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Somerset Academy Key Middle School

Q: Is Somerset Academy Key Middle School a good school?

Somerset Academy Key Middle School ranks 653 rd of 1216 Florida middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

653^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,216 Florida Middle Schools

Better than 46% of Florida middle schools

Summary

Somerset Academy Key Middle School is a small public charter school in Miami, FL, serving 370 students in grades 6-8, and is located in a highly competitive area surrounded by several top-rated schools.

This school presents a mixed picture for parents. On one hand, it shows strength in advanced coursework, with students in Algebra 1 and Biology 1 End-of-Course exams often outperforming district and state averages. However, the school struggles significantly in core subjects like 8th Grade Science and standard grade-level Math and English Language Arts, where proficiency rates have been low. A major concern is a dramatic spike in chronic absenteeism, jumping from about 10% in 2022-2023 to nearly 40% in 2023-2024—the highest rate among all nearby schools. This is a critical red flag, as high absenteeism is strongly linked to poor academic outcomes. Additionally, the school has experienced an extreme shift in its free/reduced lunch rate, dropping from 57.8% to just 2.97% in two years, suggesting a significant change in the student population.

Compared to its neighbors, Somerset Academy Key is an outlier. It is surrounded by high-performing schools like Somerset Academy Bay Middle School (98th percentile) and Somerset Academy Charter Middle School (South Miami Campus) (99th percentile), while it ranks in the 46th percentile. Even more striking, it shares a campus with International Studies Academy Middle School, a significantly higher-performing school (75th percentile) in the same building. This co-location highlights the stark contrast in outcomes. The school’s per-student spending is in the middle range compared to its peers, suggesting that funding alone is not the issue. For parents, the key takeaway is that while the school offers strong advanced programs for some students, the overall academic performance and recent absenteeism crisis warrant careful investigation.

370

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,983

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

6340 Sunset Dr
Miami, FL 33143

(954) 481-0602

District: Broward

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.9%

African American:

35.4%

White:

10.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2017 → 46th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2017

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 31% Florida)

!Science scores 29 pts below the Florida average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg66%

Florida avg63%

653^rd of 1,216

Florida public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 16 pts since 2017

From bottom 30% (2017) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th of 48Middle Schools in the Broward

23^rd of 70Broward among Florida districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	653 of 1216	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.8	922 of 1205	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	878 of 1196	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	817 of 1177	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	853 of 1148	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	953 of 1136	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	829 of 1099	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	818 of 1035	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.6	722 of 1031	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?

