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Cheney Middle School

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Cheney Middle School ranks 338 th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

338^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 34% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Cheney Middle School in Cheney, WA, serves 637 students in grades 6–8 in the Spokane-area community and is part of the Cheney School District. The school ranks 338th out of 514 Washington middle schools, placing it in the 34th percentile with a two-star rating. More than half of students—53.69% in 2024–2025—qualified for free or reduced-price lunch, although that share has declined from 60.70% two years earlier.

Academically, the school’s strongest subject is science. In 2025–2026, 47.96% of students were proficient in science, slightly above the district rate of 46.91% and relatively close to Washington’s 50.95%. ELA proficiency was 38.31%, and math proficiency was 28.41%, both below district and state results. Seventh grade was a bright spot: students exceeded district averages in both ELA and math, while sixth-grade transition support and eighth-grade math appear to be important improvement areas. ELA declined notably in the latest year, while science has improved substantially since 2023–2024.

The closest comparison is Westwood Middle School, another similarly sized school in the Cheney School District. Westwood currently performs somewhat better, but the gap is modest. Cheney’s science results also compare favorably with several nearby schools, including Salk Middle School, while it trails higher-performing schools such as Sacajawea Middle School, Carla Peperzak Middle School, and Medical Lake Middle School. Key questions for families include how the school is responding to the ELA decline, strengthening math, supporting different student groups, and applying successful seventh-grade and science practices across the school.

637

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,916

Per pupil spending ?

53.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

740 Betz
Cheney, WA 99004-2181

(509) 559-4400

District: Cheney School District

Students who attend Cheney Middle School usually attend:

High:

Cheney High School

Feeder schools for Cheney Middle School:

Elementary:	Betz Elementary
	Salnave Elementary
	Sunset Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.3%

Hispanic:

16.6%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2013 → 34th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (35% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg39%

Washington avg48%

338^th of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 35 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Cheney School District

145^th of 238Cheney School District among Washington 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	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	338 of 514	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.8	340 of 534	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	317 of 535	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	366 of 539	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	290 of 541	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.2	238 of 529	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	282 of 512	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	66.0	136 of 443	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.1	156 of 445	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.0	188 of 498	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.7	189 of 497	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.9	164 of 492	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.9	198 of 483	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.6	155 of 476	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.7	121 of 466	74.0%	★★★★☆
2007	61.3	160 of 463	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.4	145 of 449	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	73.5	101 of 425	76.2%	★★★★☆
2004	72.0	100 of 421	76.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	36.5	280 of 443	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.8	270 of 471	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	306 of 464	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	319 of 464	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	269 of 479	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.9	219 of 469	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.5	165 of 452	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	198 of 347	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.3	219 of 347	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	166 of 344	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.1	207 of 336	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	282 of 360	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.4	185 of 353	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	262 of 344	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.9	104 of 259	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	28.6	339 of 453	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.7	277 of 457	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	240 of 455	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	326 of 463	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.6	221 of 475	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.0	146 of 458	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.9	267 of 448	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	334 of 454	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.3	353 of 472	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.7	272 of 466	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	332 of 470	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.0	262 of 480	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.5	202 of 476	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.8	328 of 453	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	19.8	28 of 30	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	30.4	38 of 43	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	38 of 46	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	34 of 40	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	64.7	16 of 51	68.6%	★★★★☆
2021	44.9	23 of 44	47.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.8	44 of 50	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	166 of 222	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	200 of 243	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	218 of 257	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.3	153 of 250	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.9	189 of 246	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	24.5	139 of 167	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	193 of 199	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	142 of 210	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	365 of 453	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.4	378 of 488	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	365 of 486	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	380 of 488	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.7	289 of 488	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.1	248 of 480	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	318 of 470	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)43rd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)37th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)25th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)19th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2023)17th percentile-15 vs school

Military Connected (2026)7th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science48%-3 vs state

