The Bush School
- Private
- SEATTLE, WA
Private School
The Bush School
- grade A+Overall Grade
- Private
- K-12
- SEATTLE, WA
- Rating 3.83 out of 5 81 reviews
Report Card
- Academicsgrade A+
- Diversitygrade B+
- Teachersgrade A
- College Prepgrade A+
- Clubs & Activitiesgrade B+
- Sportsgrade B minus
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Tuition
Yearly Tuition
$41,805
Tuition is for the highest grade offered and may have changed for the current school year. For more information, please contact the school.
Received Financial Aid
23%
Average Financial Aid
$25,490
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Academics
Average Graduation Rate
No data available
Average SAT
1380
69 responses
Average ACT
31
48 responses
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Culture & Safety
Poll
100%
of students agree that they feel safe at their school. 8 responsesPoll
88%
of students agree that they like their school and feel happy there. 8 responsesStudents
Diversity
grade B+
Based on racial and economic diversity and survey responses on school culture and diversity from students and parents.
Students
629
50%
of students and parents agree that students at this school are competitive. 8 responses100%
of students and parents agree that students at this school are creative and artsy. 8 responses38%
of students and parents agree that students at this school are athletic. 8 responsesTeachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
8:1
National
17:1Poll
78%
of students and parents agree that the teachers give engaging lessons. 9 responsesPoll
78%
of students and parents agree that the teachers genuinely care about the students. 9 responsesPoll
78%
of students and parents agree that the teachers adequately lead and control the classroom. 9 responsesMap
Clubs & Activities
Clubs & Activities
grade B+
Based on student and parent reviews of clubs and activities.
Girls Athletic Participation
No data available
Boys Athletic Participation
No data available
100%
of students and parents agree that there are plenty of clubs and organizations for students to get involved in. 5 responses40%
of students and parents agree that clubs and organizations get the funding they need. 5 responses80%
of students and parents agree that lots of students participate in clubs and organizations. 5 responses- Cost of Livinggrade C minus
- Good for Familiesgrade A
- Housinggrade C
Median Household Income
$137,314
National
$64,994Median Rent
$2,458
National
$1,096Median Home Value
$1,041,609
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The Bush School Reviews
Rating 3.83 out of 5 81 reviews
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If you are paying college-level tuition for your child, you expect more than enhanced personalized attention and smaller class sizes than public schools. You expect an education that expands the mind, that warrants the sticker price in the same way you would a college and it's diverse curriculum. While this school has always had and maintains an amazing music and arts program (which its known for), it could do a much better job of hiring STEM teachers, teaching kids to write, and practicing what it preaches with student behavior. The administration is great at listening but proved, for us, poor at responding to issues. In fairness, it's hard to compare to other private schools unless you experience more than one school. For expensive private schools in the area, it probably gets a third star but as an experience, this rating is a fair representation of our experience.
Bush feels like a small liberal arts college in Seattle. And the academics feel like college too! Round table discussions, experience project learning, high teacher to student ratio.
I attended the Bush School from k-12 in my experience the schools elementary and middle school was good. They allowed for kids to explore their passions and instilled independent as well as critical thinking at a young age. I am extremely grateful for the Bush high school in helping me get into college and teach me critical skills for the professional world. However, with a student population that is as privileged as this one, and primarily white, students who are on financial aid as well as identify as a person of color constantly have to put up safeguards to protect their racial identity and socio-economic standing. The school also disregards students' mental health and doesn't have qualified counselors to assist students with mental illness. The Bush School praises itself for its diversity but its demographics don't reflect diversity in any capacity other than utilizing students of color in acts of tokenism.