Biology 1100%+26 vs state

Algebra 180%+17 vs state

Math69%+10 vs state

Civics61%-16 vs state

English Language Arts56%-5 vs state

Science23%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				FAST English Language Arts (2026)			FAST Math (2026)			Statewide Science Science (2026)	EOC Algebra 1 (2026)	EOC Geometry (2026)	EOC Biology 1 (2026)	EOC Civics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Geometry End of Course	EOC Biology 1 End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Somerset Academy Key Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	6340 Sunset Dr	Miami	33143	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 481-0602	370	0		3.0%	37 (10.0%)	131 (35.4%)	192 (51.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	47.9	653^rd of 1216 public middle schools	46.3%		26.8	922^nd of 1205 public middle schools	23.5%	269	59.0	59.0	53.0	61.0	82.0	64.0	23.0	80.0		100.0	61.0	$9,983	$814	$9,170
International Studies Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	6340 Sunset Dr	Miami	33143	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	No	(754) 321-0000	288	0	15.0	54.2%	116 (40.3%)	13 (4.5%)	155 (53.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	72.3	301^st of 1216 public middle schools	75.2%		66.2	373^rd of 1205 public middle schools	69.0%	72	73.0	84.0	70.0	67.0	81.0	78.0	38.0	99.0		96.0	79.0	$8,255	$563	$7,692
Somerset Academy Charter Middle School (South Miami Campus)	Public, Charter	6-8	5876 SW 68th St	South Miami	33143	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 740-0509	166	7	23.7	18.7%	9 (5.4%)	2 (1.2%)	154 (92.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95.6	14^th of 1216 public middle schools	98.8%		95.9	18^th of 1205 public middle schools	98.5%	4	95.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	98.0			98.0		98.0	98.0	$8,976	$84	$8,891
South Miami Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	6750 SW 60th St	South Miami	33143	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	No	(305) 661-3481	720	33	21.8	37.5%	51 (7.1%)	67 (9.3%)	587 (81.5%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	71	318^th of 1216 public middle schools	73.8%		64.5	395^th of 1205 public middle schools	67.2%	77	78.0	76.0	68.0	68.0	56.0	71.0	60.0	87.0	84.0	96.0	88.0	$10,070	$807	$9,263
Ponce De Leon Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	5801 Augusto St	Coral Gables	33146	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 661-1611	778	42	18.5	49.6%	40 (5.1%)	51 (6.6%)	680 (87.4%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.1	698^th of 1216 public middle schools	42.6%		41.1	730^th of 1205 public middle schools	39.4%	32	66.0	67.0	50.0	67.0	43.0	52.0	36.0	83.0	79.0	93.0	66.0	$12,659	$1,396	$11,263
George Washington Carver Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	4901 Lincoln Dr	Coral Gables	33133	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	No	(305) 444-7388	941	47	20.0	13.0%	239 (25.4%)	27 (2.9%)	630 (67.0%)	24 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.2%)	94.7	20^th of 1216 public middle schools	98.4%		94.7	27^th of 1205 public middle schools	97.8%	7	93.0	96.0	94.0	93.0		97.0	85.0	96.0	100.0	99.0	99.0	$10,755	$1,076	$9,679
Glades Middle School	Public	6-8	9451 SW 64th St	Miami	33173	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 271-3342	533	27	19.7	45.4%	21 (3.9%)	3 (0.6%)	506 (94.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	65.4	384^th of 1216 public middle schools	68.4%		62.4	424^th of 1205 public middle schools	64.8%	40	64.0	60.0	70.0	73.0	51.0	76.0	63.0	96.0	100.0	100.0	77.0	$13,380	$1,476	$11,904
West Miami Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	7525 SW 24th St	Miami	33155	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 261-8383	599	33	18.1	51.6%	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	592 (98.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.8	943^rd of 1216 public middle schools	22.5%		19.4	1014^th of 1205 public middle schools	15.9%	71	44.0	52.0	40.0	41.0	38.0	56.0	34.0	76.0	83.0	95.0	69.0	$12,395	$1,435	$10,961
Palmetto Middle School	Public	6-8	7351 SW 128th St	Miami	33156	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 238-3911	715	30	23.8	23.4%	222 (31.0%)	62 (8.7%)	402 (56.2%)	19 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	67.1	361^st of 1216 public middle schools	70.3%		69.8	333^rd of 1205 public middle schools	72.4%	28	79.0	77.0	72.0	68.0	42.0	69.0	41.0	100.0		99.0	90.0	$9,367	$777	$8,590
Somerset Academy Bay Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	9500 SW 97th Ave	Miami	33176	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 274-0682	259	12	21.5	19.3%	12 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	244 (94.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	93.8	25^th of 1216 public middle schools	97.9%		92.4	48^th of 1205 public middle schools	96.0%	23	92.0	89.0	87.0	96.0	98.0			90.0		81.0	99.0	$9,257	$78	$9,179

Frequently Asked Questions about Somerset Academy Key Middle School

Is Somerset Academy Key Middle School a good school?

Somerset Academy Key Middle School ranks 653^rd of 1216 Florida middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Somerset Academy Key Middle School in?

Broward

What is the racial makeup of Somerset Academy Key Middle School?

Students at Somerset Academy Key Middle School are 52% Hispanic, 35% African American, 10% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Somerset Academy Key Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 370 students attended Somerset Academy Key Middle School.

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