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Cheney School District Schools
Cheney School District is a public school district in Washington, based in Spokane County (Cheney). SchoolGrade grades 11 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Cheney School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Cheney School District
9 of 11 schools in Cheney School District carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 3C: 5F: 1
Best schools in Cheney School District
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B Windsor Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Phil Snowdon Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Homeworks (K-12 school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C+ Betz Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C+ Cheney High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Westwood Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Cheney Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Salnave Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- F Sunset Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Cheney School District
High schools (2)
- C+ Cheney High School, Cheney
- Three Springs High School, Cheney
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- C Cheney Middle School, Cheney
- C Westwood Middle School, Spokane
Elementary and primary schools (5)
- C+ Betz Elementary, Cheney
- B- Phil Snowdon Elementary, Cheney
- C- Salnave Elementary, Cheney
- F Sunset Elementary, Airway Heights
- B Windsor Elementary, Spokane
Other schools and academies (2)
- Cheney Open Doors, Cheney
- B- Homeworks, Cheney
Where Cheney School District schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Cheney (8)
- Spokane (2)
- Airway Heights (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Washington
- County: Spokane County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 5,658 students with 329 full-time-equivalent teachers and 647 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 5301230
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Medical Lake School District (4 schools, 10 mi)
- Reardan-Edwall School District (3 schools, 18 mi)
- Spokane School District (59 schools, 18 mi)
- Freeman School District (3 schools, 21 mi)
- West Valley School District (Spokane) (12 schools, 23 mi)
- Central Valley School District (32 schools, 25 mi)
- Nine Mile Falls School District (4 schools, 28 mi)
- Mead School District (16 schools, 29 mi)
Questions about Cheney School District
How many schools are in Cheney School District?
SchoolGrade grades 11 public schools in Cheney School District, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Cheney School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Cheney, Spokane, Airway Heights.
How good are the schools in Cheney School District?
Across the 9 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 42.6% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 41.9%. 22% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Cheney School District?
5,658 students were enrolled in Cheney School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 17.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Cheney School District?
Cheney School District is in Washington, based in Spokane County, with its district office in Cheney. Its boundary covers about 381 sq mi.