Pieper High School

Both of our kids currently attend Rahe as will our 3rd next year. We love the rural small town feel of this school and all the teachers we’ve had have been tremendous. We’ve been told teachers actively try to get placed at Rahe and it shows with the quality of teachers they’ve been lucky to have had. Not only is it close and a quick easy bus ride away but our kids have shown tremendous improvement year over year on their testing. Couldn’t be happier with what it has done for their development!

I’m sharing this in hopes of helping other families make an informed decision. This isn’t written out of anger, but out of concern for student well-being.If you are considering moving into this school’s attendance area or enrolling your child here, I strongly encourage you to research carefully before committing. In our experience, bullying was not occasional—it felt frequent and ongoing, creating a stressful environment for student. Over time, this had a real impact on our child’s emotional well-being, feeling accepted and willingness to attend school.Equally concerning was the lack of consistent support when issues were raised. While there may be caring individuals within the school, our experience was that concerns were often minimized and meaningful change was difficult to see. This made it hard for family and student to feel protected or heard.If you have flexibility in where you live, you may want to consider other areas. If you must remain nearby, exploring alternative education options—including homeschooling—may provide a safer and more supportive environment for your child.Every family’s experience may differ, but based on what we went through, I felt it was important to share this perspective so others can ask the right questions before making a decision.

The special education department is great. The students, teachers, and staff are all so kind and inclusive. They are excellent at meeting the individual needs of the special education students. We felt so lucky to find this school.

So I offer a different perspective because I was once staffed there. I stayed for only 2 short months and then quit. The director at this location is horrendous. Constantly yelling and demeaning the children. She doesn't even try to hide it. Her interaction with the parents sucks as well. Please always follow your gut with your children, this is NOT a safe daycare.

I am writing this review with mixed emotions. On the one hand the teachers, especially the SPED teachers, are wonderful. They are there for the students, day in and day out going above and beyond. On the other hand, our family's experience with principal De La Garza left much to be desired. The focus was skewed towards test performance and when my SPED child was having processing issues, the care was not about the child holistically but rather test scores and how that would impact the school. It saddens me to know that with such a great community, including the community of teachers, such a bad experience could be had because of one person in control. In fact, we always felt like a number to her, in our interactions she was not very personable nor seemed to care about what was best for the child. She even tried to have our child switch schools and we later found out she pressured other families to do the same.Again, it saddens me to write this on what otherwise is a very good school.