The top reported proficiency rate is 86% in English language arts. The lowest is 63% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Somerset Academy Middle (miramar Campus)
Somerset Academy Middle (Miramar Campus) is a charter middle school serving sixth through eighth graders in Miramar, a suburban city in southern Broward County. It sits within a master-planned residential area off Pembroke Road, part of a broader Somerset Academy network publicly reported as operating multiple campuses in South Florida. The school is a regular public school of charter status, drawing from a community that is majority Hispanic and with a substantial Black student population; white and Asian students together make up a small share of enrollment. A majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which tells you something about the economic profile of the families the school serves. Data on English learner enrollment and students with IEPs was not available in the information provided.
On state assessments, the school's results are a clear strength. Florida's FAST assessments in math show proficiency running from strong in sixth and seventh grade to even higher by eighth grade. ELA results follow a similar arc, with sixth grade proficiency well above the typical state midpoint, a slight dip in seventh grade, and eighth grade reaching the school's highest ELA mark across all grades. Science, tested only in eighth grade through Florida's Statewide Science Assessment, comes in noticeably lower than the school's math and ELA results, and parents may want to ask the school directly about its science curriculum and how students are supported in that subject heading into high school. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say whether these results are improving, stable, or shifting.
The school is part of the Broward district for NCES identification purposes. Because the neighbor comparison set for Broward County contains only one district, no meaningful side-by-side positioning against neighboring districts could be produced; that comparison was set aside rather than fabricated.
The charter governance means families are choosing into this school rather than defaulting to a traditional attendance zone assignment. The school has a relatively compact enrollment for a sixth-through-eighth grade span, which can translate to a tighter community feel. Information on specific program offerings, course access, staffing ratios, chronic absenteeism, or discipline data was not available in what was provided here.
Miramar itself shapes the context in ways worth understanding. It is car-dependent suburban territory, built out through master-planned subdivisions organized around lakes and gated entries; getting around without a car is difficult except near the Miramar Town Center, a walkable civic and commercial core that houses City Hall, the public library, a cultural center, and transit connections. The city has grown substantially and continues to attract large mixed-use development proposals, which has brought some resident pushback about density and the erosion of its suburban character.
Housing in the zip code where the school sits carries home values well above both the Florida state benchmark and the national benchmark, with rents that consume a very high share of a typical household's income. Values have edged down slightly year over year, but affordability remains a genuine constraint. An estimated monthly mortgage on a median-priced home here represents a stretch relative to national household income figures, and renters face a similar bind. This is not an entry-level housing market.
Miramar's economy is anchored by a large commercial and industrial park that hosts regional and national employers across healthcare, logistics, consumer goods, and aerospace sectors. That employment base gives the area economic ballast and contributes to its relatively diverse working population.
District-level information on parent-relevant changes or strategic priorities for Broward was not available in time for this report; the research was exhausted before anything lasting could be confirmed, so that section was left out.
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