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Enrollment
553
Elementary
DISTRICT 443 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENTWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262034000592
Endeavor Elementary
5757 EAST PARIS AVE SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49512 · (616) 554-5241 · Kent County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL553 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Michigan public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
17.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
380 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 112 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (112) is 42% larger than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · 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
44.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
28.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 44 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
37.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Elementary
Endeavor Elementary's state test result (37.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Endeavor Elementary this school | 553 | 68.7% | 37.8% |
| Discovery Elementary GRAND RAPIDS | 674 | 72.0% | 38.6% |
| May V Peck Elementary School CENTER LINE | 493 | 68.0% | 20.4% |
| Westview Elementary School WARREN | 446 | 77.8% | 23.1% |
| Cromie Elementary School WARREN | 598 | 72.1% | 29.9% |
| Westwood Elementary School WARREN | 512 | 68.4% | 42.1% |
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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #767 of 1,085 | #63 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #938 of 1,072 | #74 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #655 of 1,139 | #59 of 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 553 | #171 of 1,630 | #12 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #1,003 of 1,424 | #70 of 105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.7% | #8 of 1,424 | #5 of 105 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.7% | #531 of 1,563 | #47 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #630 of 979 | #58 of 80 |
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
553
-53 (-9%) vs 2020
-6% since 2000-01, when it was 588
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 21.6:1
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 | 553 | 32.2 | 17.2:1 | 69% (380) |
| 2023-24 | 550 | 31 | 17.7:1 | 68% (374) |
| 2022-23 | 544 | 31 | 17.6:1 | 65% (354) |
| 2020-21 | 606 | 28 | 21.6:1 | 67% (405) |
| 2017-18 | 606 | 31.4 | 19.3:1 | 56% (339) |
| 2015-16 | 559 | 26 | 21.5:1 | 56% (313) |
| 2010-11 | 493 | 21 | 23.5:1 | 45% (222) |
| 2000-01 | 588 | 27 | 21.8:1 | 12% (72) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Endeavor Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (606 to 553); teachers up 2% (31.4 to 32.2).
About Endeavor Elementary
At 5757 EAST PARIS AVE SE in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Endeavor Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary school. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 553 students. The school is 50% above the average for elementary schools in Michigan.
Endeavor Elementary is in Kentwood Public Schools, a district with 9,536 students across 16 schools.
Black students account for 36% of enrollment at Endeavor Elementary, more than any other group. The remaining students are 23% White, 20% Asian, 14% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Among people living in Kent County, the Black share is about 10%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Endeavor Elementary scores 76%.
Staffing at Endeavor Elementary comes to 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.2:1. Elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1, 1.3 fewer students per teacher than here. Endeavor Elementary counts 69% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 47% average for public schools in Kent County.
On the allk12 Grade, Endeavor Elementary lands at C+, ahead of 39% of Michigan public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Endeavor Elementary is 1.9 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Michigan schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Kent County show that median household income comes to about $82,631, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kent County counts 239 public schools with about 97,253 students.
Dutton Elementary School is about 1.3 miles from Endeavor Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Endeavor Elementary places 6th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Endeavor Elementary had a net loss of 53 students, or 9%. The school's ratio dropped from 21.6:1 to 17.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Kent County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
663,150
Census ACS
Median income
$82,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
239
97,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kentwood Public Schools
- East Kentwood High SchoolHigh · 2,068 students
- Pinewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 842 students
- East Kentwood Freshman CampusHigh · 742 students
- Crestwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 700 students
- Discovery ElementaryElementary · 674 students
- Explorer ElementaryElementary · 556 students
Other schools in GRAND RAPIDS
- East Kentwood High SchoolHigh · 2,068 students
- Northern High SchoolHigh · 1,088 students
- PrepNet Virtual AcademyCombined · 1,080 students
- Northview High SchoolHigh · 1,078 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 999 students
- City High Middle SchoolHigh · 955 students
Other Endeavor Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Endeavor Elementary. Endeavor Elementary is the 5th largest of the 7.
- Endeavor Elementary SchoolHarvest, AL · 760 students
- Endeavor Elementary SchoolWest, OH · 740 students
- ENDEAVOR ELEMENTARYORLANDO, FL · 593 students
- ENDEAVOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNAMPA, ID · 589 students
- Endeavor Elementary - 07Sioux Falls, SD · 358 students
Nearby schools
- Dutton Elementary School1.3 mi · 317
- Discovery Elementary1.9 mi · 674
- Challenger Elementary2.1 mi · 413
- Explorer Elementary2.3 mi · 556
- Pinewood Middle School2.3 mi · 842
- Crestwood Middle School2.3 mi · 700
Frequently asked questions
About Endeavor ElementaryHow many students attend Endeavor Elementary?
Endeavor Elementary enrolls approximately 553 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Endeavor Elementary serve?
Endeavor Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Endeavor Elementary?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at Endeavor Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Endeavor Elementary?
At Endeavor Elementary, the student body is approximately 23% White, 14% Hispanic, 36% Black, 20% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Endeavor Elementary public or private?
Endeavor Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kentwood Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.