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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  • Chief of Innovation & Strategic Programming John A. King Jr. introduces Jacob Zide ‘26, Alicia Medina ‘26, Bridget Mestepey ‘26, Sophia Linfield ‘26, Christopher Tsialas ‘26, Alexandra Russoniello ‘26 and Ana Gonzalez ‘26

    Bowden Fellows Gallery Night showcases summer humanities research projects of seven RE seniors

    Ransom Everglades’ Class of 2026 Dan Leslie Bowden Fellows in the Humanities showcased their completed research projects during Bowden Fellows Gallery Night, a capstone event that opened in the Lewis Family Auditorium and concluded in the Solomon Art Gallery. Introduced by RE’s Chief of Innovation and Strategic Programming John A. King Jr., the director of the nine-year-old program, Jacob Zide ‘26, Alicia Medina ‘26, Bridget Mestepey ‘26, Sophia Linfield ‘26, Christopher Tsialas ‘26, Alexandra Russoniello ‘26 and Ana Gonzalez ‘26 presented their work on themes that included reconciliation, remembrance and grief. 
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  • Girish Raju '27,  Nicolas Castillo '27, Lucas Lafosse-Marin '27, Ricardo De Lorenzi '27 and Nicolas Motoki '27

    Robotics team wins Design Award at South Florida competition

    A team of RE juniors excelled at a robotics competition that drew 40 teams from South Florida. Lucas Lafosse-Marin '27, Nicolas Motoki '27, Nicolas Castillo '27, Girish Raju '27 and Ricardo De Lorenzi '27 received the Design Award for their robot, and also finished third overall in the skills competition at the 2025-25 VEX V5 "Push Back" Robotics Competition at American High in Hialeah on December 6. Under the direction of RE robotics coach Bob DuBard, the team compiled a 6-1 record at the event, which served as a qualifier for the regional championship.




  • Students present at the SFERE: Intersect and International Policy Challenge Finals

    Bridging the worlds of economics and international relations at RE

    Ransom Everglades students bridged the worlds of economics and international relations at the SFERE: Intersect and International Policy Challenge Finals on December 2. The student-led event, organized by Armin Stamate '26, Christopher Tsialas '26 and Eduardo de Sabrit '26, kicked off with a gallery walk in the Fernandez STEM Center that showcased more than 30 research posters, each exploring the intersection of economic policy and diplomatic strategy while proposing solutions to contemporary challenges.

    The evening's main event was the high-stakes International Policy Challenge finals, during which four teams presented their solutions to a complex international case study. Sidney Schwartz '29, Dylan Kantesaria '29 and Karim Ghandour '29 earned first place. Nicholas Torres '27 secured second place, and John Wes Griffin '26, Tyler Marcus '26, Elliot Slusky '27 and Reed Gershman '26 claimed third.
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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

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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.


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