The Bush School
- Private
- SEATTLE, WA
Private School
The Bush School
- grade A+Overall Grade
- Private
- K-12
- SEATTLE, WA
- Rating 3.77 out of 5 84 reviews
Report Card
- Academicsgrade A+
- Diversitygrade B+
- Teachersgrade A minus
- College Prepgrade A+
- Clubs & Activitiesgrade B minus
- Sportsgrade B minus
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About
Tuition
Yearly Tuition
$41,545
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
22%
Average Financial Aid
$30,396
The Bush School Rankings
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Academics
Average Graduation Rate
No data available
Average SAT
1380
60 responses
Average ACT
31
49 responses
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Culture & Safety
Poll
89%
of students agree that they feel safe at their school. 9 responsesPoll
89%
of students agree that they like their school and feel happy there. 9 responsesStudents
Diversity
grade B+
Based on racial and economic diversity and survey responses on school culture and diversity from students and parents.
Students
715
56%
of students and parents agree that students at this school are competitive. 9 responses89%
of students and parents agree that students at this school are creative and artsy. 9 responses33%
of students and parents agree that students at this school are athletic. 9 responsesTeachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
10:1
National
17:1Poll
70%
of students and parents agree that the teachers give engaging lessons. 10 responsesPoll
80%
of students and parents agree that the teachers genuinely care about the students. 10 responsesPoll
80%
of students and parents agree that the teachers adequately lead and control the classroom. 10 responsesMap
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Clubs & Activities
Clubs & Activities
grade B minus
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. 6 responses33%
of students and parents agree that clubs and organizations get the funding they need. 6 responses67%
of students and parents agree that lots of students participate in clubs and organizations. 6 responses- Cost of Livinggrade C minus
- Good for Familiesgrade A
- Housinggrade C+
Median Household Income
$155,976
National
$69,021Median Rent
$2,491
National
$1,163Median Home Value
$1,229,106
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The Bush School Reviews
Rating 3.77 out of 5 84 reviews
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.
The teachers mostly suck in my experience here. I swear they purposefully separate people who are friends so they can apparently get to know more people which is bs. Also teachers 100% have favorites, once one of my teachers yelled at a kid for not doing there homework and I forgot too so I told that teacher and they said that it was fine after he had just yelled at a kid for not doing the same assignment I forgot about.
The best parts of my experience include retreats, e-weeks, lower school years, and my advisory. The worst parts include how everyone (in 7th grade at least) gossips about each other and bullies each-other and there is just so much drama and so many rumors it’s terrible for everyone’s mental health and the teachers do nothing, it’s honestly so stressful.