Summary:
ZIP code 99004 has one listed middle school, Cheney Middle School, serving grades 6–8 in the Cheney area with 637 students. Because it is the only middle school in the ZIP code, families cannot compare it with another local middle school using this data. The school is part of the Cheney School District.
Cheney Middle School shows its strongest results in science and selected 7th-grade subjects. In 2025–2026, 47.96% of students reached proficiency in science, slightly exceeding the district result of 46.91% and coming within about 3 percentage points of the state. Seventh grade was the strongest grade relative to the district, with 40.20% proficiency in English language arts and 31.98% in math. The school’s student-teacher ratio was 17.7:1, and reported per-student spending was $15,916.
Math is the school’s biggest academic challenge: 28.41% of students were proficient overall, including just 24.40% of 6th graders. Although math improved by 2.67 percentage points from the previous year, it remained well below the state result of 43.11%. English language arts also needs attention, declining from 44.73% to 38.31% in one year and trailing the state by 14.50 percentage points. Science improved modestly and remains comparatively strong. The school’s ranking stayed at two stars, while its percentile declined from the 41st percentile in 2023–2024 to the 34th percentile in 2025–2026. Overall, parents may view science and 7th grade as bright spots, while 6th-grade math and the recent ELA decline deserve the closest attention.
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