Three Schools. One Corridor.
The Rest Catching Up.
Of the 43 Florida private schools audited for this index, only 3 qualify as Tier A — scoring above 86 on the AI Index. All three sit in a 70-mile corridor between Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. Pine Crest School leads the state at 92.8, with a Post-AP AI course, a named AI specialist role, and the neXt Innovation Institute — a faculty training program that serves other schools. Ransom Everglades follows at 90.2, distinguished by the AIRE Task Force (weekly cross-departmental AI governance) and a master's-level Machine Learning course. Oxbridge Academy rounds out the Tier A group at 86.0 — the only Florida school to name AI as a formal Signature Program on equal footing with its other marquee offerings.
The remaining 40 schools — 15 Tier B and 25 Tier C — have meaningful STEM infrastructure but have not yet made AI a named, structured curriculum element. The gap between Tier A and the rest is not incremental. It is structural. For families prioritizing AI literacy as part of luxury living and long-term human capital investment, the geography of Florida's top schools maps closely onto its most valued real estate markets.
Fort Lauderdale. Top score in Florida across all 6 sub-categories. Post-AP CS with AI; named AI specialist; faculty training institute.
All three in a single 70-mile corridor: Fort Lauderdale (Pine Crest), Miami/Coconut Grove (Ransom Everglades), West Palm Beach (Oxbridge).
Leads all 11 Florida markets. Boosted by Pine Crest's #1 rank. Miami ranks second at 60.9. Palm Beach third at 61.7 across 7 schools.
AI in CS Curriculum · Ethics & Literacy · Partnerships · Cross-Disciplinary Integration · AI Policy · Innovation Labs & Facilities.
"Oxbridge Academy is the only Florida private school that names Artificial Intelligence as a formal Signature Program — not a course, not a track, but a named institutional identity. That is a meaningful distinction in 2026."
— Haute Living Florida Private School AI Curriculum Index, 2026
The Three Schools
Setting the Standard
All 43 Schools
Ranked by AI Index
All 43 Florida private schools scored on a 0–100 AI Index, composite of six sub-categories. Tier A = 85+. Tier B = 60–84. Tier C = below 60. Tuition shown as published 2025–26 range.
| Rank | School | City | Market | Grades | Tier | AI Index | Score | Tuition | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pine Crest School | Fort Lauderdale | Fort Lauderdale | PK–12 | Tier A | 92.8 | $37K–$47K | 2,700 | |
| 2 | Ransom Everglades School | Coconut Grove | Miami | 6–12 | Tier A | 90.2 | $53K–$57K | 1,125 | |
| 3 | Oxbridge Academy | West Palm Beach | Palm Beach | 6–12 | Tier A | 86.0 | $35K–$45K | 525 | |
| 4 | American Heritage School (Broward) | Plantation | Fort Lauderdale | PK–12 | Tier B | 74.8 | $30K–$50K | 1,250 | |
| 5 | American Heritage School (Palm Beach) | Delray Beach | Palm Beach | PK–12 | Tier B | 72.8 | $30K–$50K | 1,200 | |
| 6 | Gulliver Preparatory School | Miami | Miami | PK–12 | Tier B | 72.0 | $35K–$54K | 2,200 | |
| 7 | Berkeley Preparatory School | Tampa | Tampa | PK–12 | Tier B | 69.2 | $23K–$36K | 1,460 | |
| 8 | Miami Country Day School | Miami Shores | Miami | PK–12 | Tier B | 68.4 | $32K–$53K | 1,285 | |
| 9 | Saint Andrew's School | Boca Raton | Palm Beach | JK–12 | Tier B | 67.6 | $43K–$48K | 1,325 | |
| 10 | NSU University School | Davie | Fort Lauderdale | PK–12 | Tier B | 66.4 | $27K–$39K | 2,050 | |
| 11 | The Bolles School | Jacksonville | Jacksonville | PK–12 | Tier B | 66.2 | $15K–$35K | 1,806 | |
