Elementary school (grades K-5) · Wilton Manors, FL

Somerset Village Academy

Federal NCES profile for Somerset Village Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 36/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 120018007837Charter school
0/100100/10036/100
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
2
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Somerset Village Academy earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#2 of 4
public schools in Wilton Manors · Resource Index
36
Resource Index · Typical
88.4%
free-lunch eligible
254
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Somerset Village Academy ranks #2 of 4 public schools in Wilton Manors, FL.

School address

Enrollment

254

Florida · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

88.4%

vs 52.0% Florida avg

+70% vs state

What stands out at Somerset Village Academy

Somerset Village Academy is a high-poverty, mid-sized charter elementary school in Wilton Manors, Florida, enrolling 254 students.

Economic need is high: 88.4% of students qualify for free meals, 70% above the Florida average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

Enrollment of 254 puts it in the smaller third of Florida schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 3,996 scored Florida schools.

Against 148 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #77.

Its student body is led by African American (52%) and Hispanic or Latino (41%) (diversity index 56/100).

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 39.4% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 19.2% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Broward also operates Cypress Bay High School (4,579 students) and Western High School (3,510 students) alongside Somerset Village Academy.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Somerset Village Academy compares

Somerset Village Academy on the metrics families compare, against Florida and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Florida Florida avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 88.4% ▲ 70% 52.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 254 top 81% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

254
Bigger than 26% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
88.4%
free-lunch eligible - 70% above the Florida average of 52.0%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Engagement
39.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$11,419
per pupil, district-wide - above Florida avg of $11,167
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

African American 51.6%
Hispanic or Latino 40.9%
White 5.5%
Two or More 1.2%
Asian 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4%

Largest group: African American at 51.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 56.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 56.3, Somerset Village Academy is more mixed than the Florida school average of 52.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Broward, which includes Somerset Village Academy.

$11,419
Per student
+2%
vs Florida
Avg $11,167
-31%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 49.6%
State 31.2%
Federal 19.2%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Somerset Village Academy Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Cypress Bay High School Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Western High School Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Coral Glades High School Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
West Broward High School Larger Lower economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Somerset Village Academy's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Broward · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Florida, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Somerset Village Academy's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Somerset Village Academy

How many students attend Somerset Village Academy?

Somerset Village Academy has 254 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Wilton Manors, FL.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Somerset Village Academy?

88.4% of students at Somerset Village Academy are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Florida average of 52.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Somerset Village Academy?

The largest demographic group at Somerset Village Academy is African American at 51.6% of enrollment, in Wilton Manors, FL. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 56.3/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Somerset Village Academy?

Somerset Village Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 36/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Somerset Village Academy rank among public schools in Wilton Manors?

By Resource Investment Index, Somerset Village Academy ranks #2 of 4 public schools in Wilton Manors, FL. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Wilton Manors on the city page.

Is Somerset Village Academy a good school?

Somerset Village Academy earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Broward?

Besides Somerset Village Academy, Broward also operates Cypress Bay High School (4,579 students), Western High School (3,510 students), and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (3,089 students). See the Broward district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.