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Piper High

Q: Is Piper High a good school?

Piper High ranks 153 rd of 332 Kansas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

153^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 332 Kansas High Schools

Better than 54% of Kansas high schools

Summary

Piper High is a public high school located in Kansas City, Kansas, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 817 students. The school is part of the Piper-Kansas City school district, which is ranked 95 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Piper High's student performance, as measured by proficiency rates on the Kansas Assessment Program (KAP) tests, is generally higher than the state average in English Language Arts but slightly below in mathematics. The school has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 88.1% to 90.9% over the past few years, which is comparable to the nearby schools. However, Piper High has experienced higher rates of chronic absenteeism compared to the state average, an area of concern that the school may need to address.

When compared to the nearby schools, Piper High generally outperforms the lower-performing schools in the Kansas City and Turner-Kansas City districts, such as Wyandotte High, F.L. Schlagle High, and Washington High. However, Piper High lags behind the higher-performing schools in the De Soto and Basehor-Linwood districts, such as Mill Valley High School and Basehor-Linwood High School, which consistently rank among the top 30 high schools in Kansas.

913

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,658

Per pupil spending ?

24.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13021 Leavenworth Road
Kansas City, KS 66109

(913) 721-2100

District: Piper-Kansas City

Feeder schools for Piper High:

Elementary:	Piper Creek Elementary
	Piper Prairie Elementary
Middle:	Piper Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.5%

African American:

17.2%

Hispanic:

17.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 58th percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Kansas median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (36% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 20% Kansas)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg45%

Kansas avg42%

153^rd of 332

Kansas public high schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

95^th of 264Piper-Kansas City among Kansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	153 of 332	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	123 of 318	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	154 of 327	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.2	86 of 324	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	59.3	115 of 320	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.7	72 of 325	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	63.9	96 of 314	69.4%	★★★★☆
2017	76.7	62 of 316	80.4%	★★★★☆
2016	80.9	50 of 313	84.0%	★★★★☆
2015	57.5	136 of 326	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	81.7	22 of 323	93.2%	★★★★★
2012	75.0	41 of 317	87.1%	★★★★☆
2011	73.9	63 of 298	78.9%	★★★★☆
2010	35.4	239 of 302	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	47.8	172 of 291	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.4	189 of 267	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	72.0	72 of 280	74.3%	★★★★☆
2006	63.5	84 of 262	67.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	18 of 52	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.9	34 of 50	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	24 of 53	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.6	33 of 50	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.8	25 of 48	47.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.1	6 of 46	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	9 of 47	80.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	21 of 31	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	24 of 32	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	27 of 33	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2019	25.4	103 of 111	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	90 of 110	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	38.2	169 of 250	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.9	73 of 249	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	59 of 248	76.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	61 of 106	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.6	35 of 105	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.6	69 of 110	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	75.1	17 of 102	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	80.3	14 of 99	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.9	26 of 92	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	24 of 89	73.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	99 of 246	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.8	154 of 249	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	205 of 250	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.4	149 of 223	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	150 of 213	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	117 of 229	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.7	55 of 228	75.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	74.6	46 of 258	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	44 of 252	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	59.6	85 of 248	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	57.4	22 of 67	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	17 of 64	73.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	84 of 125	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	74 of 124	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	71 of 122	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	43 of 117	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.4	103 of 111	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	90 of 110	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	106 of 306	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.5	42 of 295	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	69 of 309	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	48 of 307	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	68.9	65 of 302	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	26 of 306	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	65.0	82 of 296	72.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2021)82nd percentile+18 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)67th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)65th percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile-21 vs school

Female (2021)32nd percentile-32 vs school

Asian (2025)32nd percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2019)7th percentile-71 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts42%-3 vs state

