| K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 39 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 71 | 64 | 67 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 78 |
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25 school year, as reported to the WA State Board of Education.
Source: the school's own tuition page · aid page, observed 2026-07-03. Tuition changes annually, verify before applying.
NCES Private School Universe Survey, 2021-22 (the most recent federal collection). Private-school demographics are reported biennially and lag public-school data.
Known results compiled from public competition listings (National Merit press lists, tournament PDFs, The Blue Alliance). A missing result is not evidence of absence.
Independent school in Seattle's Madison Park neighborhood · K–12 · 735 students (WA SBE, 2024-25) · nonsectarian coed day school, progressive/experiential model, NWAIS-accredited
Bush is the century-old progressive counterweight to Seattle's credential-driven private tier: no Advanced Placement (AP), no International Baccalaureate (IB), no uniform, a second campus in the Methow Valley for outdoor immersives, and a straight-faced institutional argument that "learning by doing" beats teaching to the College Board. The question a family has to settle isn't whether the school is serious. A $107 million balance sheet, a 2026 state Ethics Bowl title, a 1A golf championship, and four 2026 National Merit Semifinalists say it is. The question is whether you're comfortable paying $47,700 in Upper School tuition (2025-26) for rigor the school deliberately declines to prove with standardized yardsticks. Two timing facts matter as much as philosophy. Admission is effectively an entry-grade lottery: kindergarten, 6th, and 9th are the doors, and every other grade offers zero to four attrition seats. And anyone enrolling for 2026-27 walks into an active construction zone, because the new Center Campus building doesn't open until fall 2027 and food service is displaced in the meantime. Self-directed kids who need room to build things thrive here. Families who want tracked classes, visible rankings, and test-prep scaffolding are shopping at the wrong store.
Researched 2026-07-04. Citations and claim ledger included in the full dossier.
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