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SOMERSET ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL
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Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About SOMERSET ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL
SOMERSET ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a medium-sized middle school in PEMBROKE PINES, Florida, operated by BROWARD. Current enrollment sits at 1,056 students spanning grades 6 through 8. That puts it 33% bigger than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 794 students.
Within BROWARD, which oversees 325 schools and 243,591 students, SOMERSET ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, SOMERSET ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 72% of enrollment; the rest consists of 11% Black, 9% White, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 35.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. An estimated 31% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, SOMERSET ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 65.6%, the actual is 75.7%, a residual of +10.1 points.
In the broader community, census data for Broward County shows the typical household earns roughly $77,633 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Broward County's 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students), SOMERSET ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SOMERSET ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 75.7%.
Geographically, the school is in a suburban area. SOMERSET ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.
Five-year trend. SOMERSET ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked up 41% since 2018, when it stood at 748 (now 1,056). Hispanic enrollment moved from 60% to 72% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 35.2:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, members of the SOMERSET ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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