The top reported proficiency rate is 87% in Math. The lowest is 79% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Somerset Academy Elementary (miramar Campus)
Somerset Academy Elementary on the Miramar Campus is a charter elementary school serving kindergarten through fifth grade in a suburban corner of southern Broward County. It draws from a community that is predominantly Hispanic and Black, with a substantial share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, so the school's strong academic results carry real weight: this is not a selective or affluent-leaning environment producing easy outcomes.
On Florida's state assessments, the school's proficiency rates across the tested grades are genuinely strong. In math, third and fourth graders post results well into the upper range, and fifth graders come in meaningfully above what would be considered average statewide. Reading follows a similar pattern, with third graders performing at a high level and fourth and fifth graders performing solidly. Fifth-grade science results are also above the midpoint in a comfortable way. Taken together, the academic picture across subjects and grades is one of consistent, broad-based proficiency rather than a single strong grade pulling up a weak one. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say whether results have been climbing, holding, or shifting.
The charter designation matters here: families choose this school rather than being assigned to it, and enrollment spans a typical range for an elementary charter of this type. Data on English learner populations and students with IEPs was not reported, so families with those specific needs may want to ask the school directly about supports and services.
The comparison framework for this school against other districts in Broward County was not able to produce a meaningful ranking because the county contains only one district in the comparison set, and attendance and chronic absenteeism data were not available. What the state assessment data does show on its own is a school performing well above what would represent a middling result anywhere in Florida.
The school sits on Somerset Boulevard in Miramar, a planned suburban city that grew rapidly over recent decades into a large, diverse community anchored by family-oriented gated subdivisions and lakeside neighborhoods. The area is car-dependent by design, with major roads like Miramar Parkway, the Florida Turnpike, and I-75 shaping daily movement more than foot traffic. The Miramar Town Center provides a walkable civic hub with a library, cultural center, and city hall, but schools including Somerset are spread across separate suburban campuses rather than clustered near that center.
The housing market around this school is expensive relative to Florida's statewide median, and relative to national norms. Home values in the relevant zip code are well above the Florida average and well above the national average, and rents are high enough that rent absorbs a disproportionate share of a typical household's income by conventional affordability standards. Both home values and rents have edged downward in the past year, so the market is softening slightly but remains costly. Families relocating to be near this school should expect a competitive and expensive housing environment.
Miramar itself is a city in active growth, with new mixed-use development planned at several sites and ongoing infrastructure investment. Some longtime residents have raised concerns publicly that denser projects are shifting the city's character. The employer base is broad and includes major corporate names in the Miramar Park of Commerce, which gives the area an economic stability that many purely residential suburbs lack.
No information was available on district-level strategic priorities or changes from the Broward district brief, so that was left out rather than guessed. Program offerings specific to this campus were also not reported in the data.
For a family weighing a kindergarten through fifth grade charter option in this part of Broward County, the core case for Somerset Academy's Miramar campus rests on its proficiency results, which are strong across subjects and grades in a student body that includes a substantial share of economically disadvantaged children. The gaps in the data, particularly around special education services and English learner supports, are worth pursuing directly with the school before enrolling a child with those needs.
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