Somerset Academy Riverside Charter Middle School, 2251 Riverside Drive: public charter, grades 6-8, 294 students on Aug. 21 and an A in 2026 grades.

Last checked Oct. 8, 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 Riverside Charter Middle School is a tuition-free public charter school for grades 6 to 8 on Riverside Drive in Coral Springs. It shares a campus and a website with Somerset Academy Riverside, the K-5 school, and Somerset Preparatory Academy at Riverside. The district’s charter directory notes the school was formerly Somerset Academy Hollywood Middle School. Charter schools are sponsored by Broward County Public Schools but run by their own governing boards, and they have no attendance zones: families apply.

Who to call
Address 2251 Riverside Drive, Coral Springs, FL 33065
Phone 954-255-9740
Grades 6 to 8
School day 8:15 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Type Public charter school, Title I
State school number 5419

Principal

Principal Sonia Andreu, according to the principal’s message on the campus website. The district’s charter directory lists her as principal of all three Somerset schools on the campus.

How admission works

From the school’s Register Now page:

  • Applications for the 2026-27 school year are open, through the school’s application and waitlist process. Results are sent by email.
  • Preference may go to siblings of current students and to children of the school’s staff and board members.
  • If applications exceed the seats available, a waitlist is used and students are accepted in the order completed applications were received.
  • A family offered a seat has 48 hours to accept or decline, and the seat is secured only once all required documents are in.
  • Current students must re-enroll each year through a link sent by email.

Enrollment

  • District count: 294 students on Aug. 21, 2026, the 10th day of the 2026-27 school year: 90 in sixth grade, 88 in seventh and 116 in eighth. That is 28 fewer than on the same day in 2025, according to the district’s Tenth Day Enrollment Count.
  • Federal count: 306 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES directory. The federal record lists no teacher count for the school, so no student-teacher ratio is given here.

State report card

Charter schools get the same A to F grade as district schools. A middle school’s grade is the share of possible points it earns on state test results and learning gains in English and math, science and civics results, and a middle school acceleration measure for students who pass high school courses and industry certifications.

School year Grade
2025-26 A (64% of possible points)
2024-25 A
2023-24 C

From the state’s 2026 school grades file, results for 2025-26:

  • English language arts on grade level: 69%
  • Math on grade level: 59%
  • Science on grade level: 50%
  • Civics on grade level: 75%
  • Middle school acceleration: 89%

The school also posts its grades by year on its academic performance page. The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site.

Calendar and bell times

From the school’s bell schedule, the middle school runs a block schedule:

  • Drop-off: 6:45 a.m. to 8:10 a.m.
  • Monday and Wednesday (A days): periods 1, 3, 5 and 7
  • Tuesday and Thursday (B days): periods 1, 2, 4 and 6
  • Friday: all seven periods
  • Day: first period at 8:15 a.m., dismissal at 3 p.m.
  • Aftercare (fee-based) runs to 5:55 p.m.

Charter schools set their own calendars. Days off are posted on the school’s events calendar.

Classes and activities

The school’s middle school classes page lists, for 2025-26, Project Lead the Way, computer science, Spanish, speech and debate, art, weight training and dance, accelerated Algebra 1, geometry, biology and physical science, and dual enrollment through Doral College. It says advanced, high school and dual enrollment courses are approved based on a student’s academic history.

The campus clubs, activities and sports page lists cheerleading and dance company, cross country, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls flag football, soccer, track, volleyball, wrestling, drama club and STEM enrichment, among others.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Somerset Academy Riverside Charter Middle School serve?

Grades 6 to 8, at 2251 Riverside Drive in Coral Springs. Kindergarten to grade 5 attend Somerset Academy Riverside on the same campus.

What is Somerset Academy Riverside Middle’s school grade?

It earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 64% of possible points, after an A in 2025 and a C in 2024.

How do you get into Somerset Academy Riverside Middle?

Families apply online. Siblings and children of staff and board members can get preference; if applications exceed seats, a waitlist is used and students are accepted in the order completed applications were received.

What time does Somerset Academy Riverside Middle start?

First period starts at 8:15 a.m. and the day ends at 3 p.m., according to the school’s bell schedule. Drop-off opens at 6:45 a.m.