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Cheney Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

825 17th Ave E, West Fargo, ND 58078 · (701) 356-2090 · Part of West Fargo Public School District 6

West Fargo’s School Grade B− better than 50% of North Dakota school districts

Directions
Students
1,006
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Cheney Middle School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 55% of North Dakota’s public schools
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for West Fargo kids: 3 high schools

On the path

Where West Fargo kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–58 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Cheney Middle SchoolYou are here
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency40%
State average 38.2%
Reading / language arts45%
State average 42.2%

Its own letter, B, places these results among North Dakota’s 420 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

825 17th Ave E, West Fargo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6331
Grade 7361
Grade 8314
Enrollment over time
1,092’20
1,053’21
1,012’22
979’23
1,006’24

Down 7.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 63%Black 17%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 5%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cheney Middle School from West Fargo families.

Other schools in West Fargo Public School District 6

The district →
Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · West Fargo
180 students10:1
Osgood Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Fargo
B−
554 students13:1
Independence Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Fargo
B+
553 students13:1
Horace Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Horace
A
548 students15:1
Brooks Harbor Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · West Fargo
B
537 students15:1
Freedom Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · West Fargo
B−
473 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Dakota’s other public schools; West Fargo’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.