SOMERSET GABLES ACADEMY

SOMERSET GABLES ACADEMY operates as a mid-tier elementary-level community in CORAL GABLES, Florida, run under MIAMI-DADE. Current enrollment sits at 556 students spanning grades K through 8.

SOMERSET GABLES ACADEMY is one of 527 schools operated by MIAMI-DADE, a district that caters to 335,685 students overall.

Looking at the student body, SOMERSET GABLES ACADEMY shows that nearly all students (87%) are Hispanic; the rest consists of 12% White. By comparison, Miami-Dade County as a whole is about 69% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, SOMERSET GABLES ACADEMY has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. About 22% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Miami-Dade County's rate of about 48%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SOMERSET GABLES ACADEMY ranks in the top 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 70.1%; SOMERSET GABLES ACADEMY posts 85.7%, +15.6 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Miami-Dade County indicate median household income runs about $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Miami-Dade County runs 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), of which SOMERSET GABLES ACADEMY is one.

CORAL GABLES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SOMERSET GABLES ACADEMY at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 74.7%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting. SOMERSET GABLES ACADEMY operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 16%: 478 students in 2018 compared to 556 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.