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Piper Creek Elementary

Q: Is Piper Creek Elementary a good school?

Piper Creek Elementary ranks 252 nd of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Piper Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 598 students attended Piper Creek Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Piper Creek Elementary?

Students at Piper Creek Elementary are 52% White, 15% Hispanic, 14% African American, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Piper Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Piper Creek Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Piper Middle High : Piper High

Public Grades 3-5

252^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Piper Creek Elementary is a public elementary school in Kansas City, Kansas, serving 610 students in grades 3-5. The school is part of the Piper-Kansas City school district, which is ranked 95 out of 264 districts in the state.

Piper Creek Elementary consistently outperforms the state and district averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 55.07%, compared to 50.13% for the district and 44.47% for the state. In Mathematics, Piper Creek's proficiency rate was 43.95%, higher than the district's 40.82% and the state's 38.73%. The school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate of 61.7% is also significantly above the district's 47.5% and the state's 41.44%. Piper Creek's performance across diverse student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and Multi-racial students, is particularly impressive, with several groups ranking in the top percentiles of Kansas elementary schools.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Glenwood Ridge Elementary and Basehor Elementary, Piper Creek stands out for its consistently high academic performance, effective support for diverse student populations, and efficient use of resources, as evidenced by its higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio. These factors contribute to Piper Creek Elementary's reputation as a standout institution in the Kansas City, Kansas educational landscape.

598

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,616

Per pupil spending ?

31.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4420 N. 107th Street
Kansas City, KS 66109

(913) 721-5000

District: Piper-Kansas City

Students who attend Piper Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Piper Middle
High:	Piper High

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.2%

Hispanic:

14.7%

African American:

14.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (54% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Above the Kansas median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg46%

Kansas avg42%

252^nd of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 38% (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	60.7	252 of 656	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	188 of 653	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	133 of 660	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.7	100 of 668	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	98 of 670	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	100 of 667	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	165 of 656	74.8%	★★★★☆
2017	78.5	105 of 659	84.1%	★★★★☆
2016	89.5	43 of 656	93.4%	★★★★★
2015	76.4	112 of 678	83.5%	★★★★☆
2013	76.1	121 of 668	81.9%	★★★★☆
2012	77.3	59 of 660	91.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	11 of 70	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	9 of 72	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	92.6	4 of 74	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	92.3	4 of 68	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	95.4	4 of 73	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	82.9	4 of 73	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	78.3	6 of 65	90.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	18 of 26	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	16 of 22	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	18 of 28	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	17 of 26	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.1	16 of 24	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2019	50.6	79 of 193	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	19.8	125 of 140	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	12 of 129	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	36.9	88 of 124	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	82.6	5 of 117	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	82.2	4 of 117	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	90.1	5 of 108	95.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	80.6	82 of 591	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.0	90 of 591	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	107 of 574	81.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2019	71.9	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	40 of 262	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.4	16 of 260	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.5	14 of 245	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	4 of 254	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	97.5	3 of 229	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.2	7 of 235	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.6	8 of 207	96.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	259 of 533	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	264 of 546	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.3	69 of 541	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	84 of 512	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	66.6	115 of 494	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	87 of 509	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	58.5	188 of 512	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	77.5	102 of 605	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	110 of 586	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	62.5	190 of 575	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	3 of 35	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	57.3	16 of 41	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.7	5 of 30	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	6 of 29	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	79.7	4 of 22	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	96.9	1 of 19	94.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	111 of 313	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.4	143 of 306	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.9	56 of 296	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	88.8	16 of 305	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	50.6	79 of 193	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	19.8	125 of 140	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	219 of 576	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.3	115 of 579	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	104 of 584	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	81 of 596	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	81 of 587	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	73 of 592	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	124 of 574	78.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)91st percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)91st percentile+29 vs school

Female (2021)86th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2025)84th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2021)83rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)59th percentile-26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)31st percentile-31 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)<1st percentile-85 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

