Somerset Academy Lakes

Somerset Academy Lakes is a elementary school located in Miami, FL, serving grades 0–5 and approximately 417 students. Operated by Palm Beach, the campus sits about 4.0 miles from The Palm Beach's newsroom and is part of The Palm Beach's ongoing local education coverage.

The school employs roughly 25 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.7:1. That ratio is roughly in line with the state average for FL public schools.

Somerset Academy Lakes operates as a publicly funded charter school. These designations affect funding, enrollment policy, and the kinds of state and federal accountability measures the campus is subject to.

State accountability ratings for FDOE are released annually and combine student achievement, growth, and closing-the-gaps metrics. The Palm Beach publishes rating updates as soon as they become public each fall, with comparisons to nearby campuses and prior-year trends.

For families in Miami considering elementary placement, Somerset Academy Lakes is one of the campuses The Palm Beach regularly covers — including school board decisions, bond elections, and individual program changes that affect enrollment.

Tip about Somerset Academy Lakes? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Somerset Academy Lakes". For more education coverage, see thepalmbeach.org/schools or browse The Palm Beach's latest reporting at thepalmbeach.org/news. This profile uses public data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and is updated annually as new federal filings are released.