| 12 | The Benjamin School | North Palm Beach | Palm Beach | PK–12 | Tier B | 64.8 | $20K–$40K | 1,275 | |
| 13 | Montverde Academy | Montverde | Orlando | PK–12+PG | Tier B | 63.2 | $16K–$26K | 1,350 | |
| 14 | Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart | Coconut Grove | Miami | PK–12 | Tier B | 62.8 | $40K–$50K | 860 | |
| 15 | Community School of Naples | Naples | Naples | PK–12 | Tier B | 62.6 | $22K–$36K | 1,025 | |
| 16 | Trinity Preparatory School | Winter Park | Orlando | 6–12 | Tier B | 61.8 | $28K–$31K | 525 | |
| 17 | Lake Highland Preparatory School | Orlando | Orlando | PK–12 | Tier B | 60.6 | $27K–$34K | 1,600 | |
| 18 | Palmer Trinity School | Palmetto Bay | Miami | 6–12 | Tier B | 60.0 | $45K–$49K | 805 | |
| 19 | Windermere Preparatory School | Windermere | Orlando | PK–12 | Tier C | 59.2 | $21K–$30K | 1,600 | |
| 20 | Shorecrest Preparatory School | St. Petersburg | Tampa | PK–12 | Tier C | 57.2 | $29K–$36K | 800 | |
| 21 | Belen Jesuit Preparatory School | Miami | Miami | PK–12 | Tier C | 54.0 | $24K–$27K | 1,425 | |
| 22 | Saint Stephen's Episcopal School | Bradenton | Sarasota | PK–12 | Tier C | 53.6 | $28K–$30K | 690 | |
| 23 | Jesuit High School of Tampa | Tampa | Tampa | 9–12 | Tier C | 53.4 | $20K–$23K | 900 | |
| 24 | Canterbury School (Fort Myers) | Fort Myers | Fort Myers | PK–12 | Tier C | 53.2 | $17K–$34K | 750 | |
| 25 | The Out-of-Door Academy | Sarasota | Sarasota | PK–12 | Tier C | 53.0 | $29K–$30K | 825 | |
| 26 | Tampa Preparatory School | Tampa | Tampa | 6–12 | Tier C | 51.6 | $33K–$34K | 625 | |
| 27 | Episcopal School of Jacksonville | Jacksonville | Jacksonville | PK–12 | Tier C | 51.2 | $25K–$32K | 1,195 | |
| 28 | Westminster Academy | Fort Lauderdale | Fort Lauderdale | PK–12 | Tier C | 50.6 | $14K–$21K | 1,040 | |
| 29 | Scheck Hillel Community School | N. Miami Beach | Miami | PK–12 | Tier C | 50.4 | $25K–$37K | 1,250 | |
| 30 | Academy of the Holy Names | Tampa | Tampa | PK–12 | Tier C | 50.0 | $23K–$30K | 600 | |
| 31 | Oak Hall School | Gainesville | Gainesville | PK–12 | Tier C | 49.6 | $14K–$21K | 930 | |
| 32 | The King's Academy | West Palm Beach | Palm Beach | PK–12 | Tier C | 48.4 | $25K–$32K | 1,650 | |
| 33 | The Pine School | Hobe Sound | Palm Beach | PK–12 | Tier C | 48.4 | $30K–$40K | 465 | |
| 34 | Maclay School | Tallahassee | Tallahassee | PK–12 | Tier C | 48.2 | $17K–$19K | 1,127 | |
| 35 | The First Academy | Orlando | Orlando | PK–12 | Tier C | 48.0 | $20K–$27K | 1,400 | |
| 36 | Christopher Columbus High School | Miami | Miami | 9–12 | Tier C | 46.4 | $16K–$19K | 1,725 | |
| 37 | Cardinal Gibbons High School | Fort Lauderdale | Fort Lauderdale | 9–12 | Tier C | 46.4 | $18K–$20K | 1,150 | |
| 38 | The Geneva School | Casselberry | Orlando | PK–12 | Tier C | 46.4 | $18K–$24K | 739 | |
| 39 | Lake Mary Preparatory School | Lake Mary | Orlando | PK–12 | Tier C | 46.0 | $14K–$21K | 540 | |
| 40 | Immaculata-La Salle High School | Miami | Miami | 9–12 | Tier C | 44.0 | $17K–$18K | 875 | |
| 41 | Donna Klein Jewish Academy | Boca Raton | Palm Beach | PK–12 | Tier C | 44.0 | $25K–$35K | 550 | |
| 42 | Tampa Catholic High School | Tampa | Tampa | 9–12 | Tier C | 43.6 | $15K–$18K | 750 | |
| 43 | Calvary Christian Academy | Fort Lauderdale | Fort Lauderdale | PK–12 | Tier C | 42.4 | $12K–$18K | 2,000 |
AI Readiness
By Florida Market
Average AI Index score per market, ranked by mean score across all schools audited in that geography. Fort Lauderdale leads due to Pine Crest's #1 ranking. Miami and Palm Beach follow as the only other markets with Tier A representation.
