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Cheney Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

57^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 657 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Cheney Elementary serves 395 students in prekindergarten through grade 5 in the Cheney, Kansas, community. Its 2025–26 results are strong overall, with scores well above Kansas averages in English language arts (ELA), math, and science. The clearest standout is science: Cheney had the highest result among nearby schools with reported scores.

Cheney’s strongest comparison is science, where 64% of students were proficient, versus 38% statewide and 60% in the Cheney district. ELA was 71%, 25 points above the state and 4 points above the district; among nearby schools, Cheney ranked second, behind Apollo Elementary School. Math was 64%, 23 points above the state but 1 point below the district. It ranked third among nearby schools, behind Apollo and Garden Plain Elementary. Fifth-grade math is a particular area to watch: Cheney scored 58%, compared with 70% in fourth-grade math, though the fifth-grade result remained 13 points above the state.

Over the past four years, ELA rose 8 points and math rose 1 point, while science fell 4 points from its earlier score. Even so, Cheney’s advantage over the state narrowed in all three subjects as state scores improved. SchoolDigger ranks Cheney 57th of 657 Kansas schools, at the 91st percentile with five stars; its district ranks third of 268. Chronic absenteeism was low at 4% in 2025–26, down from 7% in 2023–24. The 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 14.8, around the middle of the nearby range, and 34% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch, slightly above the nearby median. One notable SchoolDigger subgroup trend is Special Education Students: their statewide effectiveness ranking rose from the 75th percentile in 2023–24 to the 99th in 2025–26, compared with Cheney’s overall 91st percentile that year.

395

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,102

Per pupil spending ?

33.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

126 W 5th
Cheney, KS 67025

(316) 542-3137

District: Cheney

Students who attend Cheney Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cheney Middle School 6-8
High:	Cheney High

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.1%

Hispanic:

3.5%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2016 → 91st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (66% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Kansas elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg64%

Kansas avg42%

57^th of 657

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 268Cheney 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
2026	85.6	57 of 657	91.3%	★★★★★
2025	85.2	71 of 656	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	92.1	26 of 653	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	56 of 660	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	19 of 668	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	96.2	10 of 670	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	69.3	177 of 667	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	99 of 656	84.9%	★★★★☆
2017	77.0	111 of 659	83.2%	★★★★☆
2016	86.0	67 of 656	89.8%	★★★★☆
2015	84.7	59 of 678	91.3%	★★★★★
2013	77.6	100 of 668	85.0%	★★★★☆
2012	77.8	50 of 660	92.4%	★★★★★
2011	70.5	178 of 631	71.8%	★★★★☆
2010	78.7	66 of 630	89.5%	★★★★☆
2009	75.7	98 of 621	84.2%	★★★★☆
2008	78.0	87 of 614	85.8%	★★★★☆
2007	73.9	144 of 600	76.0%	★★★★☆
2006	74.5	126 of 585	78.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2019	31.0	142 of 193	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	82.2	73 of 585	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	95.4	10 of 591	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	72.8	129 of 591	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	65 of 574	88.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	83.9	31 of 546	94.3%	★★★★★
2025	85.4	31 of 533	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	5 of 546	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	83.6	31 of 541	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	9 of 512	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	92.1	9 of 494	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	69.5	103 of 509	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	63.0	151 of 512	70.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	85.3	59 of 594	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	14 of 605	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	62.4	184 of 586	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.9	114 of 575	80.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	95.3	4 of 318	98.7%	★★★★★
2025	87.2	16 of 313	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	67.1	76 of 306	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	56.9	110 of 296	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.0	142 of 193	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	77.2	96 of 576	83.3%	★★★★☆
2025	76.4	105 of 576	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	59 of 579	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	79 of 584	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	91.7	28 of 596	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	10 of 587	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	63.6	186 of 592	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.6	103 of 574	82.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2026)99th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)94th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)90th percentile~ school

Female (2026)88th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)83rd percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2019)26th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts71%+25 vs state

