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.

  • 1208

    Students Enrolled in Grades 6-12
  • 10:1

    Student to Teacher Ratio
  • 15

    Average Class Size
  • 63%

    Students Identify as Multicultural
  • $8.6

    Million Awarded in Financial Aid Annually
  • 25

    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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  • La Plume Young Writers' Contest winners

    RE students collect writing awards in La Plume Young Writers' Contest

    Nine Ransom Everglades students earned recognition in the 2024 La Plume Young Writers’ Contest as Patrick Keedy Brown ’26 won the Grand Prize among high school students for his short story “Deliver Us.” It was the third straight year an RE student received the Grand Prize in the writing contest, which is open to students in Miami-Dade County, and more students were honored from RE than any other school.
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  • L-R: Branly Fontaine, Noah Veras '29, Jaz Puri '28, Jack Gonzalez '28, Zach Corbin-Cheah '27, Parker Jelke '27, Jacob Aronow '26, Alex Tevelow '28, Abby Berler, Daniel Figueroa '24, Leo Fein '23

    RE's academic team wins championship in NAQT South Florida Fall Invitational

    The Ransom Everglades team of Jacob Aronow '26, Adi Arul '26, Zach Corbin-Cheah '27, Parker Jelke '27 and Alex Tevelow '28 won the championship at the National Academic Quiz Tournaments South Florida Fall Invitational at Ransom Everglades. RE's "B" team of Jack Gonzalez '28, Jaz Puri '28, Noah Veras '29, Ethan Moskovitz, '27, Gabrielle Tchira, '27 and Harlan Hoenig '28 finished in third place in the tournament that attracted 12 teams from as far as Naples.
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  • RE swimming claims multiple district titles at 2024 championships

    Led by senior swimmers Nohan Gomez ’25 and Kiera Rampersad ’25 – each of whom won four gold medals – Ransom Everglades won the boys’ team championship and 11 individual races at the Florida High School Athletic Association 1A District 15 Championships at Belen Jesuit High School on October 29.  
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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. 

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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.