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Somerset Academy Charter Middle School (South Miami Campus)

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

14^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,216 Florida Middle Schools

Better than 99% of Florida middle schools

Summary

Somerset Academy Charter Middle School (South Miami Campus) is a small, high-performing charter school in South Miami, FL, serving 166 students in grades 6 through 8 within the Miami-Dade school district. This school is an academic powerhouse, consistently earning a 5-star rating and ranking in the top 2% of all Florida middle schools for over a decade, currently holding the #14 spot out of 1,216 schools statewide. Its test scores are elite across every subject, with 7th Grade Math proficiency at 98% and 8th Grade ELA at 96%, far surpassing nearby traditional public schools like Glades Middle School and Palmetto Middle School, which often lag by 30 to 50 percentage points in key areas.

What truly sets Somerset South Miami apart is its remarkable efficiency and student engagement. The school achieves top-tier results with a spending of just $8,976 per student, significantly less than peers like Rockway Middle School ($11,542) and West Miami Middle School ($12,395). Additionally, its chronic absenteeism rate is an exceptionally low 3.8%, compared to the district average of 28.2% and rates of 19.7% at Palmetto Middle and 21.4% at Glades Middle. This indicates a highly engaged student body and a school culture that prioritizes attendance and focus.

Even when compared to other high-performing schools, Somerset South Miami stands out. It outperforms its sister school, Somerset Academy Bay Middle School, in nearly every academic metric, despite having a slightly higher student-to-teacher ratio and lower spending. The closest competitor is the magnet George Washington Carver Middle School, which also has low absenteeism (3.5%) and strong scores, but Somerset South Miami still holds a clear edge in core subjects like 6th Grade Math (96% vs. 93%). This decade-long track record of excellence provides immense confidence for parents seeking a premier educational choice in the South Miami area.

166

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,976

Per pupil spending ?

18.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5876 SW 68th St
South Miami, FL 33143

(305) 740-0509

District: Miami-Dade

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.8%

White:

5.4%

African American:

1.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2016 → 99th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Florida average (97% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Florida middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Miami-Dade

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school97%

District avg69%

Florida avg64%

14^th of 1,216

Florida public middle schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 76Middle Schools in the Miami-Dade

20^th of 70Miami-Dade 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	95.6	14 of 1216	98.8%	★★★★★
2025	95.9	18 of 1205	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	11 of 1196	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	13 of 1177	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	20 of 1148	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	96.2	19 of 1136	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	14 of 1099	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	15 of 1035	98.6%	★★★★★
2017	95.9	19 of 1031	98.2%	★★★★★
2016	96.7	18 of 997	98.2%	★★★★★
2014	91.0	59 of 999	94.1%	★★★★★
2013	69.6	268 of 956	72.0%	★★★★☆
2012	85.5	101 of 897	88.7%	★★★★☆
2011	92.5	30 of 891	96.6%	★★★★★

By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?

Algebra 198%+35 vs state

Biology 198%+24 vs state

Civics98%+21 vs state

Math97%+39 vs state

English Language Arts96%+34 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, March 1, 2021

This school has become a nightmare. Almost all the good teachers have abandoned the ship and the few good ones left are already planning on leaving. This school has failed to guarantee fundamental equal rights among students who attend brick and mortar and the ones in remote learning as a result of the pandemic. They blatantly exclude the remote learning students from extra credits, tutoring, and tests exemptions setting them apart from the rest. Teachers nag about online students without any care of who is listening. They have assumed that staying at home is somehow against them personally (or perhaps politically) and have made it their mission to discriminate and exclude students. They are a complete disappointment of a school now and would not recommend any decent family to ever set foot in this school. My kid is an excellent student so this has nothing to do with bad grades or revenge against anyone. We are counting the days for this nightmare to be over. Close Quote

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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 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
Somerset Academy Key Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	6340 Sunset Dr	Miami	33143	Miami-Dade 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	Miami-Dade County	Broward	Yes	No	No	No	(954) 399-6724	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
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
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
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
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 Charter Middle School (South Miami Campus)

What district is Somerset Academy Charter Middle School (South Miami Campus) in?

Miami-Dade

How many students attend Somerset Academy Charter Middle School (South Miami Campus)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 166 students attended Somerset Academy Charter Middle School (South Miami Campus).

Is Somerset Academy Charter Middle School (South Miami Campus) a good school?

Yes! Somerset Academy Charter Middle School (South Miami Campus) is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 14^th of 1216 Florida middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Somerset Academy Charter Middle School (South Miami Campus)?

Students at Somerset Academy Charter Middle School (South Miami Campus) are 93% Hispanic, 5% White, 1% African American.

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