Only market with a nationally competitive AI faculty training program (Pine Crest neXt Institute)
Home to the only school in Florida with AI as a named Signature Program
Largest school count; Ransom Everglades holds the highest Cross-Disciplinary Integration score (94.0)
Bolles leads with Sanchez & Fender Center for Innovation
Largest market by school count tied with Miami; no Tier A representation
Berkeley leads on 86-acre campus with strong maker/innovation culture
No schools above Tier C; meaningful STEM but no named AI curriculum
Single-school market; Canterbury has solid STEM foundation
University-adjacent market; AI curriculum not yet formalized
Single-school market; strong CS and independent science research program
Capital market; lowest average score of any Florida market in the index
Who Leads
in Each Dimension
Top 5 schools per sub-category. Pine Crest leads or co-leads 5 of 6. Ransom Everglades leads Cross-Disciplinary Integration. The gap between the top 3 and Rank 4 is consistent across all categories.
- 1Pine Crest SchoolFt. Lauderdale95.0
- 2Ransom Everglades SchoolMiami93.0
- 3Oxbridge AcademyPalm Beach88.0
- 4American Heritage (Broward)Ft. Lauderdale82.0
- 5American Heritage (Palm Beach)Palm Beach80.0
- 1Pine Crest SchoolFt. Lauderdale92.5
- 2Ransom Everglades SchoolMiami92.0
- 3Oxbridge AcademyPalm Beach87.0
- 4American Heritage (Broward)Ft. Lauderdale72.0
- 5Gulliver Preparatory SchoolMiami71.0
- 1Pine Crest SchoolFt. Lauderdale88.0
- 2Ransom Everglades SchoolMiami82.0
- 3Oxbridge AcademyPalm Beach78.0
- 4American Heritage (Broward)Ft. Lauderdale68.0
- 5American Heritage (Palm Beach)Palm Beach66.0
- 1Ransom Everglades SchoolMiami94.0
- 2Pine Crest SchoolFt. Lauderdale90.0
- 3Oxbridge AcademyPalm Beach82.0
- 4Berkeley Preparatory SchoolTampa74.0
- 5Gulliver Preparatory SchoolMiami72.0
- 1Pine Crest SchoolFt. Lauderdale95.5
- 2Oxbridge AcademyPalm Beach91.1
- 3Ransom Everglades SchoolMiami90.9
- 4American Heritage (Broward)Ft. Lauderdale76.7
- 5American Heritage (Palm Beach)Palm Beach74.7
- 1Pine Crest SchoolFt. Lauderdale96.0
- 2Ransom Everglades SchoolMiami92.0
- 3Oxbridge AcademyPalm Beach90.0
- 4American Heritage (Broward)Ft. Lauderdale80.0
- 5American Heritage (Palm Beach)Palm Beach78.0
Five Things the
Data Tells Us
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The 70-Mile Corridor Dominates
All three Tier A schools — Pine Crest (Fort Lauderdale, 92.8), Ransom Everglades (Miami, 90.2), and Oxbridge (West Palm Beach, 86.0) — sit in a single corridor running from Coconut Grove north to West Palm Beach. This is not coincidental. It maps directly onto the highest-density luxury real estate market in Florida. The schools serving the most affluent families are receiving the investment in AI curriculum that lower-market schools have not yet made. For families relocating to Florida who prioritize AI education, this corridor is the answer.
