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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  • 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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  • Quinton Castor '32 is encourged by classmates Veer Agrawal '32 and Ace Thomas '32

    Middle school community comes out for Raider Rally

    Middle school parents, students and professional community members donned their RE blue and green, waved pom poms and Raider #1 foam fingers, and enjoyed a festive afternoon of football, food and fun at the Raider Rally on October 22. As the middle school varsity football team competed in its final contest of the season, fans filled the lower bleachers and stadium balcony and enjoyed snacks and beverages from the concession stand and food trucks. Students also enjoyed basketball, volleyball and other activities in the gymnasium.
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  • Guitar Ensemble performed

    Performing arts season at RE opens with the Jazz and Guitar Concert

    Ransom Everglades student-musicians, vocalists and dancers combined their talents at the Jazz and Guitar Concert on October 23 in the Posner Lecture Hall. The student performers shined from the opening "Spanish Guitar Suite," which featured members of the Guitar Ensemble in the top row of the lecture hall, to the foot-tapping Brazilian classic "Mas Que Nada," an exciting finale that featured vocals, drums, bongos and a tambourine.
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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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