Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA · WA
Cheney School District — Decoded Rankings
8 of 13 schools ranked · Updated 2026-09-04
District profile
- Total enrollment
- 3,851
- Free/reduced lunch
- 57.2%
- Avg SES index
- 29.0
- State
- WA
Schools in Cheney School District
Elementary / Middle Schools (7 ranked)
| Rating | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Snowdon ElementaryNeighborhoodCheney School District | #653 | #127 (WA)plausibly #67–283#11 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Windsor ElementaryNeighborhoodCheney School District | #523 | #546 (WA)plausibly #435–708#54 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Betz ElementaryNeighborhoodCheney School District | #825 | #587 (WA)plausibly #402–866#61 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Westwood Middle SchoolNeighborhoodCheney School District | #1023 | #665 (WA)plausibly #455–907#71 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Salnave ElementaryNeighborhoodCheney School District | #883 | #1018 (WA)plausibly #720–1210#96 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Sunset ElementaryNeighborhoodCheney School District | #1453 | #1214 (WA)plausibly #978–1359#107 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Cheney Middle SchoolNeighborhoodCheney School District | #1114 | #1283 (WA)plausibly #1131–1405#115 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro) | Lower by Both Measures | Medium |
Rows marked ≈ are statistically tied with the row below them: on the current data the joint simulation gives the upper school less than a 65% chance of ranking above the lower one. Ties are between adjacent rows only.
High Schools (1 ranked)
| Rating | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheney High SchoolNeighborhoodCheney School District | #190 | #140 (WA)HS#14 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro) | HS outcome | Medium |
Story type breakdown
- 1Outperforming Expectations
- 0Strong by Both Measures
- 0High Scores, Context Matters
- 4Typical Profile
- 2Lower by Both Measures
How this district compares
District-level averages relative to the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro median.
| Measure | District avg | Metro median | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avg achievement percentile (metro) | 34.9 | 50 | 15.1 points below the metro median |
| Avg decoded percentile (metro) | 42.4 | 50 | 7.6 points below the metro median |
| Avg rank shift (places gained after context) | 9.4 | 0 | Schools gain 9.4 places on average after context. |
Data & sources
- Assessment data
- 2024–25 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2024
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- September 4, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.14.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2024 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-09-04)
- Washington OSPI 2024-25 school-level results (accessed 2026-09-04)
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