Somerset Academy Avenir, 12950 Avenir Drive: tuition-free K-5 charter school that opened in 2025, 230 students on Aug. 24 and an A in 2026.

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, including its enrollment process, staff and principal’s message pages, the School District of Palm Beach County’s charter school directory and 11th Day Enrollment Report, Palm Beach County’s address records and the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file.

Somerset Academy Avenir is a public charter school for kindergarten through fifth grade on Avenir Drive in Avenir, the planned community in the west of the city, inside city limits according to Palm Beach County’s address records. It is tuition-free and sponsored by the School District of Palm Beach County, but run by its own board as part of the Somerset Academy charter network. Its district charter runs from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2030, and the 2025-26 school year was its first. It has no attendance zone.

Who to call
Address 12950 Avenir Drive, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33412
Phone 561-406-4134
Grades Kindergarten to 5
School day 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Type Public charter school

Principal

Principal Rebecca Pavich, according to the school’s staff page. In her message, signed as founding principal, Pavich says the curriculum follows Florida’s B.E.S.T. standards with a STEM focus. The school also lists a private pre-K program with one class for 4-year-olds.

Enrollment

The district counted 230 students on the 11th day of the 2026-27 school year (Aug. 24, 2026), according to its 11th Day Enrollment Report. The school opened after the federal NCES directory’s latest year, 2023-24, so it has no NCES enrollment or teacher figures yet.

How admission works

From the school’s enrollment process page:

  • All applications are made on the school’s website. The homepage says applications for the 2027-28 school year opened Oct. 1, and 2026-27 applications remain open through May 2027.
  • When a grade has more applicants than seats, a lottery decides. The lottery gives a preference to Palm Beach County residents during the public application period.
  • Siblings of current students get preference for open seats, and incoming kindergarten siblings of current students are guaranteed a kindergarten seat.
  • Families offered a seat have seven days to accept it. After the lottery, applications go on a waitlist in the order received.
  • The school says it is not a district choice school and does not follow district choice deadlines. Kindergartners for 2027-28 must be 5 by Sept. 1, 2027.

Families in Avenir who do not win a seat keep their zoned district schools: Pierce Hammock Elementary, Osceola Creek Middle and Palm Beach Gardens Community High, according to our Avenir guide.

State report card

Charter schools receive Florida’s A to F school grades like district schools. Somerset Academy Avenir earned an A in its first year, with 74% of possible points, according to the state’s 2026 school grades file. The share of students scoring on grade level on the state tests in 2025-26:

  • English language arts: 70%
  • Third-grade English language arts: 76%
  • Math: 87%
  • Science (fifth grade): 76%
  • Learning gains: 68% in English and 64% in math

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

Middle school plans

The school’s homepage says “a private middle school, beginning with 6th grade, is approved and now accepting applications,” and the principal’s message describes a middle school program opening with a limited number of sixth grade classes on the same campus. Ask the school how that program is run and how families apply; it is not part of the K-5 charter school’s grade listing in the district’s directory.

Calendar

The school’s calendar page says it follows the School District of Palm Beach County calendar, including days off for weather. From the district’s 2026-27 key dates:

  • Monday, Oct. 12: no school for students
  • Tuesday, Nov. 3: no school for students
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: fall holiday
  • Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break; Monday, Jan. 4, is also a day off for students

More on Palm Beach Gardens schools

Frequently asked questions

Is Somerset Academy Avenir free?

Yes. It is a tuition-free public charter school sponsored by the School District of Palm Beach County and run by its own board as part of the Somerset Academy network.

How do you get into Somerset Academy Avenir?

Apply on the school’s website. Applications for 2027-28 opened Oct. 1. The school says a lottery is held when a grade has more applicants than seats, with a preference for Palm Beach County residents and for siblings.

What grades does Somerset Academy Avenir serve?

Kindergarten through fifth grade, according to the district’s charter directory. The school says it also offers one private pre-K class for 4-year-olds.

What is Somerset Academy Avenir’s school grade?

It earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, its first, with 74% of possible points.

What time does Somerset Academy Avenir start?

The district’s charter directory lists the school day as 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.