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Enrollment
400
Elementary
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150008535
SOMERSET ACADEMY LAKES
6340 SUNSET DR, MIAMI, FL 33143 · (561) 641-4449 · Palm Beach County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
256 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 20% larger than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
49.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
59.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.1% | 59.9% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 54.4% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like SOMERSET ACADEMY LAKES
SOMERSET ACADEMY LAKES's state test result (49.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOMERSET ACADEMY LAKES this school | 400 | 64.0% | 49.5% |
| SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY OCOEE | 445 | 61.8% | 42.4% |
| MICHAEL MCCOY ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 459 | 66.9% | 47.9% |
| PINAR ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 342 | 66.7% | 52.1% |
| CYPRESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 455 | 61.5% | 42.3% |
| CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CUTLER BAY | 430 | 64.9% | 52.8% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where SOMERSET ACADEMY LAKES ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Palm Beach County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #1,356 of 2,136 | #78 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #1,094 of 2,149 ▲ 87 | #62 of 129 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #1,343 of 2,149 ▲ 10 | #73 of 129 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #1,768 of 2,267 | #110 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #1,331 of 2,077 | #102 of 128 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.1% | #1,757 of 2,108 | #115 of 128 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.0% | #739 of 2,188 | #51 of 130 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
400
+69 (+21%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 17.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 400 | 24 | 16.7:1 | 64% (256) |
| 2023-24 | 416 | 25.1 | 16.6:1 | 75% (314) |
| 2022-23 | 417 | 25 | 16.7:1 | 76% (319) |
| 2020-21 | 331 | 19 | 17.4:1 | 89% (295) |
| 2017-18 | 178 | 15 | 11.9:1 | 87% (155) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOMERSET ACADEMY LAKES.
About SOMERSET ACADEMY LAKES
SOMERSET ACADEMY LAKES is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in MIAMI, Florida. In all, 400 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5. That is 34% below the average of about 604 students for elementary schools in Florida.
Across its 233 schools, PALM BEACH enrolls 191,505 students. SOMERSET ACADEMY LAKES is one of those schools.
At SOMERSET ACADEMY LAKES, 79% of students are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 11% White and 10% Black. For comparison, the population of Palm Beach County is roughly 24% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, SOMERSET ACADEMY LAKES scores 35%.
There are 24 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 16.7:1. Compared with the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 64% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 45% for public schools in Palm Beach County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For SOMERSET ACADEMY LAKES, the prediction is 49.1% and the result is 49.5%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Palm Beach County show that median household income comes to about $83,581, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 245, with about 192,831 students.
SPORTS LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT (SLAM) MIDDLE SCHOOL PALM is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: SOMERSET ACADEMY LAKES ranks 2nd of 7 nearby schools, at 49.5% versus a 48.2% average.
SOMERSET ACADEMY LAKES is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data. Federal records list SOMERSET ACADEMY LAKES as a charter school.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 400, up from 331 in 2020-21.
The SOMERSET ACADEMY LAKES discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
Palm Beach County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,533,806
Census ACS
Median income
$83,581
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
245
192,831 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- SPORTS LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT (SLAM) MIDDLE SCHOOL PALM0.0 mi · 324
- SLAM ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL PALM BEACH0.0 mi · 309
- PALM BEACH COUNTY JAIL0.5 mi · 14
- MEADOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 813
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT SUMMIT0.8 mi · 985
- BERKSHIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 1,076
Frequently asked questions
About SOMERSET ACADEMY LAKESWhat is the total enrollment at SOMERSET ACADEMY LAKES?
SOMERSET ACADEMY LAKES enrolls approximately 400 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does SOMERSET ACADEMY LAKES serve?
SOMERSET ACADEMY LAKES serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SOMERSET ACADEMY LAKES?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SOMERSET ACADEMY LAKES is approximately 16.7:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SOMERSET ACADEMY LAKES?
At SOMERSET ACADEMY LAKES, the student body is approximately 11% White, 79% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian.
Who oversees SOMERSET ACADEMY LAKES?
SOMERSET ACADEMY LAKES is overseen by PALM BEACH in Palm Beach County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.