Middle Schools in Cheney School District

The Cheney School District in Washington serves middle school students in grades 6-8 through two schools, Cheney Middle School and Westwood Middle School, both of which have similar enrollments and operate within a district ranked in the lower half statewide.

Comparing the two, Westwood Middle School generally performs stronger, particularly in mathematics where it outpaces Cheney Middle by about six percentage points. However, both schools, along with the Cheney School District overall, score below Washington state averages in English, math, and science, with the largest performance gap seen in mathematics. Cheney Middle School shows a relative strength in science proficiency, especially in 8th grade.

An important trend is that Westwood Middle's state ranking has declined significantly over the past few years, despite having historically been the higher performer. Both schools serve student populations with high economic need, as indicated by free and reduced lunch eligibility rates above 50%. For parents, this analysis suggests examining specific programs, like the successful 7th-grade math instruction at Westwood, while noting that academic results across the district have room for improvement compared to the state.