The Bush School

Seattle · WA · Private independent · K-12 combined

Private

At a glance

Programs & features
  • Teaches no APCollege-level courses with a national exam each May. A score of 3+ "passes" and can earn college credit; the pass rate tells you whether a school's AP program has substance behind the course list.-designated courses — common among independent schools that run their own advanced curriculum

Composed from the school's own published profile (2026), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How The Bush School compares for families

What families should know about The Bush School.

  • 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

42%
admit rate
$12,973
in-state tuition/yr · $43,209 out-of-state

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.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Their published matriculation list

Where their graduates enrolled

The Bush School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 119 colleges, ordered by the number of students enrolled.

Years, as the document states them
2020-2025

College  ·  Students

University of Washington 23
Tufts University 15
Colorado College 11
Vassar College 10
Scripps College 9
University of Southern California 9
New York University 8
Yale University 8
Pitzer College 7
Washington University in St. Louis 7
Chapman University 6
Columbia University 6
Pomona College 6
Santa Clara University 6
Stanford University 6
University of Vermont 6
Rice University 5
Tulane University 5
Wake Forest University 5
Barnard College 4
Boston College 4
Bowdoin College 4
Cornell University 4
Northeastern University 4
Occidental College 4
Seattle University 4
Smith College 4
Swarthmore College 4
University of California, Los Angeles 4
University of California, Santa Barbara 4
and 89 more
University of British Columbia 3
University of St Andrews 3
Cornish College of the Arts 1
University of Glasgow 1
University of Toronto 1
University of Waterloo 1

These graduates went on to the colleges above.

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Independently verified As published by The Bush School — The Bush School College Profile ↗. Found at: p.3, "MATRICULATIONS 2020-2025" (main list of colleges with 1-4 matriculations, plus a separate "5 OR MORE MATRICULATIONS" tier).

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 657 in 2018 to 703 in 2022 — over 4 years.
+7.0%
Why only 3 data points?

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 2026-27): bush.myschoolapp.com/ftpimages/409/download/downl… ↗

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +1.7%/year, projecting from 2022's 703 students:

2023
715
2025
740
2027
765

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.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
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%

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