The top reported proficiency rate is 40% in English language arts. The lowest is 24% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Endeavor Charter Academy
Endeavor Charter Academy is a single-school charter district in Calhoun County, Michigan, serving students from kindergarten through eighth grade. It operates as one building under one district name, which gives families a K-through-8 continuity that some larger, multi-building districts cannot match in the same way. The enrollment is moderate for a charter of this grade band.
The student body is racially diverse in a way that roughly reflects a mix of backgrounds. White students make up the largest single group, followed closely by Black students, with a meaningful share of students identified as two or more races. Hispanic and Asian students account for smaller portions. Free-or-reduced-price lunch data was not available, and the dataset did not include IEP or English-learner counts, so the economic and special-population picture is incomplete here. A parent looking into support services would want to ask the school directly about those figures.
On state assessments, the 2024-25 results tell a mixed but readable story. English language arts is the stronger subject across most grades. Third grade starts well, with a solid share of students proficient, and seventh and eighth grade ELA results stand out as the academy's highest marks. Eighth graders take the PSAT rather than M-STEP for ELA and math, and their ELA performance on that test is the single brightest spot in the data. Math is more uneven. Third and fourth grade sit in a middling range, fifth grade dips, and eighth grade math falls to the lowest point across both core subjects. Seventh grade math is an exception, landing well above the academy's other math results. Science and social studies, tested only in fifth and eighth grade, are generally weaker than ELA, with fifth grade science and social studies both sitting low.
Placed among Calhoun County's districts, Endeavor's overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades sits above the midpoint. That positioning is worth noting given that per-pupil current spending is in the lower range compared with neighboring districts. The academy is producing above-middle proficiency results with fewer dollars per student than most of its county peers.
The clearest concern in the data is chronic absenteeism, which falls in the bottom quartile among Calhoun County districts. That is a high rate relative to the cohort and something a parent would want to understand before enrolling. Chronic absenteeism can affect both individual learning and classroom momentum, and the school may be working on attendance interventions that the available data does not describe. This is an area worth asking about directly.
Because Endeavor serves only through eighth grade, there is no graduation rate, and that gap reflects the grade band rather than a missing or weak result. Students will need to transition to a high school elsewhere, and families should consider what comes next.
No locale brief or community economic context was available, so the housing market and neighborhood setting are not described here. The district brief search returned general profile information but found no evidence of parent-relevant changes such as curriculum shifts, referendums, or property-tax changes with lasting impact. Program offerings were not provided in the data, so details on extracurriculars, specialized instruction, or after-school support are absent and should be sought from the school directly.
What the available data shows is a charter academy with a diverse student body, solid middle-grade ELA performance, above-midday proficiency relative to its county peers, and a lean spending profile. The attendance rate is the area that most warrants a parent's attention.
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