CHENEY MIDDLE SCHOOL

CHENEY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of the well-populated 6-8 campuss in West Fargo, North Dakota, operated by WEST FARGO 6, with 1,006 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 453 students per school, that is 122% above typical.

Within WEST FARGO 6, which oversees 26 schools and 13,175 students, CHENEY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, CHENEY MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that White students make up the majority at 63%; the rest reads as 17% Black, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Cass County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 86 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Cass County (around 30%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the area at large, census data for Cass County shows median household income runs about $75,555, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Cass County runs 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,826 students), of which CHENEY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is WILLOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

CHENEY MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CHENEY MIDDLE SCHOOL has decreased 12%, going from 1,148 students in 2018 to 1,006 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 70% to 63% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

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