Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA · WA

Cheney School District — Decoded Rankings

8 of 12 schools ranked · Updated 2026-09-04

District profile

Total enrollment
3,783
Free/reduced lunch
59.8%
Avg SES index
28.5
State
WA

Schools in Cheney School District

Elementary / Middle Schools (7 ranked)

7 official · 1 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)

Schools sortable by achievement rank, decoded rank, rank shift, story type, and confidence.
Rating
Phil Snowdon ElementaryNeighborhoodCheney School District#648#229 (WA)#22 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro)High
Salnave ElementaryNeighborhoodCheney School District#846#513 (WA)#53 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro)High
Betz ElementaryNeighborhoodCheney School District#560#561 (WA)#55 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro)High
Westwood Middle SchoolNeighborhoodCheney School District#915#593 (WA)#57 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro)Medium
Windsor ElementaryNeighborhoodCheney School District#332#700 (WA)#64 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro)High
Sunset ElementaryNeighborhoodCheney School District#1399#1114 (WA)#101 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro)High
Cheney Middle SchoolNeighborhoodCheney School District#1157#1291 (WA)#113 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro)Medium
Unranked (1 not yet eligible for a rank)
HomeWorksneighborhood—N/AN/A— Not enough data to rank

High Schools (1 ranked)

Schools sortable by achievement rank, decoded rank, rank shift, story type, and confidence.
Rating
Cheney High SchoolNeighborhoodCheney School District#213#172 (WA)HS#18 (Spokane-Spokane Valley metro)HS outcomeMedium

Story type breakdown

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How this district compares

District-level averages relative to the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro median.

MeasureDistrict avgMetro medianRead
Avg achievement percentile (metro)41.9508.1 points below the metro median
Avg decoded percentile (metro)47.7502.3 points below the metro median
Avg rank shift (places gained after context)7.10Schools gain 7.1 places on average after context.

Data & sources

Assessment data
2022–23 school year
NCES CCD vintage
2022
Census ACS 5-year vintage
2020-2024
Last updated
September 4, 2026
Methodology version
0.14.0
Source files (3)

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