Somerset Preparatory Academy Sunset, Miami FL

Original Research by School Decision on Somerset Preparatory Academy Sunset

Somerset Preparatory Academy Sunset is a charter school serving kindergarten through eighth grade in the Kendall area of Miami, situated in the southwestern part of Miami-Dade County. It operates as a regular public charter school within the Miami-Dade district and draws a student body that is overwhelmingly Hispanic, reflecting the demographics of the surrounding neighborhood. Close to half of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, so while the school is not serving a uniformly high-income population, it is also not at the most concentrated end of economic disadvantage for the region. Data on English learner and special education populations were not available in the information we reviewed.

The academic picture is genuinely strong. On Florida's FAST assessments, math proficiency rates are high across most tested grades, running from the mid-seventies in fourth grade up to the low nineties in third grade, with fifth and sixth grades clustered in the eighties. ELA results are similarly solid, with every tested grade from third through seventh reaching the high seventies or above, and seventh grade approaching the very top of the scale. Eighth grade ELA comes in somewhat lower than the other grades, which a parent may want to ask the school about directly. Science results are more mixed: fifth grade is in the low seventies, which is reasonable, but eighth grade science proficiency drops noticeably below that, sitting closer to the upper fifties. That dip is worth a follow-up conversation. Taken together, the math and ELA results across most of the grade band are a genuine strength and suggest the school is producing consistently high attainment through the middle grades.

Because this is a K-8 school, there is no graduation rate, AP coursework, or dual-enrollment pathway to report. Those metrics simply do not apply here. Program details were not available in the data we reviewed, so we cannot speak to electives, athletics, enrichment, or extracurriculars. Trend data across years was not available either, so it is not possible to say whether these results are improving, stable, or declining.

Families choosing this school should be aware of the broader Miami-Dade district context. Publicly reported information indicates the district has been dealing with sustained enrollment decline, and in spring 2026 proposed closing or consolidating up to nine schools across the county. Somerset Preparatory Academy Sunset is a charter school and may be somewhat insulated from boundary-driven reassignment, but the district environment is in flux. A voter-approved property tax measure, now in effect and set to expire in 2027 unless renewed, funds teacher pay and campus security across district schools; charter schools relate to this funding differently, and a parent would want to ask how it affects this specific school.

The housing market around this zip code is expensive by both state and national standards. Home values sit well above the Florida and national medians, and rents as a share of typical income are elevated. Both values have been roughly flat or very slightly declining over the past year, which reflects a broader cooling in the Miami area after several years of sharp appreciation. Miami itself continues to see high-rise construction activity, and the city of Miami had one of the largest municipal population gains in Southeast Florida as recently as 2024. At the same time, publicly reported data shows Miami-Dade County as a whole losing residents over the following year, partly tied to shifts in immigration patterns.

For a family looking at this part of Miami, Somerset Preparatory Academy Sunset offers a K-8 pathway with notably strong ELA and math results through most of the grade span, a Hispanic-majority peer environment, and a charter structure that provides some independence from district boundary decisions. The eighth-grade science gap and the absence of program detail are the two areas where a parent should press for more before enrolling.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 391%

School 91% · District 69% · ▲ 22 pts above district

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Grade 474%

School 74% · District 68% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 585%

School 85% · District 62% · ▲ 23 pts above district

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

Grade 680%

School 80% · District 64% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 879%

School 79% · District 60% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 380%

School 80% · District 60% · ▲ 20 pts above district

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

Grade 478%

School 78% · District 59% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Grade 583%

School 83% · District 60% · ▲ 23 pts above district

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

Grade 685%

School 85% · District 63% · ▲ 23 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

Grade 790%

School 90% · District 62% · ▲ 28 pts above district

▲ 35 pts above state median · ▲ 29 pts above county median

Grade 876%

School 76% · District 60% · ▲ 16 pts above district

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

Science

Grade 573%

School 73% · District 56% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Grade 858%

School 58% · District 46% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

This schoolMIAMI-DADE, 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-income81%Higher-income79%2 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income94%Higher-income71%23 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income77%Higher-income90%12 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income81%Higher-income88%7 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income85%Higher-income93%8 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income78%Higher-income74%4 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income92%Higher-income90%3 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income81%Higher-income71%11 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income82%Higher-income90%8 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income81%Higher-income80%1 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income82%Higher-income77%6 pp gap