Enrollment
385
Middle
DISTRICT 608 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039008688
SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL (HOMESTEAD)
3000 SE 9TH ST, HOMESTEAD, FL 33035 · (786) 574-5287 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL385 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
38.5:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
306 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 117 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 137 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 131 | 34% |
Student demographics
22%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
61.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.8pp since 2023
Math
53.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.9% | 53.6% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
54.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 MIDDLE SCHOOL (HOMESTEAD)
SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL (HOMESTEAD)'s state test result (54.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL (HOMESTEAD) this school | 385 | 79.5% | 54.0% |
| SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL (SOUTH HOMESTEAD) HOMESTEAD | 484 | 81.8% | 56.1% |
| ACADEMIR CHARTER SCHOOL MIDDLE MIAMI | 299 | 79.3% | 74.1% |
| SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL MIAMI | 594 | 79.1% | 67.8% |
| MIAMI COMMUNITY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL FLORIDA CITY | 323 | 90.4% | 39.8% |
| MATER INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY MIAMI | 212 | 85.8% | 53.4% |
Matched among Florida middle 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 MIDDLE SCHOOL (HOMESTEAD) ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #271 of 560 | #35 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #328 of 560 ▼ 7 | #41 of 72 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #172 of 560 ▲ 26 | #26 of 72 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 385 | #512 of 584 | #55 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 38.5:1 | #547 of 547 | #69 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.8% | #522 of 553 | #40 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.5% | #18 of 565 | #6 of 72 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
385
+171 (+80%) 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 | 385 | 10 | 38.5:1 | 79% (306) |
| 2023-24 | 379 | 17 | 22.3:1 | 80% (305) |
| 2022-23 | 320 | 15 | 21.3:1 | 65% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 214 | N/A | N/A | 80% (172) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL (HOMESTEAD).
About SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL (HOMESTEAD)
SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL (HOMESTEAD) is a small middle school in HOMESTEAD, Florida, (ZIP code 33035). The school's 385 students are in grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Florida average about 794 students each.
The district for SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL (HOMESTEAD) is MIAMI-DADE, with 527 schools and 335,685 students.
SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL (HOMESTEAD) enrolls a student body that is 88% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% Black and 4% White. In Miami-Dade County overall, about 69% of residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL (HOMESTEAD) belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 22%.
Dividing enrollment by its 10 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 38.5:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Florida is 19.6:1, lower than at this school. SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL (HOMESTEAD) reports 79% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Miami-Dade County report 48%.
Compared with Florida schools that have similar shares of low-income students, SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL (HOMESTEAD)'s results are 12.7 points above predicted: 54.0% against 41.3%.
County data help place the school in context: in Miami-Dade County, median household income is about $71,753, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL (HOMESTEAD) is among the 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County.
The nearest other public school, SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY (HOMESTEAD), is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL (HOMESTEAD) places 3rd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL (HOMESTEAD) has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe. SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL (HOMESTEAD) holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL (HOMESTEAD) enrolled 214 in 2020-21 and 385 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size.
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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
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Nearby schools
- SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY (HOMESTEAD)0.0 mi · 506
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- EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 464
- EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY1.0 mi · 374
Frequently asked questions
About SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL (HOMESTEAD)What is the total enrollment at SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL (HOMESTEAD)?
SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL (HOMESTEAD) enrolls approximately 385 students in grades 06-08.
Is SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL (HOMESTEAD) an elementary, middle, or high school?
SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL (HOMESTEAD) is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL (HOMESTEAD) have?
SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL (HOMESTEAD) employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 38.5:1.
How diverse is SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL (HOMESTEAD)?
SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL (HOMESTEAD) reports a student body of 4% White, 88% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian.
Is SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL (HOMESTEAD) public or private?
SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL (HOMESTEAD) is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by MIAMI-DADE.
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