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 120-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.

  • 1246

    Students Enrolled in Grades 6-12
  • 8:1

    Student to Teacher Ratio
  • 14

    Average Class Size
  • 64%

    Students Identify as Multicultural
  • $8.5

    Million Awarded in Financial Aid Annually
  • 27

    Varsity Sport Teams
  • 55+

    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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  • Junior Thespians

    Eighth graders excel at Junior Thespian Festival

    Ransom Everglades' eighth-grade drama students achieved top honors at the District 4 Junior Thespian Festival November 8 in Miami, helping RE to one of the highest rankings in the district. Jane Palazzi '30 scored the Critics' Choice award (the highest award) for costume design as five students received Top Honors (highest scores) – Sasha Estefan Coppola '30  (solo musical), Keane Mason '30 (duet acting), Miles Caplow '30 (Duet Acting), Joaquin Gonzalez '30 (duet acting) and James Harper '30 (duet acting and monologue).
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  • Morgan Williams '26, Alyssa Wang ’30 and Gillian Carvalho ’29 with Jon Hamm and Scott O'Donnell

    Student-musicians receive all-state recognition

    Three students-musicians at Ransom Everglades qualified for prestigious Florida All-State Ensembles that will perform in Tampa January 11-14 at the Florida Music Education Association Professional Learning Conference. Morgan Williams ’26 (string bass) was named to the Florida High School Honor Band; Gillian Carvalho ’29 (violin) earned a spot on the All-State Honors Orchestra; and Alyssa Wang ’30 (violin) qualfied for the Middle School All-State Symphony Orchestra. 
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  • Felix Kulkarni '27, Dhilan Tak '27, Misha Gowda '28, Maya Bhandari '28 and Ayaan Hassan '27 open the Diwali Festival at the upper school

    'Festival of Lights' brightens RE campuses

    Ransom Everglades celebrated Diwali with colorful celebrations on both campuses that explored the history and cultural traditions of the five-day "Festival of Lights." Middle school students performed Indian dance, participated in a fashion show, lit candles and created rangolis to mark the holiday on October 24. A day earlier, upper school students joined a professional Indian dancer on stage for impromptu dance lessons.
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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. 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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