Somerset Academy Charter Elementary, 19620 Pines Blvd.: K-5, 997 students on Aug. 21 under two state school numbers, both A for 2026.

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Broward County Public Schools’ charter school directory and Tenth Day Enrollment Count, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file and the federal NCES school directory.

Somerset Academy Charter Elementary is a tuition-free public charter school for kindergarten to grade 5 on Pines Boulevard in west Pembroke Pines, near Chapel Trail. It is the elementary school of the Somerset Academy campus whose middle school, high school and arts conservatory are on Johnson Street. Florida grades it as two schools: Somerset Academy (state school number 5141) and Somerset Academy Elementary South Campus (5263); the district’s charter directory lists both at the Pines Boulevard address. Charter schools are tuition-free public schools sponsored by Broward County Public Schools and run by their own governing boards. They have no attendance zones; families apply to each school.

Who to call

  • Front office: 954-404-7616, 19620 Pines Blvd., Pembroke Pines, FL 33029
  • School website: es.somersetacademy.com
  • Applying: the school’s Join Our Family page
  • District charter schools office: 754-321-2135, for questions about the district’s oversight of charter schools
Address 19620 Pines Blvd., Pembroke Pines, FL 33029
Phone 954-404-7616
Grades Kindergarten to 5, with a tuition-based pre-K
Run by Somerset Academy, Inc.
State school numbers 5141 and 5263

Principal

Principal Cristina Camus, according to the school’s principal’s message, signed Dr. Cristina Camus.

How admission works

The school’s Join Our Family page says Somerset Academy is “open to all eligible students who reside in Broward County” and that “all student enrollments shall be subject to a random lottery.” Applications are for a specific grade and year and do not roll over. For 2026-27, re-registration for current students and siblings ran Dec. 1-19, 2025, initial enrollment ran Jan. 6-31, 2026, and the lottery was held Feb. 9, 2026. The page had not posted 2027-28 dates when we checked.

Enrollment and teachers

  • District count: 997 students on Aug. 21, 2026, the 10th day of the 2026-27 school year: Somerset Academy (state school 5141), 645; Somerset Academy Elementary South Campus (state school 5263), 352. Together that is nine more than on the same day in 2025, according to the district’s Tenth Day Enrollment Count.
  • Federal count for Somerset Academy: 652 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 22 students per teacher.
  • Federal count for Somerset Academy Elementary South Campus: 349 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 25 students per teacher.

The federal directory lists different street addresses for the two state school numbers; the school and the district use 19620 Pines Blvd.

State report card

Florida grades every public school A to F. A school’s grade is the share of possible points it earns on state test results, learning gains and, for high schools, the graduation rate and college and career acceleration. The state’s 2026 file sets an A for an elementary school at 62% of points or more.

Somerset Academy (state school 5141)

School year Grade
2025-26 A (72% of possible points)
2024-25 A
2023-24 A

From the state’s 2026 school grades file, the share of students scoring on grade level on the state tests in 2025-26:

  • Third-grade English language arts: 77%
  • English language arts: 80%
  • Math: 86%
  • Science: 74%

The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site.

Somerset Academy Elementary South Campus (state school 5263)

School year Grade
2025-26 A (74% of possible points)
2024-25 A
2023-24 A

From the state’s 2026 school grades file, the share of students scoring on grade level on the state tests in 2025-26:

  • Third-grade English language arts: 89%
  • English language arts: 87%
  • Math: 87%
  • Science: 66%

The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site. The state’s report card is an interactive dashboard; the figures above come from the downloadable grades file.

Calendar and bell times

Somerset’s websites link the district calendar. From the district’s 2026-27 calendar synopsis (PDF):

  • Monday, Oct. 12: no school for students
  • Tuesday, Nov. 3: no school for students
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day holiday
  • Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Friday, Dec. 18: early release
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break; classes resume Tuesday, Jan. 5

The school’s bell schedule runs pre-K to grade 2 from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and grades 3 to 5 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. On early release days, kindergarten to grade 2 ends at noon and grades 3 to 5 at 12:30 p.m.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Somerset Academy Charter Elementary serve?

Kindergarten to grade 5, at 19620 Pines Blvd., Pembroke Pines, with a tuition-based pre-K. Its main line is 954-404-7616.

How does the Somerset Academy lottery work?

Applications for a grade and year are entered in a random lottery. For 2026-27 the initial enrollment period ran Jan. 6-31, 2026, with the lottery on Feb. 9, according to the school.

What time does Somerset Academy elementary start?

Pre-K to grade 2 runs 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and grades 3 to 5 run 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to the school’s bell schedule.

What is Somerset Academy elementary’s school grade?

The state grades the campus as two schools, Somerset Academy and Somerset Academy Elementary South Campus; both earned an A in 2026.