SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL (SOUTH HOMESTEAD)

SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL (SOUTH HOMESTEAD) is a modestly sized junior high in HOMESTEAD, Florida, one of the schools within MIAMI-DADE. The school educates 484 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 39% below the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 794 students.

MIAMI-DADE comprises 527 schools with combined enrollment of 335,685 students; SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL (SOUTH HOMESTEAD) is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL (SOUTH HOMESTEAD) reports that nearly all students (87%) are Hispanic. The remainder looks like 6% Black, 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 69% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Miami-Dade County (around 48%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL (SOUTH HOMESTEAD) is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 40.2%; this one delivers 56.1%, a residual of +16.0 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Miami-Dade County put the typical household earns roughly $71,753 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL (SOUTH HOMESTEAD) is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).

Nearest neighbor: SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL (SOUTH HOMESTEAD), around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL (SOUTH HOMESTEAD) at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 61.6%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting. As a public charter, SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL (SOUTH HOMESTEAD) runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL (SOUTH HOMESTEAD) has declined 5%, going from 510 students in 2018 to 484 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 77% to 87%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 24.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.