Endeavor Charter Academy, Battle Creek MI

Original Research by School Decision on Endeavor Charter Academy

Endeavor Charter Academy is a kindergarten-through-eighth-grade charter school on Battle Creek's north side, sitting on Helmer Road in a part of the city where housing costs run well below both Michigan and national norms. The surrounding ZIP code carries a typical home value far below the state benchmark, and rents are modest as well, with both home values and rents trending upward in recent months. This is an affordable corner of Calhoun County, and the school draws families for whom cost of living and school choice are tightly linked.

The school serves a student body of roughly 680 children across nine grade levels, with class sizes per grade that feel manageable rather than crowded. Its demographic mix is one of the more diverse profiles in the area. White students make up the largest single group, Black students a close second, and a substantial portion of students identify as two or more races. Hispanic and Asian students round out the population. A very large share of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, which tells you this is a school serving a predominantly lower-income community. Data on special education enrollment and English learner counts was not available in the sources we reviewed, so we cannot characterize those populations here.

Academically, Endeavor's state assessment results from the most recent cycle paint a mixed but uneven picture. In English language arts, the school shows genuine strength in the upper grades. Seventh and eighth graders posted proficiency rates that were among the school's best results, with eighth-grade ELA standing out as a clear bright spot. Third-grade ELA was also comparatively strong. The middle grades, fourth through sixth, were more modest in ELA, landing below the school's own upper-grade performance.

Math results tell a different story. Proficiency rates across most grades were in the lower range, with fifth and eighth grades the weakest. Seventh grade was the one exception in math, reaching a proficiency level that suggests some students are finding their footing before high school. Science and social studies results, tested only in fifth and eighth grades, were generally modest, with eighth-grade science outperforming fifth-grade science by a fair margin.

Placed against districts in Calhoun County, Endeavor's overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades sits above the midpoint. That positioning reflects how the stronger ELA results, especially in the upper grades, help offset the lower math and science figures. A parent weighing this school should understand that the academic program appears to produce better outcomes in reading and writing than in mathematics, particularly in the earlier and middle grades.

Because Endeavor ends at eighth grade, there is no graduation rate to report. Students will need to transition to a high school elsewhere, and families should plan for that step. No chronic absenteeism data was available for this school, and no discipline, course access, or staffing details were provided in the data we reviewed. These are gaps a parent may want to ask about directly.

We searched for parent-relevant changes at the district level, such as curriculum shifts, facility investments, or governance decisions, and found nothing publicly reported that would signal a recent lasting change. The search returned general profile and demographic information only. Similarly, the locale brief for Battle Creek did not yield usable civic, transit, or library details, so we left that out rather than guess.

What a family gets at Endeavor Charter Academy is a tuition-free public charter option in an affordable part of Battle Creek, with a diverse student body and an academic profile that tilts toward literacy strength in the upper elementary and middle grades. Math is the area where results are most inconsistent, and a parent whose child tends to need stronger math support may want to look into how the school addresses that gap. The school's position above the county midpoint on overall proficiency suggests it is holding its own among local options, but the grade-by-grade variation means the experience can differ a lot depending on where a child sits in the K-through-8 progression.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 331%

School 31% · District 31%

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 429%

School 29% · District 29%

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 519%

School 19% · District 19%

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 629%

School 29% · District 29%

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 740%

School 40% · District 40%

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 818%

School 18% · District 18%

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 343%

School 43% · District 43%

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 433%

School 33% · District 33%

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 536%

School 36% · District 36%

▼ 7 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 625%

School 25% · District 25%

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 750%

School 50% · District 50%

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Grade 853%

School 53% · District 53%

▼ 9 pts below state median · even with county median

Science

Grade 521%

School 21% · District 21%

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 835%

School 35% · District 35%

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 518%

School 18% · District 18%

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 829%

School 29% · District 29%

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

This schoolEndeavor Charter Academy, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income39%Higher-income56%17 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income30%Higher-income56%26 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income26%Higher-income50%24 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income15%Higher-income33%18 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income11%Higher-income40%29 pp gap