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What's the most underrated thing about Endeavour Elementary and Middle School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
595
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW HAVEN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 262523008768
Endeavour Elementary and Middle School
22505 26 MILE RD, RAY, MI 48096 · (586) 749-8067 · Macomb County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL595 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% 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.
- CBeats 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
16.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
301 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 35 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 4% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 19% |
| Grade 6 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 113 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 102 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 66% smaller than its 8th grade class (102).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Endeavour Elementary and Middle School→New Haven High School
Based on grade levels within New Haven Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
27.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Endeavour Elementary and Middle School
Endeavour Elementary and Middle School's state test result (39.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Endeavour Elementary and Middle School this school | 595 | 50.6% | 39.5% |
| Havel Elementary School STERLING HEIGHTS | 571 | 47.8% | 42.1% |
| Graebner Elementary School STERLING HEIGHTS | 509 | 53.0% | 41.6% |
| Rodgers Elementary School SAINT CLAIR SHORES | 534 | 44.0% | 32.9% |
| Dekeyser Elementary School STERLING HTS | 512 | 49.2% | 47.7% |
| Ottawa Elementary School CLINTON TWP | 519 | 49.9% | 26.7% |
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 Endeavour Elementary and Middle School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #732 of 1,085 | #55 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #961 of 1,072 | #89 of 98 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #577 of 1,139 | #45 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 595 | #130 of 1,630 | #16 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #816 of 1,424 | #49 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.2% | #539 of 1,424 | #64 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.6% | #881 of 1,563 | #72 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.3% | #72 of 440 | #8 of 43 |
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
595
+106 (+22%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 23.3:1
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 | 595 | 36.3 | 16.4:1 | 51% (301) |
| 2023-24 | 585 | 31.3 | 18.7:1 | 57% (336) |
| 2022-23 | 499 | 29 | 17.2:1 | 46% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 489 | 21 | 23.3:1 | 38% (184) |
| 2017-18 | 475 | 22.7 | 20.9:1 | 45% (213) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Endeavour Elementary and Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (475 to 595); teachers up 60% (22.7 to 36.3).
About Endeavour Elementary and Middle School
Endeavour Elementary and Middle School is a high-enrollment elementary school based in RAY, Michigan. The school had 595 students in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Michigan) has about 369 students.
New Haven Community Schools includes 4 schools. Together they enroll 1,537 students.
White students are the majority at Endeavour Elementary and Middle School, with 72% of enrollment. Other groups make up 17% Black, 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. County-wide, about 75% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 45% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Endeavour Elementary and Middle School was 16.4:1. That is close to the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 51%. For comparison, public schools in Macomb County average 52%.
The allk12 Grade for Endeavour Elementary and Middle School is C. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 29% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Endeavour Elementary and Middle School is 4.3 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 39.5% actual, 43.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Michigan.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Macomb County show that the median household income is $77,837, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Besides Endeavour Elementary and Middle School, Macomb County has 235 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Joseph M Carkenord Elementary School, about 3.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 39.5% is below the 46.4% average for nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Endeavour Elementary and Middle School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal data show a 22% enrollment rise, from 489 in 2020-21 to 595 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 23.3:1 in 2020-21 to 16.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Macomb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
879,853
Census ACS
Median income
$77,837
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
236
115,743 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Haven Community Schools
- New Haven Elementary SchoolElementary · 458 students
- New Haven High SchoolHigh · 314 students
- Lake Huron Virtual Hybrid High SchoolCombined · 170 students
Nearby schools
- Joseph M Carkenord Elementary School3.4 mi · 656
- Shawnee Elementary School3.7 mi · 662
- Sequoyah Elementary School3.7 mi · 490
- Francis A Higgins Elem School4.5 mi · 425
- Middle School East4.5 mi · 626
- Beck Centennial Elem School4.6 mi · 406
Frequently asked questions
About Endeavour Elementary and Middle SchoolHow large is Endeavour Elementary and Middle School?
Endeavour Elementary and Middle School enrolls approximately 595 students in grades KG-08.
Is Endeavour Elementary and Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Endeavour Elementary and Middle School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Endeavour Elementary and Middle School have?
Endeavour Elementary and Middle School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Endeavour Elementary and Middle School?
Student demographics at Endeavour Elementary and Middle School are roughly 72% White, 4% Hispanic, 17% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Endeavour Elementary and Middle School public or private?
Endeavour Elementary and Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by New Haven Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.