The top reported proficiency rate is 68% in Math. The lowest is 33% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Somerset Academy Charter Middle School
Somerset Academy Charter Middle School is a publicly funded charter school in the southwest Miami-Dade area, serving grades six through eight. It sits in a residential part of Miami along a major south-county corridor, drawing from one of the most densely Hispanic communities in the United States. The school's student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic, with small shares of Black and white students and very few students from other backgrounds. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing this firmly in the category of schools serving economically modest communities. Data on English learner and special education populations were not available in what was provided.
On the Florida FAST assessment, the school's sixth graders show solid math proficiency, landing at a level that compares respectably within the state. Seventh and eighth grade math results are somewhat lower but still represent a majority of students reaching proficiency. ELA results across all three grades are in a similar range, with sixth grade leading and seventh and eighth grade closely grouped below it. The eighth grade science result, from Florida's Statewide Science Assessment, is notably weaker, with fewer than half of students reaching proficiency. Parents with students heading into eighth grade may want to ask the school directly about science instruction and supports. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say whether these results have been improving, holding steady, or declining.
The school does not have a graduation rate because it does not serve high school grades. That metric does not apply here.
A comparison of this school's proficiency against other entities in Miami-Dade County was not possible in a meaningful way, as there were too few comparable schools in the county dataset to generate a reliable relative position.
Program information was not provided in what was available, so it is not possible to characterize specific offerings in academics, arts, sports, or extracurriculars beyond the school's charter status. Families who want to understand what distinguishes the Somerset Academy program from a traditional Miami-Dade public middle school should consult the school directly.
The housing market surrounding the school is expensive relative to both state and national benchmarks. Home values in the immediate zip code are well above the Florida median and the national median, and they have dipped slightly year over year. Rents are high enough that housing costs consume a substantial share of income for many families in the area, and the rent-to-income burden is meaningful by any standard measure. Miami-Dade County voters approved a property tax increase in 2022 to fund teacher salaries and school safety, set at one mill through 2027, which adds a real ongoing cost for homeowners unless renewed by voters.
Miami itself is a large, intensely urban city with enormous neighborhood variation. The southwest Miami-Dade area where this school sits is primarily residential and differs from the denser downtown core. The broader city is going through a complicated demographic moment: the city of Miami proper has posted municipal population gains, but Miami-Dade County as a whole lost a meaningful number of residents in the most recent annual estimate, driven in part by an immigration slowdown. Miami-Dade County Public Schools, the parent district overseeing charter authorizations and the broader public school system, is dealing with the downstream effects of that decline. The district proposed closing or consolidating as many as nine schools in spring 2026, with some campuses reorganized into new grade configurations such as K-8 or K-12 schools. Families new to the area should be aware that school boundaries and assignments in the traditional public system are in flux, which can affect a family's calculation about charters versus zoned schools.
On cell phone policy, Miami-Dade initially chose a screen-time education approach rather than an outright ban, though state legislation has advanced toward requiring a district-wide phone policy by the end of 2026. How that ultimately lands for charter schools operating within the district is worth confirming with the school.
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