Cheney Elementary School

Have had a few kids in different grades attend Cheney, including one who is going into 5th grade who used to complain daily of hating school and school work prior to being enrolled in Cheney. Now his grades have all been brought up and he doesn't complain about going! The staff is always friendly and they take the time to know EVERY student! The teachers and staff all know every student by name and description, it's really incredible and makes me that my children are safe here. They offer free breakfast and lunch, too, which is awesome bc there are so many low income families these days, ours included. The teachers are also careful not to accidentally make a student feel bad for being low-income. They are all inclusive of race, ethnicity, religion, and income. Everyone is welcome and every child is important.

I love the school as a parent, but my children love this school and the teachers apart of it.

I worked at Cheney a couple of years ago, I was not impressed in the least. Minimal homework, staff and teachers that I encountered were rude and stand offish. After I left I found out from others that the new principal doesn't like for teachers to interact, and runs the school like a business and I can not be on board with that. A school should be a community, a family, an asset to the neighborhood. The building and grounds are well taken care of, and they have a great PTA group. I was not happy with the lack of standards the school has for their students, low expectations sow low gains.

I was extremely apprehensive before enrolling my daughter at Cheney because they did not have the highest of FCAT scorce amongst their 3rd and 5th graders. But as the parent of a kindergartener, her teacher, the faculty and the overall upkeep of the school is superb. I have gone to at least 12 various school functions to date and it is only mid April. This school is HUGE on community involvement. My daughter receives a rigorous curriculum and I am consistently impressed with her progress. We have been to Math nights, science nights, reading nights, and book fairs just to name a few. I love this school and am actually sad to have to move after this academic year. In my opinion, Cheney was the best choice for my daughter and I!