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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

List of 3 news stories.

  • 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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  • Faith Simmons ’29, Sydney Forrester ’29, Liv Brantley ’29 and Gillian Carvalho ’29 serve as emcees at the middle school celebration of Black History Month

    Music and dance highlight Black History Month celebrations on both campuses

    Ransom Everglades celebrated Black History Month in February on both campuses with student reflections, special dance performances and traditional music. At the middle school, Faith Simmons ’29, Sydney Forrester ’29, Liv Brantley ’29 and Gillian Carvalho ’29 served as emcees for an event in the gymnasium that featured RE dance team members and the University of Miami Steppers. At the upper school, Black Students Association officers Mia Campbell '25 and Tariq Maduro '26 introduced a special dance performance, "Roots & Rhythms," by the Zest Collective and local choreographer Gentry Isaiah George, which followed a performance by the RE Jazz Band in the Lewis Family Auditorium.
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  • Dragon Dance

    Lunar New Year celebrations brighten RE campuses

    Ransom Everglades celebrated the Lunar New Year and Year of the Snake with a vibrant showcase of music and dance at the upper school and various cultural activities at the middle school. Members of the Chinese Culture Club, several Chinese classes and the Chinese Parents Association worked together on the Feb. 5 centerpiece event at the upper school, which offered a colorful costumes, captivating entertainment, historical background and delicious cuisine. Among the many highlights: performances by the Dragon Dance Team and traditional fan and ribbon dances. Photo Gallery
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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.
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.