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What's something Endeavor Charter Academy does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
648
Elementary
STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ENDEAVOR CHARTER ACADEMY·NCES 260019201100
Endeavor Charter Academy
380 HELMER RD N, BATTLE CREEK, MI 49037 · (269) 962-9300 · Calhoun County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL648 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Michigan public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
36 FTE teachers
STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
528 students
STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 58 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 102% larger than its 8th grade class (48).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
37.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
28.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Endeavor Charter Academy
Endeavor Charter Academy's state test result (28.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Endeavor Charter Academy this school | 648 | 81.5% | 28.8% |
| Taylor Exemplar Academy TAYLOR | 660 | 77.0% | 32.0% |
| Comstock Elementary School KALAMAZOO | 597 | 74.9% | N/A |
| Valley View Elementary School SPRINGFIELD | 434 | 76.0% | N/A |
| West Utica Elementary School SHELBY TOWNSHIP | 522 | 79.9% | 23.3% |
| Quest Charter Academy TAYLOR | 683 | 84.8% | 27.3% |
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Endeavor Charter Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Calhoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #963 of 1,085 | #13 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #944 of 1,072 | #11 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #818 of 1,139 | #10 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 648 | #95 of 1,630 | #1 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #1,178 of 1,424 | #19 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.1% | #12 of 1,424 | #2 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.5% | #339 of 1,563 | #8 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #958 of 979 | #17 of 17 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
648
-32 (-5%) vs 2020
+20% since 2000-01, when it was 539
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 17.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 648 | 35.6 | 18.2:1 | 81% (528) |
| 2023-24 | 681 | 26.1 | 26.1:1 | 86% (588) |
| 2022-23 | 679 | 37 | 18.4:1 | 87% (588) |
| 2020-21 | 680 | 38 | 17.9:1 | 84% (570) |
| 2017-18 | 652 | 36 | 18.1:1 | 81% (530) |
| 2015-16 | 608 | 34 | 17.9:1 | 74% (447) |
| 2010-11 | 662 | 33 | 20.1:1 | 59% (393) |
| 2000-01 | 539 | 28 | 19.3:1 | 9% (48) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Endeavor Charter Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (652 to 648); teachers down 1% (36 to 35.6).
About Endeavor Charter Academy
Endeavor Charter Academy is a large elementary school in Michigan, with an address in BATTLE CREEK. It had 648 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 8. Elementary schools in Michigan average about 369 students, which makes this school 76% larger than average.
Endeavor Charter Academy is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
No group is above 50% at Endeavor Charter Academy; the largest is White, at 32%. The rest of enrollment is 29% Black, 21% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, and 7% Asian. Among all residents of Calhoun County, the White share is about 76%. The diversity index for Endeavor Charter Academy is 75%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at Endeavor Charter Academy, there are about 18.2 students; the school has 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Michigan is 15.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. There are 528 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 81% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Calhoun County is 56%.
On the allk12 Grade, Endeavor Charter Academy lands at C-, ahead of 20% of Michigan public elementary schools.
The model predicts 30.2% for a school in Michigan with Endeavor Charter Academy's free or reduced-price lunch share. Endeavor Charter Academy posts 28.8%.
The school is in Calhoun County, where the median household earns about $63,177 a year, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Calhoun County, 56 public schools serve about 18,982 students.
Valley View Elementary School sits about 0.4 miles from Endeavor Charter Academy. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The NCES locale for Endeavor Charter Academy is Suburb: Small, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
The school's enrollment fell 5% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Endeavor Charter Academy. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Calhoun County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
133,778
Census ACS
Median income
$63,177
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
18,982 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BATTLE CREEK
- Lakeview High SchoolHigh · 1,241 students
- Lakeview Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,082 students
- Battle Creek Central High SchoolHigh · 978 students
- Harper Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 896 students
- Harper Creek High SchoolHigh · 823 students
- Pennfield Senior High SchoolHigh · 748 students
Nearby schools
- Valley View Elementary School0.4 mi · 434
- Springfield Middle School0.5 mi · 472
- Battle Creek Area Learning Center0.6 mi · 194
- Battle Creek Montessori Academy0.9 mi · 141
- Prairieview School1.7 mi · 249
- Northwestern Middle School1.8 mi · 209
Frequently asked questions
About Endeavor Charter AcademyHow large is Endeavor Charter Academy?
Endeavor Charter Academy enrolls approximately 648 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Endeavor Charter Academy serve?
Endeavor Charter Academy serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Endeavor Charter Academy?
Approximately 18.2:1 students per teacher at Endeavor Charter Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Endeavor Charter Academy?
At Endeavor Charter Academy, the student body is approximately 32% White, 10% Hispanic, 29% Black, 7% Asian, 21% Two or more.
Is Endeavor Charter Academy public or private?
Endeavor Charter Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Endeavor Charter Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.