Science62%+20 vs state

English Language Arts55%+11 vs state

Mathematics44%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)				KAP Mathematics (2025)				KAP Science (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 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Piper Creek Elementary	Public	3-5	4420 N. 107th Street	Kansas City	66109	Wyandotte County	Piper-Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 721-5000	598	39	15.2	31.9%	312 (52.2%)	85 (14.2%)	88 (14.7%)	61 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (8.4%)	60.7	252^nd of 656 public elementary schools	61.6%		67.1	188^th of 653 public elementary schools	71.2%	64	56.3	52.9	55.9	55.1	36.2	42.9	51.3	44.0	61.7	61.7	$13,616	$352	$13,265
Piper Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	3131 N. 122nd	Kansas City	66109	Wyandotte County	Piper-Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 721-1243	644	35	18.3	29.5%	315 (48.9%)	87 (13.5%)	116 (18.0%)	65 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	59 (9.2%)								(n/a)											$13,591	$608	$12,982
Lowell Brune Elementary School	Public	K-5	2200 N. 89th Terrace	Kansas City	66109	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 551-3200	432	30	14.1	72.7%	57 (13.2%)	110 (25.5%)	133 (30.8%)	91 (21.1%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.3%)	30 (6.9%)	12.2	598^th of 656 public elementary schools	8.8%		11.4	596^th of 653 public elementary schools	8.7%	2	23.6	24.7	35.6	27.8	16.2	16.5	21.6	18.0	24.3	24.3	$18,252	$5,922	$12,330
Delaware Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 North 130th Street	Kansas City	66115	Wyandotte County	Bonner Springs	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 441-2126	378	28	13.3	57.1%	189 (50.0%)	67 (17.7%)	74 (19.6%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	36 (9.5%)	28.1	498^th of 656 public elementary schools	24.1%		31.4	475^th of 653 public elementary schools	27.3%	23	36.5	46.1	36.8	40.0	16.9	27.3	35.1	26.1	39.6	39.6	$14,183	$4,218	$9,965
Claude A Huyck Elementary	Public	K-5	1530 N 83rd Street	Kansas City	66112	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4650	304	19	15.7	78.6%	16 (5.3%)	98 (32.2%)	64 (21.1%)	103 (33.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	19 (6.3%)	24.6	512^th of 656 public elementary schools	22.0%		11.7	594^th of 653 public elementary schools	9.0%	82	38.2	20.9	53.7	38.8	28.6	11.4	29.8	24.2	33.3	33.3	$25,209	$9,342	$15,867
John F Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	2600 N 72nd St	Kansas City	66109	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4950	419	25	16.5	73.5%	61 (14.6%)	115 (27.4%)	139 (33.2%)	72 (17.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	23 (5.5%)	14.8	579^th of 656 public elementary schools	11.7%		14.1	581^st of 653 public elementary schools	11.0%	2	34.4	21.4	38.9	31.5	17.2	8.6	22.2	16.0	31.0	31.0	$17,580	$6,399	$11,181
Stony Point North	Public	K-5	8200 Elizabeth	Kansas City	66112	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4500	300	28	10.8	85.3%	51 (17.0%)	79 (26.3%)	120 (40.0%)	25 (8.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	17 (5.7%)	15.6	574^th of 656 public elementary schools	12.5%		25.4	510^th of 653 public elementary schools	21.9%	64	30.4	39.5	17.6	30.1	11.9	38.6	13.9	20.9	13.9	13.9	$22,123	$6,730	$15,393
Hazel Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	2401 N 67th St	Kansas City	66104	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-7000	537	34	15.8	87.0%	48 (8.9%)	133 (24.8%)	258 (48.0%)	73 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	15.9	573^rd of 656 public elementary schools	12.7%		22.2	534^th of 653 public elementary schools	18.2%	39	24.7	31.4	37.6	31.3	22.8	17.8	27.7	22.8	21.3	21.3	$16,848	$5,920	$10,928
Basehor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15602 Leavenworth Rd	Basehor	66007	Leavenworth County	Basehor-Linwood	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 724-1038	508	36	14.2	20.9%	421 (82.9%)	7 (1.4%)	44 (8.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.1%)	87.5	55^th of 656 public elementary schools	91.6%		84.4	80^th of 653 public elementary schools	87.7%	25	75.0	67.9	65.4	69.3	68.1	60.5	68.8	65.6	67.5	67.5	$14,851	$1,053	$13,798
Stony Point South	Public	K-5	150 South 78th St	Kansas City	66111	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4600	247	17	14.8	78.1%	80 (32.4%)	45 (18.2%)	94 (38.1%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (9.3%)	16.6	571^st of 656 public elementary schools	13.0%		17.7	564^th of 653 public elementary schools	13.6%	7	34.9	39.0	29.2	34.1	20.4	31.0	14.3	21.5	14.6	14.6	$19,546	$5,903	$13,643

Frequently Asked Questions about Piper Creek Elementary

Is Piper Creek Elementary a good school?

Piper Creek Elementary ranks 252^nd of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Piper Creek Elementary in?

Piper-Kansas City

What is the racial makeup of Piper Creek Elementary?

Students at Piper Creek Elementary are 52% White, 15% Hispanic, 14% African American, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

How many students attend Piper Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 598 students attended Piper Creek Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Piper Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Piper Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Piper Middle
High : Piper High

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