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Schools in Airway Heights · Cheney School District

Airway Heights’s public schools outscore 63% of Washington districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Airway Heights, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Washington, not nationally.

#143of 285 Washington townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Washington state tests taken in spring 2022, when 93% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
48%
▼ 5 pts vs WA 53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
▼ 3 pts vs WA 40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
▲ 5 pts vs WA 84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▼ 17% vs WA $18.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.9
WA 17.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
3,386 students on the public path
In brief

Airway Heights’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 190 Washington towns with household incomes within a quarter of Airway Heights’s, its schools beat 73%, higher than their 63% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 48% of tested students were proficient in reading and 37% in math, against 53% and 40% statewide; 93% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84% across Washington. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,239 per student, against $18,444 across Washington (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then two middle and one high school

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is up 12% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Airway Heights’s grade

B− Test scoresB+ Graduation

B: better than 63% of Washington school districts, #143 of 285 Washington towns. Graduation is above the Washington average; test scores are below it.

Washington school districts we grade (289)Better than 63%
Lower resultsHigher results
Washington towns with similar household incomes (190)Better than 73%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,654 test results and a graduating class of 366 could put Airway Heights anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 93% of Airway Heights’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,641 in math, 2,668 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Airway Heights, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Sunset ElementaryCheney School DistrictNo scores
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
9–12Cheney High Schoolin CheneyNo scores

Airway Heights’s public schools are run by Cheney School District, which also serves Cheney. Parts of Airway Heights (17% of its land) are served by Great Northern instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Cheney School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 12 schools · 5,662 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 16.9 per teacher (WA 17.7)
$15,239WA $18,444 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading48%
State average 53.4% · 2668 students tested
Math37%
State average 40.1% · 2641 students tested

Airway Heights vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Washington towns that share Airway Heights’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Airway HeightsBCheney
SpokaneBSpokane

Every school in Airway Heights

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Washington’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Airway Heightsby address
Sunset Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
634 students15:1Rate it →
Also serving Airway Heightsin other towns
Cheney Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cheney
637 students18:1Rate it →
Westwood Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Spokane
624 students18:1Rate it →
Cheney High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cheney
1,491 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Airway Heights’s schools

Are Airway Heights’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Washington: the public schools Airway Heights children attend outscore 63% of Washington’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #143 of 285 Washington towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 73%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Airway Heights in?

Cheney School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 5,662 students in 12 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Airway Heights are served by Great Northern.

Where do Airway Heights kids go to high school?

Cheney High School in Cheney, with 1,491 students.

What is Airway Heights’s graduation rate?

89% of the class of 2023 in Cheney School District graduated in four years, against 84% across Washington.

How much does Airway Heights spend per student?

$15,239 in Cheney School District (FY2024), against $18,444 across Washington. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Washington. Stars are from neighbors.