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Endeavor Charter Academy

Q: Is Endeavor Charter Academy a good school?

Endeavor Charter Academy ranks 824 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

824^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Endeavor Charter Academy is a K-8 public charter school in Battle Creek, MI, serving 648 students in a predominantly low-income area where over 81% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Endeavor has shown remarkable academic improvement over the past decade, climbing from the bottom quartile of Michigan schools to the 45th percentile in the 2025-2026 school year. This upward trend has been especially strong in recent years, with the school jumping from the 29th to the 45th percentile between 2023-24 and 2025-26. The school now holds a 2-star rating, a significant upgrade from the 1-star ratings it received for most of the previous decade. What makes this progress particularly noteworthy is that Endeavor is achieving strong results with a challenging student demographic. In the most recent testing year, 4th-grade ELA proficiency reached 52.8% and math reached 47.2%—far exceeding the Battle Creek Public Schools district averages of 19.6% and 10.4%, respectively. Even compared to schools in the higher-performing Lakeview School District (Calhoun), Endeavor holds its own; its 4th-grade scores are comparable to Westlake Elementary School, despite Westlake having a much lower percentage of low-income students.

The school is notably effective with specific student groups, ranking in the 65th percentile for African American students and the 58th percentile for low socio-economic status students—both earning 3-star ratings that exceed the school's overall performance. However, the picture is not uniform across all grade levels. While 3rd, 4th, and 7th grades show strong proficiency rates, there is a consistent dip in 5th and 6th grades, suggesting a possible transition challenge into middle school grades. Chronic absenteeism also remains a concern at 33.8%, though it has declined significantly from a peak of 60.2% in 2021-22. On the positive side, Endeavor is highly cost-effective, spending $14,094 per student—less than nearly all nearby competitors like Prairieview School ($19,326) and Ann J Kellogg School ($16,857+)—while achieving better academic outcomes than most of them.

648

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,094

Per pupil spending ?

81.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

380 Helmer Rd N
Battle Creek, MI 49037-7776

(269) 962-9300

District: Endeavor Charter Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

32.3%

African American:

29.5%

Two or more races:

20.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2016 → 45th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (34% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Social Studies scores 12 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg34%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

824^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

515^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

357^th of 625Endeavor Charter Academy among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	824 of 1492	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.6	985 of 1488	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	1051 of 1486	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	981 of 1470	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.4	1055 of 1344	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	1000 of 1153	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	1184 of 1408	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	1191 of 1448	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.7	1217 of 1466	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.1	1124 of 1548	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.2	1031 of 1580	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.0	819 of 1533	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.0	919 of 1563	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.1	1105 of 1566	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.4	1091 of 1552	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.2	1184 of 1552	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	47.3	1103 of 1589	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.8	880 of 1577	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.8	698 of 1565	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.8	789 of 1545	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	52.4	137 of 388	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	132 of 348	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	125 of 321	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.3	21 of 158	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	38.8	277 of 475	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	745 of 1343	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.8	1044 of 1338	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	1035 of 1342	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	927 of 1321	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	862 of 1106	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	815 of 902	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	1085 of 1171	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	1116 of 1443	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	52.9	562 of 1352	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.3	872 of 1346	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	926 of 1381	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	854 of 1350	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.2	865 of 1099	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	677 of 749	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	930 of 1134	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	1114 of 1397	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	826 of 1372	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.7	908 of 1366	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	952 of 1347	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	959 of 1334	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	1034 of 1139	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	870 of 915	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	1030 of 1196	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	1206 of 1446	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	43.9	59 of 104	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.8	59 of 93	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.9	68 of 81	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	56.3	497 of 1199	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.6	661 of 1206	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	810 of 1204	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	770 of 1198	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.1	891 of 1102	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	831 of 1005	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	1008 of 1128	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	1159 of 1253	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	515 of 896	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.6	495 of 890	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	512 of 897	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	518 of 883	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	568 of 776	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	598 of 675	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	595 of 792	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	626 of 838	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.7	572 of 821	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	24.6	669 of 894	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	46.1	508 of 919	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	55.3	425 of 921	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.6	445 of 919	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.5	461 of 900	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.0	387 of 858	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.9	502 of 851	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	66.9	343 of 847	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.4	290 of 839	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	74.6	196 of 823	76.2%	★★★★☆
2006	67.4	299 of 806	62.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	46.1	147 of 337	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.3	103 of 338	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	65 of 300	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	55.9	109 of 310	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.5	31 of 182	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	31.5	243 of 366	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	387 of 789	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.7	489 of 789	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	484 of 771	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	522 of 770	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	494 of 657	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	420 of 521	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	533 of 658	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	524 of 794	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	51.6	357 of 834	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.1	443 of 832	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	424 of 836	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	470 of 825	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	471 of 691	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.3	432 of 523	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	439 of 672	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	547 of 815	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	33.2	521 of 813	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.1	411 of 798	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	502 of 786	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	393 of 776	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	474 of 658	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	474 of 540	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	497 of 639	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	622 of 797	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	308 of 687	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.2	222 of 696	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.2	486 of 701	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	378 of 688	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	398 of 638	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	436 of 577	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	414 of 624	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.9	550 of 678	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2026)65th percentile+20 vs school

