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Somerset Academy Charter High School (south Homestead)

๐Ÿ“ 305 Ne 2nd Rd, Homestead, Miami-Dade County, 33030

540
Pupils
23.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Somerset Academy Charter High School (south Homestead) is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Homestead, Miami-Dade County. The school has 540 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Walkiria Soberon. It is part of the Miami-Dade school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.5:1. It operates as a public charter school. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 6 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Walkiria Soberon
School district
Miami-Dade

Enrollment & staffing

Somerset Academy Charter High School (south Homestead) enrolls 540 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 23 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.5:1.

Male students
280 (52%)
Female students
260 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student-teacher ratio
23.5:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Hispanic or Latino, 7% Black or African American and 6.7% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino45985%
Black or African American387%
White366.7%
Asian5<1%
Two or more races1<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

472 of the school's 540 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 431 qualify for free lunch and 41 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 9โ€“12Charter schoolTitle I

Somerset Academy Charter High School (south Homestead) is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 39, state house district 117.

School district: MIAMI-DADE

Somerset Academy Charter High School (south Homestead) is one of 542 schools in MIAMI-DADE, based in MIAMI, Florida. The district serves 333,233 students district-wide and employs 16,606 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 540 students, Somerset Academy Charter High School (south Homestead) is close to the district average of about 615 students per school.

333,233
District students
542
Schools
16,606
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

45%
Reading proficient
32%
Math proficient
97%
Graduation rate
17%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (6) โญ Gifted program

Setting: Suburb - Large

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