The top reported proficiency rate is 62% in English language arts. The lowest is 36% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Somerset Preparatory Academy Middle School (homestead)
Somerset Preparatory Academy Middle School in Homestead is a charter middle school serving grades six through eight, sitting within the Miami-Dade County Public Schools system while operating independently as a charter. The school is located on SE 9th Street in Homestead's southeastern residential edge, close to the master-planned communities that have grown steadily along the southern tip of Miami-Dade County over the past two decades.
The student body is predominantly Hispanic, reflecting the demographics of the surrounding Homestead community, with smaller shares of Black and white students. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing this among schools serving a high-need economic population. Data on English learner enrollment and students with IEPs was not available in the data provided, which is worth asking the school about directly, particularly for families whose children receive specialized services.
On Florida's FAST assessments for the 2024-25 school year, the school's results are mixed and vary meaningfully by grade and subject. Sixth-grade reading and math results are the strongest, with the majority of students scoring proficient in both. Seventh-grade ELA holds in a similar range, but seventh-grade math drops well below the majority threshold, a dip that parents of incoming seventh graders may want to discuss with the school. Eighth-grade results land between those two points in ELA, while the state science assessment for eighth graders shows well under half of students reaching proficiency. The school is small for a middle school, with enrollment spread roughly evenly across three grade levels. Because the comparison cohort in Miami-Dade County had too few schools to produce a reliable proficiency ranking, positioning this school against county peers on that measure was not possible from the available data.
No information on program offerings, course access, staffing ratios, attendance, or discipline data was available. Families looking for specifics about extracurriculars, academic supports, or enrichment tracks should ask the school directly. The school's charter status means it operates outside some district rules but is still part of the Miami-Dade system, and it does not offer AP courses given its middle school grade band.
The district context is worth understanding. Miami-Dade is navigating a real enrollment decline, and in spring 2026 was weighing closures and consolidations affecting schools across all three regions of the county. Some proposals involve creating new K-8, 6-12, and K-12 configurations. Families moving into Homestead should ask whether Somerset Preparatory's attendance zone or enrollment status could be affected before committing to a neighborhood. Separately, voters approved a property tax increase in late 2022 that funds teacher pay and school safety staffing; that levy runs through 2027, at which point renewal would require another vote. A statewide cell phone policy, expected to prohibit in-school phone use across Florida by the end of 2026, is also in motion and will eventually affect classroom rules here.
Homestead itself is a city in active transition. It grew steadily as master-planned communities pushed outward, and new townhome and single-family construction continues from builders including Lennar and D.R. Horton in communities like Waterstone, Mandarin Lakes, and Silver Palms. The local housing market shows values running modestly below the Florida state benchmark, with both home values and rents dipping year over year as of mid-2026, which makes it one of the more accessible entry points within Miami-Dade for buyers. Rent-to-income ratios remain stretched relative to national norms, a strain many families in this area already feel. The city's downtown core has a walkable historic district anchored by the Cybrarium library, Losner Park, the Seminole Theatre, and a transit hub connected to the South Dade TransitWay and the broader Miami-Dade bus network. The rest of the city is largely car-dependent. Major local employers include Homestead Hospital, Turkey Point, Homestead Air Reserve Base, and the city itself, alongside construction and service sector work that employs a large share of residents.
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