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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  • RE Model UN students toured the United Nations

    Upper school students travel to New York for national Model UN conference

    RE's upper school Model UN club traveled to New York City March 11-15 for the National High School Model United Nations (NHSMUN) Conference, which attracted more than 2,000 student delegates from schools from across the world. RE fielded a team of 14 delegates that represented two Caribbean countries and lobbied their proposals to UNESCO, the World Health Assembly and several other committees. They collaborated with students from several countries to craft solutions to international issues relying on dialogue, consensus-building and simulated diplomacy.
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  • The Class of 2026 Dan Leslie Bowden Fellows in the Humanities

    Class of 2026 Bowden fellows announced

    Ransom Everglades announced the ninth class of Dan Leslie Bowden Fellows in the Humanities, introducing seven students who will undertake novel humanities research projects in the United States and at destinations across the globe. Ana Gonzalez '26, Sophia Linfield '26, Alicia Medina '26, Bridget Mestepey '26, Alexandra Russoniello '26, Christopher Tsialas '26 and Jacob Zide '26 will explore a range of topics from the relationship between llamas and farmers in Peru to the emotional journeys of conflict survivors in Colombia and Croatia.
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  • Jaral Arroyo-Jefferson ’25, Mia Campbell ’25, Dr. Emily Grace, Dieter Manstein ’25, Mateo Heitner ’25, Carlos Horcasitas ’25

    RE student-scientists present work at global physics conference

    More than 20 Ransom Everglades students made the most of the opportunity to present their research at a global physics conference in Anaheim, Calif., for college and graduate students and working scientists. Five RE students gave talks, five teams presented research posters and one team of RE students came home with something extraordinary: one of 20 undergraduate poster prizes awarded to the best of the hundreds of research posters.

    Gemma Bucci ’25, Dominique Cederberg ’26, Alexandra Russoniello ’26 and Leah Vela ’25 – and fellow authors and RE faculty members Dr. Heather Marshall, Dr. Kristine Stump and Dr. Emily Grace – earned the poster award for their poster Unveiling Toxic Heavy Metals in South Florida Ecosystems Using LIBS. 
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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.