Summerville Advantage Academy

Summerville Advantage Academy is a public charter elementary and middle school in Homestead, Florida, serving 443 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Miami-Dade school district, which is ranked 22 out of 67 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

Summerville Advantage Academy has consistently outperformed the Miami-Dade and Florida state averages in various subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 68% of 5th graders were proficient or better in Statewide Science/Science, compared to 56% for Miami-Dade and 55% for Florida. The school also had higher proficiency rates in Math, with 71% of 3rd graders, 63% of 4th graders, and 70% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better. However, Summerville Advantage Academy has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.5% to 31.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

When compared to nearby schools, Summerville Advantage Academy generally outperforms schools like Caribbean K-8 Center and Goulds Elementary School in test scores, but underperforms higher-achieving schools like Pine Villa Elementary, Somerset Academy Silver Palms, and Air Base K-8 Center for International Education. The school has shown some improvement in its statewide ranking over the years, moving from the bottom quartile of Florida elementary schools to the middle quartile, with its rating increasing from 1 star to 4 stars in the 2024-2025 school year.