Summary:
Schools in zip code 66109 include 10 schools—five elementary, two middle and three high schools—serving families in a mix of school communities. Across the nine schools with reported all-grades scores, averages were 28% in ELA, 23% in math and 26% in science, compared with state averages of 46%, 41% and 38%. Piper Prairie Elementary has no reported test scores. The most important finding is how much results differ by school: reported scores range from 0% to 52% in ELA and from 4% to 64% in science.
Piper Creek Elementary stands out at the top, leading the reported all-grades results in ELA (52%), math (50%) and science (64%); its science score is 27 percentage points above the next-highest school, Delaware Ridge Elementary (37%). Creek also exceeds state results by 6 points in ELA, 9 in math and 26 in science. Piper Middle and Piper High also top the state in math, at 45% and 42% versus 41%. At the bottom, Alfred Fairfax Academy reports 0% in ELA and math, while D D Eisenhower Middle has the lowest science result, 4% versus 38% statewide.
Area averages have lost ground to the state in ELA and math: from 2024–25 to 2025–26, the ELA average fell 2 points while the state rose, and the math average rose 1 point while the state gained more; the gaps widened from 14 to 18 points in ELA and 17 to 18 in math. Individual trends differ: Piper High’s math score rose 11 points, while John F Kennedy Elementary’s ELA and science scores fell 7 and 13 points. SchoolDigger’s rankings also show mixed paths: Piper High moved from the 61st to 63rd percentile, while Piper Creek and Piper Middle each moved from the 71st to 63rd. Free/reduced-lunch rates offer context, not an explanation: Creek’s rate is 32%, compared with 25% at Piper High and 83% at Fairfax.
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