White (2026)59th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)45th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)40th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2026)56th percentile+14 vs school

White (2026)55th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)51st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)36th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts37%-3 vs state

Mathematics36%+3 vs state

Math33%-3 vs state

Science32%-8 vs state

Social Studies27%-12 vs state

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Great school that cares about the students and their academics. Very happy with my choice. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Endeavor Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	380 Helmer Rd N	Battle Creek	49037	Calhoun County	Endeavor Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(269) 962-9300	648	36	18.2	81.5%	209 (32.3%)	191 (29.5%)	68 (10.5%)	47 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	133 (20.5%)	42.1	824^th of 1492 public elementary schools	44.8%		31.6	985^th of 1488 public elementary schools	33.8%	161	47.7	36.4	36.8	52.8	26.3	27.8	34.1	37.3	47.2	23.7	23.6	22.7	26.3	36.4	10.5	40.9	$14,094	$1,752	$12,342
Valley View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	960 Avenue A	Springfield	49037	Calhoun County	Battle Creek Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 441-9150	434	31	14.0	76.0%	165 (38.0%)	113 (26.0%)	45 (10.4%)	16 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (21.9%)	12.4	1324^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.3%		9.3	1370^th of 1488 public elementary schools	7.9%	46			22.7	14.7	16.7			28.8	5.4	7.6			16.7				$21,684	$3,343	$18,341
Battle Creek Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	399 20th St N	Springfield	49037	Calhoun County	Battle Creek Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(269) 339-3308	141	9	15.4	85.8%	76 (53.9%)	19 (13.5%)	20 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (18.4%)								(n/a)							36.4	30.0				27.3	31.3				$14,561	$1,843	$12,718
Prairieview School	Public	PK, KG-4	1675 Iroquois Ave	Battle Creek	49015	Calhoun County	Lakeview School District (Calhoun)	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 565-4600	249	23	10.7	81.5%	94 (37.8%)	39 (15.7%)	40 (16.1%)	28 (11.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	46 (18.5%)	16.7	1244^th of 1492 public elementary schools	16.6%		12.6	1308^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.1%	64			23.9	23.2				21.7	16.1								$19,326	$1,933	$17,392
Lamora Park School	Public	PK, KG-2	65 Woodlawn Ave N	Battle Creek	49037	Calhoun County	Battle Creek Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 965-9725	154	12	12.9	83.1%	51 (33.1%)	51 (33.1%)	18 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (21.4%)								(n/a)																	$23,589	$3,355	$20,234
Northwestern Academy of Visual Performing Arts	Public	K-8	176 Limit St	Battle Creek	49037	Calhoun County	Battle Creek Public Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(269) 965-9607	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)	28.7					9.3	3.8							10.1		18.0
Arbor Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	55 Arbor St	Battle Creek	49015	Calhoun County	Arbor Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(269) 963-5851	154	11	14.0	83.1%	52 (33.8%)	45 (29.2%)	37 (24.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (11.7%)								(n/a)																	$13,691	$2,639	$11,051
Dudley Early Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-2	308 Roosevelt Ave W	Battle Creek	49037	Calhoun County	Battle Creek Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 965-9720	117	14	8.6	81.2%	23 (19.7%)	56 (47.9%)	14 (12.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	22 (18.8%)								(n/a)																	$28,763	$3,878	$24,885
Ann J Kellogg School	Public	3-6	306 Champion St	Battle Creek	49037	Calhoun County	Battle Creek Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 965-9773	348	24	14.7	81.3%	100 (28.7%)	150 (43.1%)	40 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (15.5%)	8.2	1406^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.8%		7.1	1424^th of 1488 public elementary schools	4.3%	18			13.8	13.4	16.2			10.5	11.0	9.6			13.7				$21,369	$2,941	$18,427
Westlake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1184 24th St S	Battle Creek	49015	Calhoun County	Lakeview School District (Calhoun)	No	No	No	No	(269) 565-4900	349	25	14.1	57.9%	193 (55.3%)	22 (6.3%)	40 (11.5%)	51 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.3%)	62.9	517^th of 1492 public elementary schools	65.3%		67.3	454^th of 1488 public elementary schools	69.5%	63			32.2	53.2				44.1	55.1								$15,883	$989	$14,894

Frequently Asked Questions about Endeavor Charter Academy

How many students attend Endeavor Charter Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 648 students attended Endeavor Charter Academy.

Is Endeavor Charter Academy a good school?

Endeavor Charter Academy ranks 824^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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What is the racial makeup of Endeavor Charter Academy?

Students at Endeavor Charter Academy are 32% White, 29% African American, 21% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 7% Asian.

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