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The Gap Between Tier A and Everyone Else Is Structural
The jump from Oxbridge (#3, 86.0) to American Heritage Broward (#4, 74.8) is 11.2 points — the largest single drop between any two consecutive ranks in the index. The gap between #3 and #43 (Calvary Christian, 42.4) is 43.6 points. Tier B schools have STEM strength, robotics, and CS electives, but lack the defining feature of Tier A: AI as a named, institutionally owned curriculum commitment. Pine Crest's Post-AP AI course, Ransom's master's-level ML course, and Oxbridge's AI Signature Program represent a qualitatively different category of educational investment.
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Ransom Everglades Wins Cross-Disciplinary Integration
In the Cross-Disciplinary Integration sub-category — where AI is woven across non-CS subjects — Ransom Everglades scores 94.0, edging Pine Crest (90.0). The AIRE Task Force convenes weekly across departments, meaning AI is not a CS department project but a school-wide operating principle. For families seeking AI literacy that goes beyond coding — students who will work in law, medicine, finance, or creative fields — Ransom Everglades' integration model may matter more than a single Post-AP course.
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Orlando and Tampa Have Scale Without Depth
Orlando (7 schools, avg 55.0) and Tampa (6 schools, avg 54.2) are Florida's third and fourth largest private school markets by school count — but neither has a Tier A school. Both markets have strong STEM programs, robotics, maker spaces, and engineering programs. What they lack is AI as a named institutional commitment. Berkeley Preparatory (Tampa, 69.2) and Montverde Academy (Orlando, 63.2) lead their respective markets and rank in the top 15 statewide — but the distance from them to the Tier A schools in the southeast corridor remains significant.
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AI Curriculum Is Becoming a Luxury Real Estate Factor
The overlap between Florida's highest-scoring AI schools and its most valuable real estate markets is precise. Fort Lauderdale (avg AI 62.2) and Palm Beach (avg 61.7) both track among the highest-performing luxury real estate markets in our monthly index. Miami (avg AI 60.9) hosts the most $2M+ active listings in South Florida. The correlation is not causal — but for UHNW families making relocation decisions, it is real. Access to top-tier AI education is increasingly part of the luxury lifestyle calculation, alongside waterfront access, tax environment, and private aviation proximity.
Florida Private Schools
& AI — Questions Answered
Common questions about AI education at Florida's top private schools, answered from the 2026 Haute Living index data.
What is the top-ranked private school in Florida for AI curriculum in 2026?
Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale is the top-ranked Florida private school for AI curriculum in 2026 with an AI Index score of 92.8 out of 100. Pine Crest offers AP and Post-AP Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence in its formal catalog, employs a dedicated Educational Data, AI & CS Specialist, runs the neXt Innovation Institute that trains other schools' faculty, and has had AI integrated since 2022. Its 2024–2029 Strategic Plan explicitly names an AI-driven economy as a core priority. Tuition: $37,000–$47,000. Source: Haute Living Florida Private School AI Curriculum Index 2026.
Which Miami private school has the best AI curriculum in 2026?
Ransom Everglades School in Coconut Grove (Miami) is the top-ranked Miami private school for AI curriculum in 2026 with an AI Index score of 90.2 — #2 in all of Florida. Ransom Everglades operates the AIRE (AI at Ransom Everglades) Task Force, which convenes weekly across all departments. It offers a master's-level Advanced Machine Learning course and an AI digital-humanities seminar, and is recognized as having the most structurally developed seven-year AI curriculum of any Florida school audited. Tuition: $53,000–$57,300. Source: Haute Living Florida Private School AI Curriculum Index 2026.
What is Oxbridge Academy's AI program and why is it ranked #3?
Oxbridge Academy in West Palm Beach is ranked #3 in Florida with an AI Index score of 86.0. Its defining distinction is that it names Artificial Intelligence as a formal Signature Program — equivalent in institutional status to its Free Enterprise Institute, Aviation program, and Cambridge Scholars track. No other Florida school audited for this index positions AI at this level of branded identity. Its AI Policy & Responsible Use score is 91.1 (#2 statewide), reflecting deep institutional frameworks around AI governance. Tuition: $35,000–$45,000. Source: Haute Living Florida Private School AI Curriculum Index 2026.
Which Florida city has the best private schools for AI in 2026?
