Somerset Prep Academy Middle Homestead

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Homestead, Florida

Somerset Prep Academy Middle Homestead in Homestead, Florida enrolled 385 students in 2024-25 with 10.0 full-time teachers, 38.5 students per teacher against the Florida middle-school median of 19.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 53-57% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 49% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 53% and 52.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 20% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 33%

320 students in 2022-23, 379 students in 2023-24, 385 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.0 to 10.0.

Students enrolled at Somerset Prep Academy Middle Homestead by school year2022-23: 320, 2023-24: 379, 2024-25: 38501002003004002022-233202023-243792024-25385
Students enrolled at Somerset Prep Academy Middle Homestead by school year2022-23: 320, 2023-24: 379, 2024-25: 38501002003004002022-233202023-243792024-25385
Students enrolled at Somerset Prep Academy Middle Homestead by school year2022-23: 320, 2023-24: 379, 2024-25: 38501002003004002022-233202023-243792024-25385
Students enrolled at Somerset Prep Academy Middle Homestead by school year2022-23: 320, 2023-24: 379, 2024-25: 38501002003004002022-233202023-243792024-25385
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2332015.021.3
2023-2437917.022.3
2024-2538510.038.5

38.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 99 of every 100 Florida middle schools

Among the 562 Florida middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; This school 38.5; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 38.5state median 19.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; This school 38.5; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 38.5state median 19.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; This school 38.5; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 38.5state median 19.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; This school 38.5; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 38.5state median 19.2U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 242 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Somerset Prep Academy Middle Homestead enrolled 242 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 242 of the 242 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent29.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

88.1% of students were Hispanic, 7.3% Black, 3.6% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic88.1%
  2. Black7.3%
  3. White3.6%
  4. Asian0.5%
  5. American Indian0.3%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Somerset Prep Academy Middle Homestead scored proficient or above: 53-57% in reading in 2021-22 and 49% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtFlorida
Reading and language arts, 2021-2253‑57%57%53%
Math, 2022-2349%58% (2021-22)52.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Homestead

7 public middle schools in Homestead report 2024-25 enrollment; Somerset Prep Academy Middle Homestead is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
South Dade Middle School1,30417.458.8%
Redland Middle School66116.162.3%
Homestead Middle School54515.673.6%
Somerset Academy Charter Middle School (South Homestead)48424.270.5%
Somerset Prep Academy Middle Homestead38538.571.9%
Everglades Preparatory Academy37415.640.4%
Academir Middle School of Math and Science15125.278.8%

All public schools in Homestead →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Somerset Prep Academy Middle Homestead

  1. Everglades Preparatory AcademyThe nearest public middle school, 1.0 miles away: 374 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Somerset Academy Charter Middle School (South Homestead)The next nearest public middle school, 2.5 miles away: 484 students, 24.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  3. Compare Somerset Prep Academy Middle Homestead with Everglades Preparatory AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Miami-Dade County Public Schools spends per student$13,138 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,138
  5. The largest public schools in FloridaSomerset Prep Academy Middle Homestead is the number 503 by size of 571 Florida middle schools open in 2024-25.#503 of 571
  6. Florida schools by students per teacher38.5 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 19.2 for middle schools.38.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Somerset Prep Academy Middle Homestead

  1. How many students attend Somerset Prep Academy Middle Homestead?
    385 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 320 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Homestead, FL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Somerset Prep Academy Middle Homestead?
    38.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for middle schools is 19.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Somerset Prep Academy Middle Homestead a Title I school?
    Somerset Prep Academy Middle Homestead ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Somerset Prep Academy Middle Homestead do on state tests?
    The students tested at Somerset Prep Academy Middle Homestead scored proficient or above: 53-57% in reading in 2021-22 and 49% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Florida's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Somerset Prep Academy Middle Homestead in?
    Miami-Dade County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1200390. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120039008688 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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