Somerset Academy (Silver Palms)

Homestead, FL 33032

Phone: (305) 257-3737
Fax: (305) 257-3751
District: Dade

7

GreatSchools Rating

charter • Grades K-8 • 617 students

Homestead's Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) is a charter school that serves grades K-8. It is among the few schools in Florida to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 9 out of 10.

Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) is a charter school in the Dade school district located in Homestead, FL. The principal of Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) is Ms. Kerri ann Rodriguez. As of 2015, the students are 86.6% Hispanic; 6.5% Black, non-Hispanic; 5% White, non-Hispanic; 1% Asian; 0.8% Multiracial; and 0.2% Native American or Native Alaskan. 80.9% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program. 8.6% of students are english learners.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
Hispanic 86.6% 68.3% 30.7%
Black, non-Hispanic 6.5% 22.4% 22.7%
White, non-Hispanic 5% 7.5% 40.2%
Asian 1% 1.1% 2.6%
Multiracial 0.8% 0.6% 3.3%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.2% 0.1% 0.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander — 0% 0.1%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 80.9% 73.4% 58.4%
English learners 8.6% 19.4% 9.5%
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 No neighborhood name Neighborhood/Subdivision Homestead FL 10.5 mi
2 Doral Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Doral FL 18.1 mi
3 Weston Neighborhood/Subdivision Weston FL 37.5 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
Base Distance
Homestead Air Base 4.5 mi.
US Southern Command 17.8 mi.
Miami Coast Guard 21 mi.
Coast Guard Opa Locka 25.3 mi.
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