Piper High

4400 North 107 Street, Kansas City KS, 66109 | Piper Unified School District 203 | 913-721-2100
  • grades 9-12
  • students 589
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 35% 3% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 71 in Kansas City
  • Ranked #0 of 1515 in Kansas
Proficiency Averages
25%Kansas City
35%Kansas

Piper High is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Piper Unified School District 203" in Kansas City, KS. There are a total of 589 students and 41 teachers at Piper High, for a student to teacher ratio of 15 to 1.

Piper High has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 34.5%, which is 3% lower than the Kansas average.

Piper High location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students589
Teachers41
Student/Teacher ratio15:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment73
Taking some courses43
Taking some courses (not tests)29
Passing some courses14
Passing no courses23

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Piper High, there are a total of 73 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 43 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All27%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School25-29%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All42%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School40-44%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Piper High race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictKansasNational
White 63.4% 65.4% 65.8% 51.1%
Black 21.4% 17.6% 7.3% 15.9%
Asian 1.2% 1.9% 2.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 10.8% 11.0% 18.1% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.4% 0.5% 1.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 2.8% 3.3% 4.7% 3.1%

Kansas City demographics profile

StatisticKansas CityKansasNational
Population153,0142,913,314328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,2273691
Median age33.536.237.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)47%59%55%
Speak English71%89%79%
Speak Spanish23%8%13%

Education level achieved in Kansas City

IndexKansas CityKansasNational
Completed 8th grade74.3%87.4%84.3%
Completed high school72.2%86.1%83.0%
Completed some college45.0%63.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree23.4%39.8%38.5%
Completed bachelors16.2%31.6%30.3%
Completed masters5.3%11.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.4%3.0%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.6%1.2%1.3%
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Source: The Piper High data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.