Betz Elementary Primary School
317 North 7th
Cheney WA, 99004, Spokane County
Phone: 509-559-4800
Ranking: 
(676 out of 1,485, top 46%)*
(676 out of 1,485, top 46%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Cheney School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 29 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 437 | 465 | 455 | 420 | 425 | 413 | 395 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 81 | 18.5% | 80 | 17.2% | 66 | 14.5% | 69 | 16.4% | 67 | 15.8% | 79 | 19.1% | 67 | 17.0% |
| Grade 1: | 73 | 16.7% | 78 | 16.8% | 83 | 18.2% | 64 | 15.2% | 72 | 16.9% | 69 | 16.7% | 67 | 17.0% |
| Grade 2: | 69 | 15.8% | 79 | 17.0% | 76 | 16.7% | 69 | 16.4% | 65 | 15.3% | 67 | 16.2% | 66 | 16.7% |
| Grade 3: | 73 | 16.7% | 74 | 15.9% | 72 | 15.8% | 67 | 16.0% | 78 | 18.4% | 69 | 16.7% | 69 | 17.5% |
| Grade 4: | 64 | 14.6% | 65 | 14.0% | 76 | 16.7% | 75 | 17.9% | 72 | 16.9% | 66 | 16.0% | 53 | 13.4% |
| Grade 5: | 66 | 15.1% | 88 | 18.9% | 82 | 18.0% | 76 | 18.1% | 71 | 16.7% | 63 | 15.3% | 73 | 18.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 227 | 51.9% | 241 | 51.8% | 242 | 53.2% | 221 | 52.6% | 218 | 51.3% | 202 | 48.9% | 197 | 49.9% |
| Female: | 210 | 48.1% | 224 | 48.2% | 213 | 46.8% | 199 | 47.4% | 191 | 44.9% | 196 | 47.5% | 193 | 48.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.7% | 12 | 2.8% | 9 | 2.2% | 7 | 1.8% |
| Asian: | 10 | 2.3% | 13 | 2.8% | 11 | 2.4% | 5 | 1.2% | 12 | 2.8% | 15 | 3.6% | 14 | 3.5% |
| Hispanic: | 65 | 14.9% | 56 | 12.0% | 52 | 11.4% | 48 | 11.4% | 44 | 10.4% | 40 | 9.7% | 37 | 9.4% |
| Black: | 5 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.8% |
| White: | 329 | 75.3% | 366 | 78.7% | 352 | 77.4% | 333 | 79.3% | 344 | 80.9% | 336 | 81.4% | 329 | 83.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 22 | 5.0% | 22 | 4.7% | 27 | 5.9% | 23 | 5.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 197 | 45.1% | 194 | 41.7% | 189 | 41.5% | 146 | 34.8% | 155 | 36.5% | 111 | 26.9% | 118 | 29.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 49 | 11.2% | 50 | 10.8% | 40 | 8.8% | 39 | 9.3% | 31 | 7.3% | 59 | 14.3% | 39 | 9.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 16.32 | 18.25 | 19.09 | 18.97 | 20.40 | 19.60 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 73.1% | 61.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 68.5% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 68.7% | 65.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 64.3% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 83.6% | 72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 74.8% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 76.3% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 70.5% | 73.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 56.6% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 66.3% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 65% | 59.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 57.6% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 76.2% | 67.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 76.3% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 80.1% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 75.1% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 79.4% | 61% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 72% | 61.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 61.3% | 61.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 66.1% | 62.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.7% | 49.8% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 57.9% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 58.7% | 63.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 49.5% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 75.5% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 65.2% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 76.7% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 76.3% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.3% | 31.6% | 34% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 54.6% | 55.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 73.7% | 66.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 75.9% | 66.5% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 74.3% | 64.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 74.1% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 77.7% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 71.7% | 66.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 78.2% | 68.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 70.9% | 70.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 76.2% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 72.6% | 71.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 60.2% | 59.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 61.7% | 60.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 61.7% | 58.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 55.1% | 53.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 58.5% | 52.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 75.8% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 81.2% | 79.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 83.8% | 81.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 81.6% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 73.7% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 80.6% | 73.5% |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 52.7% | 55.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 62.2% | 57.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 60.5% | 60.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 71.3% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 74.7% | 60.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 63.4% | 55.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 60.3% | 59.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 63.9% | 61% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 63.1% | 61.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 78.1% | 76.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 75.9% | 71.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 79.8% | 75.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 76% | 73.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.2% | 32.8% | 28.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 38% | 35.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 44.4% | 35.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 39.5% | 36.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 49.5% | 42.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 46.4% | 44.9% |
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* Betz Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.