SOMERSET PINES ACADEMY

SOMERSET PINES ACADEMY is a low-enrollment primary school in POMPANO BEACH, Florida, operated by BROWARD. The school instructs 447 students in grades K through 8. That puts it 26% smaller than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

Across the 325 schools in BROWARD (243,591 students total), SOMERSET PINES ACADEMY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, SOMERSET PINES ACADEMY reports that 51% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 36% Black, 11% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Broward County as a whole is about 33% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting SOMERSET PINES ACADEMY higher than the state norm the norm. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Broward County (around 38%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, SOMERSET PINES 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 39.6%; SOMERSET PINES ACADEMY posts 57.0%, +17.4 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Broward County indicate the typical household earns roughly $77,633 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. SOMERSET PINES ACADEMY is one of 338 public schools in Broward County (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students).

The closest other public school is CRYSTAL LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SOMERSET PINES ACADEMY at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 46.5%.

SOMERSET PINES ACADEMY operates from a downtown location. SOMERSET PINES ACADEMY operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SOMERSET PINES ACADEMY has grew 7%, going from 418 students in 2018 to 447 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 33% to 51%. Class-load math has loosened: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 23.5:1 in 2025.

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