Summary:
Zip code 66109 has two middle schools, Piper Middle and D D Eisenhower Middle, and both serve grades 6–8. Their 2025–2026 results show a striking difference: Piper had higher proficiency in English language arts (ELA), math, and science, with leads of 31, 39, and 30 percentage points, respectively. The most important finding for families is that the school attended makes a substantial difference in the academic results shown for this area.
Piper Middle stands out at the top: 46% of students were proficient in ELA, 45% in math, and 34% in science. Its ELA result was essentially level with the 46% state rate; math was 4 points above the state, while science was 4 points below. D D Eisenhower Middle was at the bottom, with 15% proficiency in ELA, 6% in math, and 4% in science—31, 35, and 34 points below state results. SchoolDigger ranked Piper 137th of 368 schools, at the 63rd percentile with 3 stars; it ranked Eisenhower 366th of 368, at the 1st percentile with 0 stars.
Year-to-year changes were mixed rather than consistently upward. Piper’s ELA proficiency fell 3 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while math rose 4 points and science fell 1 point. Eisenhower’s ELA rose 3 points, but its math and science results each fell 1 point. Other measures also differ: Piper’s student–teacher ratio was 13.8, compared with 17.1 at Eisenhower; chronic absenteeism was 20% and 41%, respectively. Free/reduced-lunch rates were 29% at Piper and 73% at Eisenhower; these are descriptive context, not an explanation for test results. Enrollment was relatively similar, at 680 and 634 students.
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