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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  • Elana Oberstein-Harris ‘93

    “When I reflect upon the qualities of Ransom Everglades students, the following vision comes to mind: They are honest, inquisitive, creative, critical thinkers who are determined to make a difference in their community. They learn and grow both in and outside the classroom under the guidance of dedicated educators who inspire them to achieve personal and common goals. They ultimately become lifelong learners who bring clarity and sensitivity to an ever-changing world.”

Recent News and Events

List of 3 news stories.

  • Beginning String Orchestra and Strings Music Director Scott O'Donnell

    Band and strings programs at the middle school show their progress

    The Middle School Band & Strings Concert on February 11 showed steady and exciting progress and a deep commitment to a thoughtful learning process under band director Cathi Leibinger and strings director Scott O'Donnell. Leibinger and O'Donnell acted as both directors and narrators at the event at Swenson Hall, pausing to share deep insights into the teaching approach between performances by all levels of the middle school band and strings classes.

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  • Varsity champions

    RE teams sweep the titles in the South Florida Regional History Bowl

    Three Ransom Everglades teams swept the gold medals at the South Florida Regional History Bowl competition that brought 11 schools and 28 teams to the upper school on February 8. RE teams went undefeated as they earned championships at every level: varsity (Jacob Aronow '26, Parker Jelke '27, Jaz Puri '28 and Zach Corbin Cheah '27), junior varsity (Jack Gonzalez '28, Harlan Hoenig '28 and Iker Fierro '28) and middle school (Noah Veras '29, Julian Jelke '29 and Evan Powe '29).
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  • Some of the RE upper school 2025 Scholastic Art and Writing Award winners

    Dozens of RE students win recognition for art or writing

    Five Ransom Everglades students – Taylor Smith '25 (photography), Patrick Keedy Brown '26 (poetry), Connor Alfonso '26 (humor), Misha Gowda '28 (poetry) and Vinay Rajadhyaksha '30 (digital) – won Gold Keys in the 2025 Regional Scholastic Art and Writing Awards contest, headlining a huge contingent of RE student-writers and student-artists on both campuses that won recognition. Sixteen students earned Silver Keys and 22 won Honorable Mention in the southern region.
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  • Feb
    14

    Winter Break

  • Mar
    4

    REPA Executive Board Meeting

  • Mar
    4

    9th-Grade Parent Program (Class of 2027)

    Lewis Family Auditorium
    CCO Department
  • Mar
    11

    Senior Send-Off Planning Meeting

  • Apr
    17

    Seniors & Parents Breakfast @ La Brisa

    La Brisa Patio
    Jorge Guzman
  • May
    2

    Seniors' last day celebration

    Ansin Pool
    Jorge Guzman
  • May
    7

    RE Book Club MS/US Luncheon

    Stacey Chopp
  • Jun
    14

    ACT

    STEM Posner Lecture Hall
    Umehani Hassan
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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
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.