Somerset Pines Academy, 901 NE 33rd St.: a tuition-free charter school, K-5 on the Aug. 21 count with 428 students. Lottery admission; 2026 grade: A.

Last checked Oct. 11, 2026. Sources: the school’s website and its enrollment page, 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 Pines Academy is a public charter school on NE 33rd Street in north Pompano Beach. It is tuition-free and sponsored by Broward County Public Schools, but it is run by its own board, and it has no attendance zone: families apply, and seats go by lottery. Its campus sits inside the Cresthaven Elementary zone.

Who to call
Address 901 NE 33rd St., Pompano Beach, FL 33064
Phone 954-786-5980
Grades K to 5 in 2026-27
Type Public charter school, lottery admission
Sponsor Broward County Public Schools
State school number 5030

Principal

Principal Anthony Marucci, according to the school’s staff directory and the district’s charter directory. He is also listed as principal of Somerset Academy Pompano.

How admission works

From the school’s enrollment page: Somerset Pines is open to all eligible students who live in Broward County, subject to the preferences in Florida’s charter school law. All enrollments are by random lottery. For the 2026-27 school year, initial open enrollment ran Oct. 30 to Jan. 6, lottery results came out Jan. 13, and families had until Jan. 21 to accept a seat. The school had not posted 2027-28 dates when we checked.

Enrollment and teachers

  • District count: 428 students on Aug. 21, 2026, the 10th day of the 2026-27 school year, all in kindergarten through fifth grade. That is 11 fewer than on the same day in 2025, according to the district’s Tenth Day Enrollment Count.
  • Federal count: 450 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the NCES directory, which listed the school as K-8. The NCES record does not report a teacher count.

State report card

Florida grades every public school, charter schools included, A to F. An elementary school’s grade is the share of possible points it earns on state test results in English language arts, math and science and on learning gains. The state’s 2026 file sets an A for an elementary school at 62% of points or more.

School year Grade
2025-26 A (66% of possible points)
2024-25 B
2023-24 B

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: 69%
  • English language arts: 61%
  • Math: 78%
  • Science: 63%

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

Calendar

Somerset Pines publishes its own 2026-27 parent calendar (PDF) on its website, with no-school days, early-release days and Thanksgiving, winter and spring breaks. The school does not post bell times; the front office can confirm them.

Sports

The school’s website has a Bulldog Athletics page.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you get into Somerset Pines Academy?

Apply during the school’s open enrollment period. It is open to Broward County residents, and all enrollments go through a random lottery, with the preferences state law allows. For 2026-27, open enrollment ran Oct. 30 to Jan. 6.

What grades does Somerset Pines Academy serve?

Kindergarten through fifth grade in 2026-27, according to the district’s Aug. 21 enrollment count. The district’s charter directory lists the school as K-8.

What is Somerset Pines Academy’s school grade?

Somerset Pines earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 66% of possible points, up from a B in 2025 and 2024.

Is Somerset Pines Academy free?

Yes. It is a public charter school, tuition-free and sponsored by Broward County Public Schools.