Fort Lauderdale leads all Florida markets with an average AI Index of 62.2 across 6 schools — boosted by Pine Crest School's #1 statewide score of 92.8. Palm Beach ranks second at 61.7 average across 7 schools, led by Oxbridge Academy. Miami ranks third at 60.9 across 9 schools, led by Ransom Everglades. All three Tier A schools sit within this Miami-to-West-Palm-Beach corridor. Source: Haute Living Florida Private School AI Curriculum Index 2026.
What does the Haute Living AI Curriculum Index measure?
The Haute Living Florida Private School AI Curriculum Index 2026 scores each school on six sub-categories: (1) AI in Formal CS Curriculum — whether AI appears as a named, structured course; (2) AI Ethics & Literacy — ethical frameworks taught around AI; (3) AI Partnerships — external AI industry, university, or research relationships; (4) Cross-Disciplinary Integration — AI woven into non-CS subjects; (5) AI Policy & Responsible Use — institutional governance of AI tool use; (6) Innovation Labs & Facilities — physical infrastructure for AI education. These are weighted into a composite AI Index scored 0–100. This is the second report in Haute Living's national private school AI series, following the NYC–LA study.
Which Tampa private school has the strongest AI and technology program?
Berkeley Preparatory School in Tampa is the top-ranked Tampa private school for AI curriculum in 2026 with an AI Index of 69.2 (#7 statewide). Berkeley Prep leads Tampa in Cross-Disciplinary Integration (74.0, #4 statewide) and operates on an 86-acre campus with strong engineering, design, robotics, CS, and maker programs. Tampa has 6 schools in the index with a market average of 54.2 — below the state's top three markets. Source: Haute Living Florida Private School AI Curriculum Index 2026.
What is the best private school in Palm Beach for AI education?
Oxbridge Academy in West Palm Beach is the top Palm Beach private school for AI at 86.0 (#3 statewide, Tier A) — the only Florida school naming AI as a Signature Program. Saint Andrew's School in Boca Raton is #2 in Palm Beach at 67.6 (#9 statewide). The Benjamin School in North Palm Beach ranks third in Palm Beach at 64.8 (#12 statewide). Palm Beach has 7 schools in the index with a market average of 61.7 — the second-highest of any Florida market. Source: Haute Living Florida Private School AI Curriculum Index 2026.
How does Florida compare to New York and Los Angeles for private school AI?
Florida's top-ranked school, Pine Crest (92.8), is competitive with the top schools in the Haute Living NYC-LA Private School AI Curriculum Index. Florida is notable for the concentration of top-performing schools in a single geographic corridor — unlike New York and Los Angeles, which distribute AI leaders more broadly across their metro areas. Florida is also unique in having a school (Oxbridge Academy) that names AI as a formal Signature Program at the institutional brand level — a distinction not found in the NYC or LA cohort. Source: Haute Living Private School AI Curriculum Index series, 2026.
How This
Index Was Built
Florida private schools selected based on enrollment size, geographic market coverage, tuition threshold, and accreditation. Schools span 11 Florida markets from Tallahassee to Miami. Pre-K through grade 12, with one PG program (Montverde).
Each school scored independently on: (1) AI in Formal CS Curriculum, (2) AI Ethics & Literacy, (3) AI Partnerships, (4) Cross-Disciplinary Integration, (5) AI Policy & Responsible Use, (6) Innovation Labs & Facilities. Sub-category scores weighted into composite AI Index (0–100).
Tier A: AI Index 85+ (3 schools). Tier B: AI Index 60–84 (15 schools). Tier C: AI Index below 60 (25 schools). Tier classification reflects structural AI commitment — Tier A schools have AI as a named institutional priority. Tier B have strong STEM/CS but not named AI programs.
A Haute Living
Original Study
This is the second report in Haute Living's national Private School AI Curriculum Index series, produced in partnership with 5WPR. The first report covered New York City and Los Angeles.
The series examines AI curriculum depth at America's leading private schools in direct relationship to the luxury real estate markets those schools serve. As UHNW families make relocation decisions, access to top-tier AI education is becoming a measurable factor alongside real estate value, tax environment, and lifestyle amenities.
Future reports will cover additional markets. To be notified when the next report publishes, or to discuss how HL Real Estate Network membership connects your practice to this audience, contact us through the link below.
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