Summary:
Cheney, a community near Spokane in eastern Washington, has one middle school serving grades 6–8: Cheney Middle School, with about 637 students. The school is part of the Cheney School District and offers a single local option for middle-school families.
Cheney Middle School has mixed academic results compared with Washington schools. In 2025–2026, 48.0% of students were proficient in science, making it the school’s strongest subject and placing it close to the state average. English language arts proficiency was 38.3%, while math was 28.4%; both were about 14–15 percentage points below state rates. Performance was generally closer to Cheney School District averages than to statewide results. The school ranked in the 34th percentile statewide and received a two-star rating, while the district ranked in the 39th percentile.
Results varied notably by grade. Seventh grade was the strongest relative performer: its ELA and math results exceeded district averages, and its math result of 32.0% was the smallest school-to-state gap among the grades. Sixth grade was the biggest concern, especially math, where only 24.4% of students were proficient—more than 15 points below the state comparison. Eighth-grade ELA was the highest ELA result at 41.0%, although eighth-grade math fell below the district. Year over year, ELA declined 6.4 points, while math and science improved modestly. Families may want to ask about sixth-grade transition support, math intervention, and the reasons for the recent ELA decline, while also learning from the school’s comparatively strong science performance.
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