The top reported proficiency rate is 38% in English language arts. The lowest is 25% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Endeavor Elementary School
Endeavor Elementary sits on East Powerline Road in Nampa, serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as part of the Nampa School District. The school's enrollment is mid-sized for an elementary in this area, with a fairly even distribution across grade levels from kindergarten through fifth.
The student body reflects Nampa's bilingual, working community. A majority-Hispanic enrollment pairs with a large white population and a small multiracial segment. Nearly three quarters of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, which places the school firmly among Idaho's higher-need populations. Data on English learners and special-education enrollment was not available, so those proportions remain unknown here.
On the ISAT, Endeavor's results paint a mixed picture. English language arts is the relative bright spot. Third and fifth graders reached proficiency at rates in the low forties, while fourth grade dipped below that. Math tells a harder story across all tested grades, with third grade the strongest at roughly a third proficient and fourth grade the weakest. Fifth-grade science landed lower still. These are soft numbers, and a parent may want to look into how the school structures intervention and small-group support, particularly for math in the upper elementary years. Trend data was present but appeared inconsistent across reporting periods, so we left it out rather than present a misleading picture.
What sits outside the test scores is the community Endeavor occupies. Nampa is Idaho's third-largest city, rooted in railroads and irrigation agriculture, and today anchored by food processing, agribusiness, and manufacturing. Companies like Amalgamated Sugar, Sorrento-Lactalis, Plexus Corporation, and Amazon employ many families who send children here. The Boise-Nampa metro is among the fastest-growing in the country, and the city is actively investing in downtown revitalization with zoning changes, facade grants, and streetscape improvements. Historic Downtown Nampa around Library Square is the walkable heart, with the train depot museum, Lloyd Square Park, a farmer's market, and street festivals. Outside that core, the city is largely car-oriented, served by Interstate 84 and several state highways. ValleyRide operates bus lines through the city. The Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge around Lake Lowell sits a short drive southwest and offers open space and wildlife viewing.
The housing market in the school's zip code sits below Idaho's statewide typical home value but above the national figure. Rents have been rising faster than home values recently. For families weighing buying versus renting, renting is currently the less expensive monthly option given current mortgage rates and purchase prices. The price-to-income ratio here is elevated relative to national norms, though Canyon County remains more affordable than the Idaho benchmark overall.
The Nampa School District has undergone substantial changes that directly affect Endeavor families. In 2024, the district shifted to a four-day school week, becoming the largest in Idaho to do so. That restructures every family's weekly calendar. The same year brought a move from semesters to trimesters, changing how courses are organized and credited. And during the prior school year, the district navigated school closure proposals tied to budget restructuring, including a recommendation to close Central Elementary that the board ultimately reversed. These decisions reflect real fiscal pressure in a growing district, and parents may want to understand how those pressures shape staffing, class sizes, and program availability at the building level.
Data on staffing ratios, course offerings, discipline, and attendance was not available for Endeavor specifically. Title I status was also not reported. Civil-rights data was absent. Without those pieces, the picture is partial. What the available evidence shows is a school serving a high-need, majority-Hispanic population in a rapidly growing city, with English language arts as its academic relative strength and math as the area most in need of attention.
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