper High School enrolls approximately 2,093 students in grades 09-12.
Is Pieper High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pieper High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Pieper High School have?
Pieper High School employs 115 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Pieper High School?
Student demographics at Pieper High School are roughly 45% White, 42% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Pieper High School in?
Pieper High School is part of COMAL ISD.
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