Betz Elementary

As a mid-tier K-5 school in CHENEY, Washington, Betz Elementary enrolls 535 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by Cheney School District. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Betz Elementary sits 41% above that benchmark.

Betz Elementary is one of 12 schools operated by Cheney School District, a district that enrolls 5,662 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Betz Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 67%; the rest comes out to 14% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Spokane County's rate of about 52%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Betz Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.8%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Spokane County put the typical household earns roughly $78,582 per year, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Spokane County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 76,588 students), Betz Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WIN Academy, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Betz Elementary. On composite proficiency, Betz Elementary comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 41.3%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 24%: 433 students in 2018 compared to 535 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 79% to 67% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

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