SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY (HOMESTEAD)

SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY (HOMESTEAD) is a modestly sized elementary-level community in HOMESTEAD, Florida, part of MIAMI-DADE. The school educates 506 students in grades K through 5.

SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY (HOMESTEAD) is one of 527 schools operated by MIAMI-DADE, a district that instructs 335,685 students overall.

In terms of who attends, SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY (HOMESTEAD) lists that nearly all students (83%) are Hispanic; the rest comes out to 11% Black, 5% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY (HOMESTEAD) higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 82% of students at SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY (HOMESTEAD) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Miami-Dade County (around 48%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY (HOMESTEAD) sits in the top 10% of Florida schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 40.0%; actual is 60.1%, +20.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, census data for Miami-Dade County shows median household earnings sit near $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 PREPARATORY ACADEMY (HOMESTEAD) is one.

The closest other public school is SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEAD, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY (HOMESTEAD). Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY (HOMESTEAD) ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 52.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area. As a public charter, SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY (HOMESTEAD) runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.