Is Cheney High School a good school?

Cheney High School ranks 264 th of 437 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cheney High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,488 students attended Cheney High School.

What is the racial makeup of Cheney High School?

Students at Cheney High School are 69% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian, 2% African American.

What schools feed into Cheney High School?

Cheney High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Betz Elementary Elementary : Phil Snowdon Elementary Elementary : Salnave Elementary Elementary : Sunset Elementary Elementary : Windsor Elementary Middle : Cheney Middle School Middle : Westwood Middle School

Cheney High School

Summary:

Cheney High School is a public high school serving 1,476 students in grades 9-12 in Cheney, Washington, which is part of the Cheney School District. While the school maintains a relatively high graduation rate, its academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally below the state average and nearby schools like Lewis & Clark High School in the Spokane School District.

Cheney High School has a predominantly white student population, with 70.66% of students identifying as white, which is higher than the state average. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 40.42% to 50.14% over the past three years, suggesting a higher level of economic disadvantage among the student body. Additionally, Cheney High School's statewide ranking has declined over the past several years, from a high of 61 out of 454 Washington high schools in 2012-2013 to a low of 264 out of 437 in 2023-2024, indicating that the school's performance may be declining relative to other high schools in the state.

Cheney High School also faces challenges in serving certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners, Special Education students, and Military Connected students, as evidenced by their lower rankings in these areas compared to the overall school performance. This suggests that the school may need to focus on addressing the unique needs of these specialized student populations to ensure they are receiving a high-quality education.

Detail:

Public 9-12

460 N Sixth St
Cheney, WA 99004-2297

(509) 559-4000

District: Cheney School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
264^th of 437 Washington High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,524

Feeder schools for Cheney High School:

Elementary:	Betz Elementary
	Phil Snowdon Elementary
	Salnave Elementary
	Sunset Elementary
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	Windsor Elementary
Middle:	Cheney Middle School
	Westwood Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 19.4

Number of students: 1,488

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.9%

Hispanic:

13.4%

Two or more races:

6.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 51.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Cheney High School ranks worse than 60.4% of high schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40.58. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Cheney High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Student Body

Compare Details Cheney High School has the largest high school student body size in the Cheney School District. Racial makeup is: White (68.9%), Hispanic (13.4%), two or more races (6.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 51.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cheney High School is 19.4. 1 high schools in the Cheney School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Cheney High School employs 76.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cheney High School is $14,524, which is the highest among 3 high schools in the Cheney School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cheney High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Cheney High School 264^th of 437 Washington public high schools. (See Cheney High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

Cheney School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Cheney School District 113^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Cheney High School

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Rank History for all students at Cheney High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	84.62	40^th	390	89.7%
2005	81.66	52^nd	394	86.8%
2006	82.80	44^th	395	88.9%
2007	77.65	74^th	399	81.5%
2008	80.91	48^th	396	87.9%
2009	69.96	119^th	402	70.4%
2010	78.04	72^nd	423	83.0%
2011	74.70	42^nd	440	90.5%
2012	70.35	79^th	450	82.4%
2013	73.07	61^st	454	86.6%
2015	64.01	100^th	341	70.7%
2016	68.08	89^th	306	70.9%
2017	72.57	76^th	301	74.8%
2019	49.81	214^th	417	48.7%
2021	55.02	184^th	455	59.6%
2022	29.45	313^th	434	27.9%
2023	34.67	290^th	442	34.4%
2024	40.58	264^th	437	39.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Cheney High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	30.64	67^th	91	26.4%
2019	38.14	105^th	163	35.6%
2021	41.41	109^th	195	44.1%
2022	21.90	150^th	179	16.2%
2023	13.03	157^th	166	5.4%
2024	15.88	147^th	161	8.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Cheney High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	52.64	26^th	70	62.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Cheney High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	22.22	119^th	139	14.4%
2019	17.43	124^th	128	3.1%
2021	50.15	86^th	212	59.4%
2022	9.33	130^th	130	0.0%
2023	21.25	100^th	110	9.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cheney High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	42.51	203^rd	344	41.0%
2021	53.98	148^th	392	62.2%
2022	31.25	263^rd	370	28.9%
2023	25.62	288^th	362	20.4%
2024	36.35	236^th	356	33.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Cheney High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	58.54	140^th	358	60.9%
2021	54.44	148^th	390	62.1%
2022	29.79	269^th	368	26.9%
2023	36.29	229^th	357	35.9%
2024	42.62	200^th	347	42.4%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Cheney High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	52.91	12^th	31	61.3%
2021	50.01	24^th	47	48.9%
2022	6.08	37^th	38	2.6%
2023	21.90	26^th	31	16.1%
2024	48.53	19^th	34	44.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Cheney High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	39.55	228^th	355	35.8%
2021	54.19	159^th	395	59.7%
2022	24.38	282^nd	363	22.3%
2023	26.68	269^th	358	24.9%
2024	32.66	248^th	362	31.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at Cheney High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	19.89	112^th	136	17.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Cheney High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	66.61	26^th	89	70.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cheney High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	61.89	51^st	156	67.3%
2019	49.08	114^th	241	52.7%
2021	66.82	69^th	278	75.2%
2022	28.20	196^th	261	24.9%
2023	55.80	95^th	249	61.8%
2024	25.73	200^th	248	19.4%

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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Cheney High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	83.79	4^th	33	87.9%

