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 123-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
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1239
Students Enrolled in Grades 6-12 -
9:1
Student to Teacher Ratio -
14
Average Class Size -
52%
of Students Speak Languages other than English at Home -
$9.5
Million Awarded in Financial Aid Annually -
25
Varsity Sport Teams -
57
Courses in the Performing and Visual Arts -
60+
Student Led/Faculty Supported Upper School Clubs
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.Learn More
Recent News and Events
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Eighth graders connect learning, leadership and service during capstone field trips
Ransom Everglades eighth graders took their curiosity outside the classroom for hands-on immersive experiences as part of RE’s new "Third Class" Capstone signature program. Guided by RE founder Paul Ransom’s call to put more into the world than they take from it, members of the Class of 2031 applied their skills and passions to South Florida service projects while also participating in learning adventures related to their capstone fields.Read More -
Environmental Service Council shows up for Saturday mangrove clean-up
Members of Ransom Everglades' Environmental Service Council spent a Saturday morning cleaning up the mangroves along our upper school campus waterfront, collecting more than 120 pounds of plastic, trash and other debris. Elisa de Becker '28, Jackson Jones '30, Albert Uster Valdivieso '28, Tomas Jimenez '28, Freya Samuel '30, Winston Hosford '27 (not pictured) and advisor Madelyn Quirke-Shattuck helped protect the delicate Biscayne Bay ecosystem with their efforts on October 24. -
Music legend Gloria Estefan visits the upper school for Hispanic Heritage Month celebration
Ransom Everglades welcomed music legend Gloria Estefan to the upper school as the celebrated centerpiece of a campus-wide festival marking Hispanic Heritage Month. The five-time Grammy Award winner spent several hours on campus, sitting down for a question-and-answer with students, enjoying a live performance by the RE Combo, engaging with many members of the RE community, dancing to “Conga” in the Miller Quad, and sampling delicious cuisine provided by RE families.Read More
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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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 33133Phone: 305 250 6850
Upper School
3575 Main Highway, Coconut Grove, FL 33133Phone: 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. It is rated the top private school in Miami and among the 10 private schools in North America. 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.
Ransom Everglades School®, The RE Way®, RE Pathways® and Bowden Fellowships in the Humanities™ are trademarks of Ransom Everglades School.
Ransom Everglades School®, The RE Way®, RE Pathways® and Bowden Fellowships in the Humanities™ are trademarks of Ransom Everglades School.