📍 126 W 5th, Cheney, Sedgwick County, 67025
Cheney Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cheney, Sedgwick County. The school has 418 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cheney school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Cheney Elem enrolls 418 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 375 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 4.8% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 3.6% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
130 of the school's 418 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 101 qualify for free lunch and 29 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cheney Elem is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-40, state senate district 26, state house district 93.
Cheney Elem is one of 3 schools in Cheney, based in Cheney, Kansas. The district serves 823 students district-wide and employs 58 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 418 students, Cheney Elem is larger than the district average of about 274 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant