Summary:
Zip code 48048, serving the Ray and New Haven areas of Macomb County, is home to two elementary schools within the New Haven Community Schools district: Endeavour Elementary and Middle School (serving grades K-8) and New Haven Elementary School (serving grades K-4). Both schools serve a significant number of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with over half of their respective student bodies qualifying for free or reduced lunch.
For parents comparing the two, Endeavour Elementary and Middle School is the stronger academic performer across nearly every grade and subject. In 3rd-grade math, Endeavour’s proficiency rate (55.9%) is more than double that of New Haven Elementary School (22.4%). Endeavour also beats the state average in several English Language Arts grades, while New Haven Elementary lags behind the state in all tested subjects. Endeavour also has a better attendance record, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 28.1% compared to New Haven Elementary’s critical 39.5%. However, Endeavour shows a dramatic "math cliff," with proficiency plummeting from 55.9% in 3rd grade to just 8.4% by 5th grade, indicating a systemic issue in upper elementary math instruction. New Haven Elementary, while struggling across the board, does not show this same dramatic decline, though its scores are consistently low.
A striking finding is the spending paradox: New Haven Elementary School spends significantly more per pupil ($16,961) than Endeavour Elementary and Middle School ($10,613), yet it has lower test scores, a worse student-teacher ratio (18.4:1 vs. 16.3:1), and higher absenteeism. This suggests the additional funding is not translating into better outcomes, likely due to the high concentration of poverty. For parents, Endeavour is the clear choice for early elementary academics, but the district should be pressed on why math achievement collapses in the upper grades and why New Haven Elementary’s high spending yields such poor results.
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