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Endeavor Charter Academy
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientBeatsExpectations
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Endeavor Charter Academy
Endeavor Charter Academy is a roomy K-5 school in BATTLE CREEK, Michigan, part of Endeavor Charter Academy. The school works with 648 students in grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 76% bigger than the state mean of about 369.
Endeavor Charter Academy sits inside Endeavor Charter Academy, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.
On demographics, Endeavor Charter Academy logs that 32% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 29% Black, 21% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 7% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Calhoun County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Endeavor Charter Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.8%.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Calhoun County) records that median household earnings sit near $63,177, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Calhoun County's 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,982 students), Endeavor Charter Academy is one campus in the mix.
Valley View Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The school occupies an outer-ring site. Endeavor Charter Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Endeavor Charter Academy has held roughly steady, going from 652 students in 2018 to 648 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 35% to 29% across the same window.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Endeavor Charter Academy typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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