Bushy Park Elementary School

Bushy Park is a wonderful elementary school, the teachers are wonderful, caring and do a great job of preparing students for middle school and beyond. More importantly, they helped instill a love of learning!
--Submitted by a parent

This is an excellent elementary school. If your child is gifted this school has great GT Programs to offer, also the teachers are vey nice and cooperative. We love Bush Park!
--Submitted by a parent

I am currently a seventh grade student at Glenwood Middle School and I found that Bushy Park played a big role in helping me get ready for middle school. My brother goes to Bushy and he loves it!

I left Bushy Park this year, and I'm feeling well and prepared for a fresh start in Middle School. The teachers, principal, and VP are very encouraging. The programs BPES has are great, and I encourage future BPES students to participate in them.

This is my son's first year at Bushy Park and the 1st grade teachers and staff have been wonderful getting him adjusted to 'real' school.
--Submitted by a parent

i just graduated from it and I knew i was prepared when I left, and I recommend this school for the best education you can get.
--Submitted by a student

We are parents of a 2nd & 5th frader at BP. We are extremely pleased with the challenging curriculum opportunities and exceptional extracurricular activities, and School PTA/Parent involvement! The new school is State of The Art for a public school (and light years ahead of the old, smaller 'open classroom' facility it replaced). We were also extremely pleased with the Principal and staff in how they handled an issue our 2nd grader was having. I grew up in Howard County and know the exceptional standards that the County has created and has to live up to. Maybe I'm a 'softie' (which my colleagues may suggest is impossible!), but we could not be more pleased with the school, community, and quality of life in Glenwood!
--Submitted by a parent

After 4 years at a private school in Ellicott City, we were delighted with our daughter's math and language arts teachers, violen instruction, and the handling of a situation in the beginning of the school year by the principal. While the school does focus on how to increase standardized test scores throughout the year, the learning materials as well as the staff and students create an environment for success.
--Submitted by a parent

We have a child in 1st grade and so far are not impressed with this school. The curriculum is unimaginative and uninspiring. The principal seems preoccupied with her reputation and the schools ranking, whether or not the students are getting the most nourishing education seems to be secondary. The teachers and principal are slow to identify and communicate learning issues/problems and reluctant to adapt to help. If your kid is not disruptive but could benefit from a little additional help/attention you re out of luck. For the most part the kids at Bushy Park would perform well, but instead of taking advantage of the well prepared population to introduce innovate and inspiring teaching opportunities they chose to teach to the standardized tests using endless reams of dittos. We came from the Worthington School in Ellicott City and found it to be a much more nurturing environment.
--Submitted by a parent

We love Bushy Park! The teachers are great, the PTA is organized and there are lots of extra curricular activities for the kids. We are extremely happy with the programs and the quality of edcuation that our kids are getting. Thanks everyone!
--Submitted by a parent