English Language Arts38%-14 vs state

Math28%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)				SBAC Math (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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cheney Middle School	Public	6-8	740 Betz	Cheney	99004	Spokane County	Cheney School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 559-4400	637	36	17.7	53.7%	448 (70.3%)	19 (3.0%)	106 (16.6%)	13 (2.0%)	8 (1.3%)	5 (0.8%)	38 (6.0%)	32.8	338^th of 514 public middle schools	34.2%		34.8	340^th of 534 public middle schools	36.3%	2	48.0	48.0	34.0	40.2	41.0	38.3	24.4	32.0	29.1	28.4	$15,916	$661	$15,255
Medical Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	1010 E. Lake St.	Medical Lake	99022	Spokane County	Medical Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 565-3300	381	24	15.8	48.0%	281 (73.8%)	8 (2.1%)	53 (13.9%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	26 (6.8%)	79.2	98^th of 514 public middle schools	80.9%		65.3	165^th of 534 public middle schools	69.1%	67	65.0	65.0	54.8	62.5	65.8	61.0	56.5	47.5	50.8	51.7	$17,846	$723	$17,123
Westwood Middle School	Public	6-8	6120 South Abbott Road	Spokane	99224	Spokane County	Cheney School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 559-4410	624	35	17.8	57.7%	387 (62.0%)	17 (2.7%)	93 (14.9%)	16 (2.6%)	11 (1.8%)	47 (7.5%)	51 (8.2%)	37.1	310^th of 514 public middle schools	39.7%		37.4	323^rd of 534 public middle schools	39.5%	13	51.1	51.1	38.0	38.1	43.9	39.8	27.4	27.2	36.6	30.2	$15,650	$455	$15,195
Carla Peperzak Middle School	Public	6-8	2620 East 63rd Ave	Spokane	99223	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(509) 824-8400	754	45	16.7	46.0%	558 (74.0%)	31 (4.1%)	61 (8.1%)	16 (2.1%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	78 (10.3%)	82.2	88^th of 514 public middle schools	82.9%		76.1	106^th of 534 public middle schools	80.1%	18	55.2	55.2	67.5	71.1	65.2	67.9	56.9	53.8	47.6	52.9	$18,355	$1,297	$17,057
Sacajawea Middle School	Public	6-8	401 E 33Rd Ave	Spokane	99203	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-5500	855	48	17.9	40.4%	616 (72.0%)	29 (3.4%)	99 (11.6%)	9 (1.1%)	6 (0.7%)	13 (1.5%)	81 (9.5%)	88.3	58^th of 514 public middle schools	88.7%		83.7	77^th of 534 public middle schools	85.6%	19	64.1	64.1	64.4	70.9	64.1	66.6	57.0	64.8	62.9	61.9	$15,364	$1,168	$14,196
Chase Middle School	Public	6-8	4747 E 37Th Ave	Spokane	99223	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-5000	685	43	16.1	55.5%	457 (66.7%)	27 (3.9%)	77 (11.2%)	29 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.3%)	75 (10.9%)	58.2	190^th of 514 public middle schools	63.0%		51.5	235^th of 534 public middle schools	56.0%	45	47.8	47.8	40.0	55.9	50.5	49.0	36.0	50.6	50.0	45.7	$17,951	$1,047	$16,904
Pauline Flett Middle School	Public	6-8	5020 W Wellesley	Spokane	99205	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 824-8000	609	35	17.4	60.8%	449 (73.7%)	13 (2.1%)	54 (8.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	82 (13.5%)	44.1	275^th of 514 public middle schools	46.5%		42.5	285^th of 534 public middle schools	46.6%	10	38.3	38.3	42.5	56.4	42.6	46.8	37.8	38.6	28.7	35.0	$17,828	$926	$16,903
Glover Middle School	Public	6-8	2330 W Longfellow Ave	Spokane	99205	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-5400	537	33	16.1	73.0%	332 (61.8%)	26 (4.8%)	64 (11.9%)	11 (2.0%)	7 (1.3%)	10 (1.9%)	87 (16.2%)	17.9	427^th of 514 public middle schools	16.9%		20.6	436^th of 534 public middle schools	18.4%	9	33.1	33.1	30.1	33.5	32.7	32.0	22.5	23.8	17.7	21.4	$21,955	$2,089	$19,866
Denny Yasuhara Middle School	Public	6-8	2701 N. Perry St.	Spokane	99207	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 824-8200	596	41	14.6	83.7%	280 (47.0%)	26 (4.4%)	100 (16.8%)	24 (4.0%)	17 (2.9%)	34 (5.7%)	115 (19.3%)	8.6	486^th of 514 public middle schools	5.4%		8.8	503^rd of 534 public middle schools	5.8%	17	18.6	18.6	20.5	27.8	25.7	24.6	14.4	16.7	15.1	15.4	$21,603	$1,892	$19,711
Salk Middle School	Public	6-8	6411 N Alberta St	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-5600	658	39	16.9	62.2%	429 (65.2%)	29 (4.4%)	82 (12.5%)	19 (2.9%)	7 (1.1%)	17 (2.6%)	75 (11.4%)	32.7	339^th of 514 public middle schools	34.0%		32.3	358^th of 534 public middle schools	33.0%	19	46.9	46.9	27.8	39.8	54.9	40.5	18.8	26.7	28.9	24.7	$19,356	$1,663	$17,693

Frequently Asked Questions about Cheney Middle School

Is Cheney Middle School a good school?

Cheney Middle School ranks 338^th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Cheney Middle School attend?

Students who attend Cheney Middle School usually go on to attend Cheney High School

What is the racial makeup of Cheney Middle School?

Students at Cheney Middle School are 70% White, 17% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Cheney Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 637 students attended Cheney Middle School.

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