Enrollment
376
High
DISTRICT 859 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039008749
SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEAD
3000 SE 9TH ST, HOMESTEAD, FL 33035 · (786) 509-6901 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL376 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Florida public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public high schools
Student : Teacher
34.2:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.6:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
306 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 103 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 97 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 103 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 73 | 19% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
60.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +10.2pp since 2023
Math
34.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +15.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.6% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.4% | 19.0% |
% 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
47.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEAD
SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEAD's state test result (47.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEAD this school | 376 | 81.4% | 47.1% |
| SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL (SOUTH HOMESTEAD) HOMESTEAD | 497 | 82.7% | 48.0% |
| MIAMI COMMUNITY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FLORIDA CITY | 265 | 77.7% | 42.4% |
| SOMERSET COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL MIAMI | 315 | 77.8% | 50.2% |
| MATER PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ACADEMY HIALEAH GARDENS | 315 | 78.4% | 84.5% |
| MATER BRIGHTON LAKES ACADEMY PREPARATORY HIGH KISSIMMEE | 536 | 78.0% | 41.7% |
Matched among Florida high 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 PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEAD ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #363 of 555 | #63 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #356 of 549 ▲ 126 | #66 of 82 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #217 of 559 ▲ 76 | #41 of 85 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 376 | #520 of 830 | #72 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 34.2:1 | #547 of 575 | #82 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.9% | #537 of 594 | #51 of 91 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.4% | #8 of 630 | #4 of 98 |
Ranked against other public high 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
376
+233 (+163%) vs 2020
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 | 376 | 11 | 34.2:1 | 81% (306) |
| 2023-24 | 345 | 8 | 43.1:1 | 80% (276) |
| 2022-23 | 268 | 8 | 33.5:1 | 69% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 143 | N/A | N/A | 77% (110) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEAD.
About SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEAD
This page covers SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEAD, a small high school in HOMESTEAD, Florida. The school serves 376 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. For comparison, high schools in Florida average about 1,035 students.
SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEAD is run by MIAMI-DADE, whose 527 schools enroll 335,685 students.
SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEAD enrolls a student body that is 85% Hispanic. The school is also 9% Black and 5% White. That is higher than the 69% Hispanic share among all Miami-Dade County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEAD belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 27%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 34.2:1, with 11 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, high schools in Florida average 23.5:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 81%. It compares with 48% for public schools in Miami-Dade County.
Measured against Florida public high schools, SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEAD receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEAD would be expected to post about 40.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 47.1%.
Miami-Dade County census figures show that median household income is about $71,753, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEAD is among the 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County.
The nearest other public school, SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL (HOMESTEAD), is less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEAD. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEAD ranks 6th on average proficiency.
SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEAD falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEAD enrolled 143 in 2020-21 and 376 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEAD covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Miami-Dade County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,738,356
Census ACS
Median income
$71,753
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
561
335,817 students
Quick facts
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- MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,100 students
- HIALEAH GARDENS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,009 students
- BARBARA GOLEMAN SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,973 students
Other schools in HOMESTEAD
- SOUTH DADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,382 students
- HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,323 students
- KEYS GATE CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 1,950 students
- SOMERSET ACADEMY SILVER PALMSElementary · 1,890 students
- SOUTH DADE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,304 students
- GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 LEARNING CENTERElementary · 1,165 students
Nearby schools
- SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL (HOMESTEAD)0.0 mi · 385
- SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY (HOMESTEAD)0.0 mi · 506
- KEYS GATE CHARTER SCHOOL0.7 mi · 1,950
- KEYS GATE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 763
- EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY1.0 mi · 374
- EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 464
Frequently asked questions
About SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEADHow many students attend SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEAD?
SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEAD enrolls approximately 376 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEAD serve?
SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEAD serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEAD?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEAD is approximately 34.2:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEAD?
At SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEAD, the student body is approximately 5% White, 85% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEAD public or private?
SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEAD is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by MIAMI-DADE.
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