At Ransom Everglades, every day is An Exploration

The Ransom Everglades Journey

Learning at RE is a continuous exploration. It is guided by each student’s curiosity and encouraged by master faculty. RE students learn to ask hard questions, think critically and collaborate across disciplines. They benefit from RE's 123-year tradition of experiential learning, the school’s breathtaking location on Biscayne Bay, and cutting-edge facilities and pedagogies.
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RE at a Glance

List of 8 items.

  • 1239

    Students Enrolled in Grades 6-12
  • 9:1

    Student to Teacher Ratio
  • 14

    Average Class Size
  • 52%

    of students speak languages other than English at home
  • $9.5

    Million Awarded in Financial Aid Annually
  • 25

    Varsity Sport Teams
  • 57

    Courses in the Performing and Visual Arts
  • 60+

    Student Led/Faculty Supported Interest Affinity Groups

The RE Identity:
Who We Are

Ransom Everglades students care about their communities and the environment. They are proud to serve the underserved, protect the endangered and stand up for justice. They value integrity and inclusion. When they enter the world, they are global citizens, fully equipped to solve challenging problems and, in the words of founder Paul Ransom, leave the world better than they find it.
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Recent News and Events

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  • Upper school Chinese language students performed a traditional Dragon Dance

    Chinese classes bring Mid-Autumn Festival to life at the middle school

    The Ransom Everglades middle school community assembled on October 2 for a multi-faceted Mid-Autumn Festival filled with musical performances, poetry, traditional dance, singing and interactive cultural stations. The colorful celebration began in the gymnasium under the direction of emcees Nikolai Diego '31 and Chloe Thuen '32 and with an informative historical and cultural presentation from Adharva Kumar '33 and Estelina Zhou '31; after, the festival continued in the atrium and the breezeway with games, activities and treats.
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  • RE girls' varsity team cheers on their team at Carrollton

    Dig Pink volleyball tournament highlights activities around Breast Cancer Awareness Month

    The annual Dig Pink volleyball tournament continued a spirited partnership between Ransom Everglades and Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart in support of breast cancer research. In their pink uniforms cheered on by pink-attired fans, RE's girls' volleyball middle, junior varsity and varsity teams played a triple header against Carrollton on October 2. In the lead-up to the slate of games, students at RE's middle and upper schools participated in activities in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October.
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  • RE students and faculty participants in INTERSECT/REMUN conference

    Ransom Everglades plays host to a dynamic Model UN conference

    Ransom Everglades hosted a dynamic two-day student conference that combined global diplomacy, critical thinking and student leadership at the upper school on September 25-26. The RE Model UN - INTERSECT '26 Conference began with an interdisciplinary policy challenge (where diplomacy meets economics) on the opening night and continued the next day by bringing together student delegates from across South Florida to debate various global issues.
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Take the Next Steps

Students at Ransom Everglades get comfortable stepping outside of their comfort zones, and learn to love the adventures every day at Ransom Everglades brings. They experience the exhilaration of discovery and make friends for life while accomplishing goals beyond their wildest imagination. 

Interested in learning more about this journey, or beginning your own? Click below for more information.

Middle School

2045 South Bayshore Drive, Coconut Grove, FL 33133
Phone: 305 250 6850

Upper School

3575 Main Highway, Coconut Grove, FL 33133
Phone: 305 460 8800

Accreditations and Memberships

FCIS | SAIS | NAIS | NACAC | SACAC | ACCIS |
College Board | CSEE | INDEX | One Schoolhouse
Founded in 1903, Ransom Everglades School is a coeducational, college preparatory day school for grades 6 - 12 located on two campuses in Coconut Grove, Florida. It is rated the top private school in Miami and among the 10 private schools in North America. Ransom Everglades School produces graduates who "believe that they are in the world not so much for what they can get out of it as for what they can put into it." The school provides rigorous college preparation that promotes the student's sense of identity, community, personal integrity and values for a productive and satisfying life, and prepares the student to lead and to contribute to society.


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