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Rank History for White students at Cheney High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	43.34	226^th	382	40.8%
2021	46.20	206^th	413	50.1%
2022	22.54	330^th	390	15.4%
2023	24.67	305^th	379	19.5%
2024	37.51	255^th	374	31.8%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Cheney High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	668	5	18	12	19	n/a	n/a	0	722
1989	598	8	15	11	15	n/a	n/a	0	647
1990	593	9	11	8	14	n/a	n/a	0	635
1991	563	8	18	10	13	n/a	n/a	0	612
1992	586	13	23	17	15	n/a	n/a	0	654
1993	581	11	26	22	11	n/a	n/a	0	651
1994	596	13	23	16	12	n/a	n/a	0	660
1995	890	17	25	29	31	n/a	n/a	0	992
1996	890	17	25	29	31	n/a	n/a	0	992
1997	921	24	31	22	26	n/a	n/a	0	1024
1998	926	21	33	26	29	n/a	n/a	0	1035
1999	924	21	27	21	27	n/a	n/a	0	1020
2000	947	19	27	21	18	n/a	n/a	0	1032
2001	973	19	33	25	20	n/a	n/a	0	1070
2002	992	19	33	35	21	n/a	n/a	0	1100
2003	992	19	33	35	21	n/a	n/a	0	1100
2004	967	16	41	32	18	n/a	n/a	0	1074
2005	975	20	44	36	19	n/a	n/a	1	1095
2006	999	16	42	44	21	n/a	n/a	1	1123
2007	979	25	46	43	22	n/a	n/a	1	1116
2008	942	32	45	50	21	n/a	n/a	2	1092
2009	936	34	46	42	26	n/a	n/a	3	1087
2010	966	30	48	40	21	n/a	n/a	31	1136
2011	948	24	37	83	10	2	67	0	1171
2012	934	13	32	88	13	3	82	0	1165
2013	897	16	33	102	17	5	107	0	1177
2014	911	10	27	110	16	5	102	0	1181
2015	971	18	29	113	13	4	98	0	1246
2016	949	16	29	118	15	5	88	0	1220
2017	988	16	29	129	15	3	85	0	1265
2018	1007	18	23	146	18	6	88	0	1306
2019	980	16	25	149	25	16	93	0	1304
2020	969	29	24	153	32	17	106	2	1332
2021	1008	27	23	155	29	21	119	2	1384
2022	1021	29	33	162	26	37	111	1	1420
2023	1043	33	36	193	26	39	104	2	1476
2024	1025	31	32	200	32	63	103	2	1488

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Cheney High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	722	36.0	20.0	0
1989	647	36.0	17.9	n/a
1990	635	35.3	17.9	0
1991	612	35.1	17.4	n/a
1992	654	36.2	18.0	n/a
1993	651	36.0	18.1	n/a
1994	660	35.6	18.5	n/a
1995	992	48.1	20.6	n/a
1996	992	48.1	20.6	n/a
1997	1024	49.1	20.9	n/a
1998	1035	50.7	20.4	n/a
1999	1020	49.9	20.4	n/a
2000	1032	52.2	19.8	n/a
2001	1070	53.1	20.2	n/a
2002	1100	52.9	20.8	21.9
2003	1100	52.9	20.8	21.9
2004	1074	56.0	19.2	23.2
2005	1095	54.5	20.1	25.5
2006	1123	53.9	20.8	29.1
2007	1116	52.9	21.1	28.3
2008	1092	54.1	20.2	21.7
2009	1087	54.1	20.1	30.2
2010	1136	55.7	20.3	34.5
2011	1171	55.2	21.2	36.9
2012	1165	54.1	21.4	40.9
2013	1177	56.6	20.7	41.5
2014	1181	n/a	n/a	44.9
2015	1246	60.0	20.7	43.6
2016	1220	63.0	19.3	42.7
2017	1265	62.7	20.1	42.8
2018	1306	69.5	18.7	42.6
2019	1304	72.3	18.0	44
2020	1332	77.7	17.1	42.9
2021	1384	74.8	18.5	41.3
2022	1420	79.5	17.8	40.4
2023	1476	76.9	19.1	50.1
2024	1488	76.6	19.4	51.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Cheney High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	722	36.0	20.0	0
1989	647	36.0	17.9	n/a
1990	635	35.3	17.9	0
1991	612	35.1	17.4	n/a
1992	654	36.2	18.0	n/a
1993	651	36.0	18.1	n/a
1994	660	35.6	18.5	n/a
1995	992	48.1	20.6	n/a
1996	992	48.1	20.6	n/a
1997	1024	49.1	20.9	n/a
1998	1035	50.7	20.4	n/a
1999	1020	49.9	20.4	n/a
2000	1032	52.2	19.8	n/a
2001	1070	53.1	20.2	n/a
2002	1100	52.9	20.8	21.9
2003	1100	52.9	20.8	21.9
2004	1074	56.0	19.2	23.2
2005	1095	54.5	20.1	25.5
2006	1123	53.9	20.8	29.1
2007	1116	52.9	21.1	28.3
2008	1092	54.1	20.2	21.7
2009	1087	54.1	20.1	30.2
2010	1136	55.7	20.3	34.5
2011	1171	55.2	21.2	36.9
2012	1165	54.1	21.4	40.9
2013	1177	56.6	20.7	41.5
2014	1181	n/a	n/a	44.9
2015	1246	60.0	20.7	43.6
2016	1220	63.0	19.3	42.7
2017	1265	62.7	20.1	42.8
2018	1306	69.5	18.7	42.6
2019	1304	72.3	18.0	44
2020	1332	77.7	17.1	42.9
2021	1384	74.8	18.5	41.3
2022	1420	79.5	17.8	40.4
2023	1476	76.9	19.1	50.1
2024	1488	76.6	19.4	51.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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