The top reported proficiency rate is 95% in Math. The lowest is 75% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Somerset Academy Elementary School (south Miami Campus)
Somerset Academy Elementary School on the South Miami Campus is a charter school serving kindergarten through fifth grade, sitting on SW 68th Street in South Miami, a compact, long-established suburban city tucked between the University of Miami and South Miami Hospital. The school is part of the Miami-Dade public school system in the sense that it draws from the same county, but as a charter it operates independently under its own governance rather than through direct Miami-Dade district administration.
The academic picture here is strong by any reasonable measure. On Florida's FAST assessments, math proficiency across tested grades is exceptionally high, with third graders reaching a perfect rate and the upper elementary grades staying well into the nineties. ELA results are nearly as consistent, with all three tested grades landing in the low-to-mid nineties. Fifth-grade science, tested through the Florida Statewide Science Assessment, comes in notably lower than the other subjects, though it still clears the three-quarter mark. There are no multi-year trend lines in the data, so whether these results represent improvement, stability, or a recent shift is not possible to say from what is available. Because this is an elementary school, there is no graduation rate or AP access to assess; those metrics simply do not apply to this grade band.
The student body is predominantly Hispanic, reflecting the broader demographic reality of Miami-Dade. White students make up a much smaller share, and Asian and Black students each represent a very small fraction of enrollment. A modest share of students qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, meaning this school serves a population that skews more economically stable than many Miami-Dade schools, though it is not uniformly affluent. Data on English learner rates and students with IEPs were not available in what was reported, so families of children with disabilities or those acquiring English should ask the school directly about its support programs and staffing.
The surrounding neighborhood carries a real estate market that reflects its desirability within Miami-Dade. Home values here are substantially above both the state and national medians, and rents are also elevated. Values have ticked upward modestly over the past year, while rents have risen at a somewhat faster pace. The price-to-income ratio at the national level already suggests housing costs are stretched relative to typical household earnings, and this market pushes that further. For families relocating to be near this school, the housing cost picture is worth planning around carefully.
South Miami itself, publicly reported as one of the older incorporated municipalities in Miami-Dade County, is a small city with a walkable downtown along Sunset Drive anchored by a Metrorail station. That transit connection runs directly to downtown Miami and to Miami International Airport, which is a practical advantage for working families. South Miami Hospital, a major Baptist Health campus, and the University of Miami are the dominant institutional presences nearby. The city is not standing still: publicly reported plans call for demolishing the Shops at Sunset Place and replacing it with a high-rise mixed-use development, and the city hall site is slated for a major redevelopment into residential towers, civic space, and a reconstructed park. Families arriving over the next several years will see their neighborhood in visible transition.
At the district level, Miami-Dade is experiencing a meaningful enrollment decline that has prompted proposals to close or consolidate up to nine schools and reconfigure grade structures across the county. While this school serves only elementary grades and is a charter operating somewhat separately from that process, families should be aware that boundary changes and school restructurings are actively in play across Miami-Dade, and conditions could affect feeder patterns for middle school. A voter-approved property tax increase, currently set to expire in 2027 unless renewed, is funding teacher pay and school safety positions across the district and adds to the property tax burden for homeowners in the area. A statewide cell phone policy is also moving through Florida's legislature, with a requirement for districts to adopt rules by the end of 2026; how that will interact with campus-level practice at this school is not yet clear.
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