Somerset Academy Bethany, 500 SW Bethany Drive: a K-5 charter school, 482 students in 2023-24 and a B in Florida's 2026 grades.
Last checked Oct. 11, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, the district’s charter schools page, school profile, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file and the federal NCES school directory.
Somerset Academy Bethany is a tuition-free public charter school for kindergarten through fifth grade on SW Bethany Drive in Port St. Lucie. St. Lucie Public Schools sponsors it, and the district’s charter schools page directs parents to Academica, the operator, for support. The school’s website also offers tuition-based pre-K for 3- and 4-year-olds.
Who to call
- Front office: 772-301-1716, 500 SW Bethany Drive, Port St. Lucie, FL 34986
- School website: www.somersetacademybethany.org
- Parent support from the operator, Academica: 305-669-2906
- District charter schools office: the charter schools page names the district’s charter schools liaison
| Address | 500 SW Bethany Drive, Port St. Lucie, FL 34986 |
| Phone | 772-301-1716 |
| Grades | K to 5 |
| Type | Public charter school, tuition-free |
| Sponsor | St. Lucie Public Schools |
Principal
Principal Erika Rains, according to the district’s charter schools page.
How admission works
Families apply online through the school’s Apply Now page. For 2026-27, open enrollment closed Dec. 31, 2025. If there were more applicants than seats, the school said it would run a lottery between Jan. 15 and Jan. 31 and notify families seven to 10 days later; current students had to return a recommitment form by Nov. 30, 2025, to keep their seats.
Enrollment and teachers
- Federal count: 482 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES school directory. That works out to about 21 students per teacher.
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 and learning gains, plus, 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, according to the 2025-26 school grades file from the Florida Department of Education.
| School year | Grade |
|---|---|
| 2025-26 | B (56% of possible points) |
| 2024-25 | A |
| 2023-24 | A |
The share of students scoring on grade level on the state tests in 2025-26, from the same file:
- English language arts: 63%
- Math: 58%
- Science: 57%
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.
Attendance zone
Charter schools have no attendance zone. Families apply directly to the school. To see the district schools available for a home address, use the district’s school locator map.
Calendar
Check the school’s website for its own 2026-27 calendar. For comparison, the district’s 2026-27 calendar (PDF) has Thanksgiving break Nov. 23-27 and winter break Dec. 21 to Jan. 4.
More on Port St. Lucie schools
- The school’s website
- The district’s charter schools page
- Every public school in Port St. Lucie
- Our Port St. Lucie schools guide for enrollment, the School Board and the full calendar
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Somerset Academy Bethany serve?
Kindergarten through fifth grade, tuition-free. The school also runs tuition-based pre-K for 3- and 4-year-olds.
What is Somerset Academy Bethany’s school grade?
A B in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 56% of possible points. It earned an A in 2025 and 2024.
Is Somerset Academy Bethany a public school?
Yes. It is a tuition-free public charter school sponsored by St. Lucie Public Schools and run by its own governing board.
How do I get into Somerset Academy Bethany?
Apply online through the school’s website. There is no attendance zone.
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