Somerset Academy Village Charter Middle School

Somerset Academy Village Charter Middle School in Wilton Manors, FL, is a small public charter school serving 163 students in grades 6 through 8 within the Broward district, and it has achieved a remarkable turnaround to become a top-performing school despite serving a high-poverty population where over 82% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school stands out dramatically from its nearby peers. While surrounding schools like New River Middle School, Plantation Middle School, and Silver Lakes Middle School typically rank in the bottom 20-40% of the state, Somerset Academy now ranks in the 87th percentile (4 stars). Its academic proficiency rates are exceptional: 80% of 6th graders and 90% of 8th graders are proficient in math, compared to district averages of 63% and 47%, respectively. In 8th grade science, 74% of students are proficient versus the district's 49%. The school also has a remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of just 19.6%, far below the district average of 33.6% and much lower than nearby schools like Plantation Middle (44.3%) and Lauderdale Lakes Middle School (38.7%).

What makes this success even more impressive is that Somerset Academy achieves these results while spending significantly less per student ($9,030) than its lower-performing neighbors, some of which spend up to $14,485 per student. The school's only relative weakness is in 7th grade math, where proficiency (64%) falls slightly below the district average (66%). However, it still outperforms the state average (53%). Compared to the similarly high-poverty North Broward Academy Of Excellence Middle, Somerset Academy leads in nearly every subject, particularly in 8th grade math (90% vs. 72%) and science (74% vs. 46%), solidifying its position as the top-performing charter middle school in this cluster of Broward County schools.