The top reported proficiency rate is 60% in Math. The lowest is 49% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Somerset Academy Lakes
Somerset Academy Lakes is a public charter elementary school serving kindergarten through fifth grade, physically located in Miami. Its authorizing district is Palm Beach, though the school sits in Miami-Dade — a cross-county arrangement that a parent would want to confirm directly with the school. It is a small school for its grade band, with classes spread fairly evenly across the grade levels.
The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a smaller share of white and Black students and very few from other backgrounds. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing this squarely in the category of a high-need school from an economic standpoint. Data on English learners and students with IEPs was not available in the dataset, so a parent looking for detail on language support or special education services should ask the school directly.
On the Florida state assessments, the academic picture is mixed. In math, third through fifth graders score in a range that sits in the majority-proficient zone, with fourth grade performing somewhat better than third and fifth. Reading and ELA results are more varied: third grade ELA proficiency falls well below the math results for that grade, while fourth and fifth grade reading comes in meaningfully higher, roughly in the mid-majority range. Fifth grade science comes in similar to math. Relative to the other districts in Palm Beach County, the school's overall proficiency index sits in the bottom quartile of that comparison set, which a parent should weigh alongside the school's demographics and the context that it serves a high-poverty population. No trend data was available, so it is not possible to say whether results have been improving or declining.
A graduation rate does not apply here because the school serves only elementary grades.
The one publicly listed extracurricular program is a Soccer Club. No additional program information was available; the school's website would be the place to look for any arts, STEM, enrichment, or aftercare offerings.
The school's Miami address places it in one of the most densely active urban environments in the country. Miami overall is a very walkable city by national standards, with transit options including an elevated rail line running through South Miami and downtown. The Metromover provides free service across downtown and Brickell. Green space downtown includes a large riverfront park, and the public library system has over fifty branches. Major employers concentrate in healthcare, education, government, and hospitality, with the county school system, several large hospital networks, and American Airlines among the largest.
The housing market immediately around the school is expensive by nearly any measure. Home values in the zip code sit dramatically above both the Florida state median and the national median, and they have continued to appreciate. Rents have also risen. The rent-to-income burden implied by these figures is high, and the estimated monthly carrying cost of a home purchase here would be substantial for a typical household. Miami-Dade County as a whole has seen some population slowing recently, publicly reported to include a modest enrollment decline in the county's public schools, though high-rise residential construction continues in multiple neighborhoods.
District-level information for the Palm Beach district did not surface through research, so specific strategic priorities or recent policy changes were not available and have been left out.
For a family already in the area or enrolled in the Somerset Academy network, this school offers a structured charter environment in a walkable, transit-accessible Miami neighborhood. The math results are reasonably solid; reading results at the third grade level are weaker and a parent may want to ask the school what reading intervention or literacy supports are in place. The economic profile of the school suggests a community where many families are navigating cost pressures, and the housing market around this address is among the more expensive in the state.
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