📍 317 N 7th, Cheney, Spokane County, 99004
Betz Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cheney, Spokane County. The school has 534 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cheney School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Betz Elementary enrolls 534 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 8.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 383 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 80 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 8.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
356 of the school's 534 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 311 qualify for free lunch and 45 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Betz Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WA-50, state senate district 6, state house district 6.
Betz Elementary is one of 12 schools in Cheney School District, based in CHENEY, Washington. The district serves 5,662 students district-wide and employs 326 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 534 students, Betz Elementary is close to the district average of about 472 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe