SOMERSET ARTS ACADEMY

Set in HOMESTEAD, Florida, SOMERSET ARTS ACADEMY is a tight-knit primary school, one of the schools within MIAMI-DADE. It caters to 413 students across grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 32% smaller than typical.

MIAMI-DADE comprises 527 schools with combined enrollment of 335,685 students; SOMERSET ARTS ACADEMY is among them.

Demographically, SOMERSET ARTS ACADEMY logs that 85% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 10% White, 4% Black. By comparison, Miami-Dade County as a whole is about 69% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, SOMERSET ARTS ACADEMY has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.2:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 76% of students at SOMERSET ARTS ACADEMY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Miami-Dade County (around 48%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, SOMERSET ARTS ACADEMY 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 43.3%; this one delivers 67.5%, a residual of +24.2 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Miami-Dade County) records that median household earnings sit near $71,753, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. SOMERSET ARTS ACADEMY is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).

MEDICAL ACADEMY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (M.A.S.T.) @ HOM is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SOMERSET ARTS ACADEMY ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 61.5%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting. As a public charter, SOMERSET ARTS ACADEMY runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. SOMERSET ARTS ACADEMY's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 407 (now 413). White enrollment moved from 22% to 10% across the same window.

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