Mathematics30%-8 vs state

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Schools Near Piper High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)		KAP Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Piper High	Public	9-12	13021 Leavenworth Road	Kansas City	66109	Wyandotte County	Piper-Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 721-2100	913	62	14.8	24.8%	470 (51.5%)	157 (17.2%)	155 (17.0%)	66 (7.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (6.8%)	51.3	153^rd of 332 public high schools	53.9%		55.9	123^rd of 318 public high schools	61.3%	30	42.0	42.0	30.5	30.5	$13,658	$189	$13,469
Basehor-Linwood High School	Public	9-12	2108 North 155 Street	Basehor	66007	Leavenworth County	Basehor-Linwood	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 724-2266	882	63	14.0	19.7%	726 (82.3%)	14 (1.6%)	96 (10.9%)	13 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.5%)	83.2	45^th of 332 public high schools	86.4%		90.7	18^th of 318 public high schools	94.3%	27	50.6	50.6	51.5	51.5	$12,536	$703	$11,833
Alfred Fairfax Academy	Public	9-12	2226 N 85th st	Kansas City	66109	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	No	(913) 627-6700	52	7	7.4	82.7%	4 (7.7%)	19 (36.5%)	27 (51.9%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	1.9	332^nd of 332 public high schools	0.0%		2.1	318^th of 318 public high schools	0.0%	14	8.3	8.3	0.0	0.0	$28,357	$5,051	$23,306
Bonner Springs High	Public	9-12	100 McDanield	Bonner Springs	66012	Wyandotte County	Bonner Springs	No	No	No	No	(913) 422-5121	778	62	12.6	53.2%	422 (54.2%)	107 (13.8%)	181 (23.3%)	7 (0.9%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	53 (6.8%)	22.9	268^th of 332 public high schools	19.3%		27.9	254^th of 318 public high schools	20.1%	14	29.1	29.1	19.7	19.7	$14,622	$3,568	$11,054
Lansing High 9-12	Public	9-12	1412 147th Street	Leavenworth	66048	Leavenworth County	Lansing	No	No	No	No	(913) 727-3357	860	54	15.8	29.8%	602 (70.0%)	62 (7.2%)	96 (11.2%)	12 (1.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (9.7%)	78.8	55^th of 332 public high schools	83.4%		80	41^st of 318 public high schools	87.1%	14	47.0	47.0	50.7	50.7	$12,130	$1,289	$10,841
500 Reach	Public	12	7704 Parallel Parkway	Kansas City	66612	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	No	(913) 287-1718	76			3.9%	11 (14.5%)	27 (35.5%)	34 (44.7%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)								(n/a)					$7,408	$3,992	$3,416
Washington High	Public	9-12	7340 Leavenworth Road	Kansas City	66109	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	No	(913) 627-7800	1,180	65	18.0	67.0%	158 (13.4%)	391 (33.1%)	417 (35.3%)	144 (12.2%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (0.9%)	57 (4.8%)	5.6	319^th of 332 public high schools	3.9%		3.6	312^th of 318 public high schools	1.9%	7	8.2	8.2	12.4	12.4	$17,809	$5,622	$12,188
F L Schlagle High	Public	9-12	2214 N 59th St	Kansas City	66104	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	No	(913) 627-7500	841	53	16.0	74.4%	46 (5.5%)	230 (27.3%)	481 (57.2%)	54 (6.4%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	24 (2.9%)	4.4	324^th of 332 public high schools	2.4%		3.7	311^th of 318 public high schools	2.2%	13	14.3	14.3	5.3	5.3	$20,023	$5,952	$14,071
Mill Valley High School	Public	9-12	5900 Monticello Road	Shawnee	66226	Johnson County	De Soto	No	No	No	No	(913) 422-4351	1,432	90	15.8	10.7%	1,127 (78.7%)	72 (5.0%)	102 (7.1%)	55 (3.8%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	68 (4.7%)	92.2	23^rd of 332 public high schools	93.1%		89.5	20^th of 318 public high schools	93.7%	3	55.4	55.4	61.8	61.8	$12,297	$574	$11,723
Leavenworth Senior High	Public	9-12	2012 10th Ave	Leavenworth	66048	Leavenworth County	Leavenworth	No	No	No	No	(913) 684-1550	1,237	72	17.1	44.6%	705 (57.0%)	174 (14.1%)	185 (15.0%)	18 (1.5%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	147 (11.9%)	38.3	218^th of 332 public high schools	34.3%		48.4	167^th of 318 public high schools	47.5%	51	34.8	34.8	28.0	28.0	$11,651	$1,470	$10,181

Frequently Asked Questions about Piper High

What schools feed into Piper High?

Piper High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Piper Creek Elementary
Elementary : Piper Prairie Elementary
Middle : Piper Middle

How many students attend Piper High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 913 students attended Piper High.

Is Piper High a good school?

Piper High ranks 153^rd of 332 Kansas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Piper High in?

Piper-Kansas City

What is the racial makeup of Piper High?

Students at Piper High are 51% White, 17% African American, 17% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

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