State reveals Cheney testing results from 2012-13

When it comes to reading and math 1 (algebra), Cheney High School students are tops.

According to information from the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Cheney High students received scores of 91.1 percent in reading and 88.4 percent in math 1, well above the state average of 83.5 and 80.7 percent and the highest among 13 schools in the Spokane-area. The district was fourth in writing at 90.5 percent, behind Deer Park (92.9), Mead (94.6) and Mt. Spokane (94.7), and was fourth in biology at 91.3 percent, trailing Ferris (92.7), Mt. Spokane (93.0) and Mead (94.8).

Cheney was sevent...