The Bush School
Seattle · WA · Private independent · K-12 combined
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Seattle Academy Of Arts And Sciences → Fusion Academy Seattle → The Northwest School → The Polytech → Puget Sounds Community School → Academy For Precision Learning → Eastside Preparatory School → University Prep →📋 At a glance
- 📚 18 AP courses offered (school profile)
- 🏆 5 National Merit SemifinalistsRoughly the top 1% of PSAT scorers in each state — about 16,000 juniors nationally. A useful gauge of a school's academic top end. (2024)
- 📝 SAT avg 1410 (25-75: 1350–1480)
- 📝 ACT avg 31.5 (25-75: 30–33)
- 📚 AP exam pass rate 86% (avg score 4.1)
Composed from the school's own published profile (2024), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How The Bush School compares for families
Among the academically strongest private schools in our database.
- ▸ NationallySAT mean 1410 (≈ top 4% of US test-takers) · ACT mean 31.5 (≈ top 7%) · 86% AP pass rate (US average: ~60%) · 5 National Merit Semifinalists last year (NMSF is the top 1% of US PSAT scorers).
- ▸ LocallyWA sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Seattle Academy Of Arts And Sciences, Fusion Academy Seattle, The Northwest School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $14,091/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
For a more current snapshot, see The Bush School's own published school profile (as of 2024-25): www.bush.edu/admission/school-profile ↗
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +1.7%/year, projecting from 2022's 703 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At tuition per student, the 62 students projected to be gained by 2027 represent ≈ $992,000/year in tuition upside.
Tuition is an editable estimate (PSS doesn't publish tuition) — set it to your school's figure.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Academy Of Arts And Sciences Seattle |
Private | 1.5 | 1,081 | +15.5% |
| Fusion Academy Seattle Seattle |
Private | 1.8 | 54 | — |
| The Northwest School Seattle |
Private | 1.9 | 453 | -10.5% |
| The Polytech Seattle |
Private | 2.4 | 6 | — |
| Puget Sounds Community School Seattle |
Private | 2.5 | 33 | — |
| Academy For Precision Learning Seattle |
Private | 3.2 | 115 | -9.4% |
| Eastside Preparatory School Kirkland |
Private | 4.4 | 516 | +19.7% |
| University Prep Seattle |
Private | 4.5 | 613 | +7.9% |