Science64%+26 vs state

Mathematics64%+23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KAP English Language Arts (2026)							KAP Mathematics (2026)							KAP Science (2026)			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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cheney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	126 W 5th	Cheney	67025	Sedgwick County	Cheney	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 542-3137	395	27	14.8	33.7%	360 (91.1%)	7 (1.8%)	14 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	85.6	57^th of 657 public elementary schools	91.3%		85.2	71^st of 656 public elementary schools	89.2%	14	74.4	71.4	67.2				70.6	62.8	69.6	58.3				63.5	63.9		63.9	$14,102	$149	$13,952
Garden Plain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	700 Section Line	Garden Plain	67050	Sedgwick County	Renwick	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 531-2261	445	24	18.1	15.1%	413 (92.8%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	77.7	114^th of 657 public elementary schools	82.6%		87.7	52^nd of 656 public elementary schools	92.1%	62	68.3	59.0	66.0	55.8	67.4	51.1	61.3	56.1	66.7	70.2	65.1	56.5	64.4	63.2	44.7	53.3	48.9	$10,056	$5,203	$4,853
Clark Davidson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	333 S Walnut	Goddard	67052	Sedgwick County	Goddard	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 794-4260	462	31	15.0	40.5%	302 (65.4%)	23 (5.0%)	88 (19.0%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.1%)	34.4	468^th of 657 public elementary schools	28.8%		57.7	272^nd of 656 public elementary schools	58.5%	196	39.0	50.5					45.1	29.3	38.9					34.3				$13,644	$1,296	$12,349
Oak Street Elementary School K-4	Public	K-4	501 N Oak	Goddard	67052	Sedgwick County	Goddard	No	No	No	No	(316) 794-4200	343	26	13.2	34.4%	271 (79.0%)	7 (2.0%)	36 (10.5%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.4%)	53.4	307^th of 657 public elementary schools	53.3%		50.8	326^th of 656 public elementary schools	50.3%	19	64.6	48.6					56.3	52.3	27.1					39.3				$14,044	$870	$13,174
Amelia Earhart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	19201 W. 23rd Street South	Goddard	67052	Sedgwick County	Goddard	No	No	No	No	(316) 794-4080	514	37	14.0	31.5%	371 (72.2%)	11 (2.1%)	74 (14.4%)	21 (4.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.4%)	73.2	154^th of 657 public elementary schools	76.6%		85.6	68^th of 656 public elementary schools	89.6%	86	61.6	67.3					64.8	42.5	66.4					55.8				$12,298	$744	$11,554
Norwich Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	209 Parkway	Norwich	67118	Kingman County	Kingman - Norwich	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 478-2235	108	12	9.2	41.7%	98 (90.7%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.6%)	53.3	308^th of 657 public elementary schools	53.1%		60.7	254^th of 656 public elementary schools	61.3%	54	47.4	50.0	68.2				56.1	36.8	37.5	63.6				47.4	40.9		40.9	$15,361	$2,418	$12,943
Andale Elementary-Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	500 West Rush	Andale	67001	Sedgwick County	Renwick	No	No	No	No	(316) 444-2628	447	26	17.1	14.8%	416 (93.1%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	81.8	80^th of 657 public elementary schools	87.8%		70.4	165^th of 656 public elementary schools	74.8%	85	68.9	69.0	87.8	58.0	53.8	52.3	64.7	68.9	61.9	80.5	54.0	46.2	56.8	61.3	43.9	45.5	44.7	$9,429	$3,680	$5,748
Explorer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	16746 W Explorer	Goddard	67052	Sedgwick County	Goddard	No	No	No	No	(316) 794-4181	433	31	13.9	31.2%	318 (73.4%)	9 (2.1%)	62 (14.3%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (7.6%)	65.1	208^th of 657 public elementary schools	68.3%		80.8	105^th of 656 public elementary schools	84.0%	103	55.0	58.4					56.8	50.0	53.8					52.0				$13,501	$776	$12,725
St. Marks School	Public	PK, KG-8	19001 West 29th N.	Colwich	67030	Sedgwick County	Renwick	No	No	No	No	(316) 796-1466	315	23	13.7	10.2%	272 (86.3%)	3 (1.0%)	25 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	63.7	220^th of 657 public elementary schools	66.5%		68.4	181^st of 656 public elementary schools	72.4%	39	48.6	62.9	59.0	61.9	70.4	65.6	60.8	45.9	57.1	41.0	54.8	70.4	71.9	55.7	46.2	68.8	56.3	$10,183	$3,953	$6,230
Apollo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	16158 W Apollo	Goddard	67052	Sedgwick County	Goddard	No	No	No	No	(316) 794-4090	544	34	15.9	29.0%	413 (75.9%)	19 (3.5%)	70 (12.9%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.1%)	90.2	33^rd of 657 public elementary schools	95.0%		89.9	34^th of 656 public elementary schools	94.8%	1	78.6	77.1					77.8	61.8	67.0					64.6				$10,229	$740	$9,489

Frequently Asked Questions about Cheney Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Cheney Elementary?

Students at Cheney Elementary are 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Cheney Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cheney Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cheney Middle School 6-8
High : Cheney High

How many students attend Cheney Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 395 students attended Cheney Elementary.

What district is Cheney Elementary in?

Cheney

Is Cheney Elementary a good school?

Yes. Cheney Elementary ranks in the top 8.7% of Kansas elementary schools.

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