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.
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Posted by a parent on 09/20/09
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.
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Posted by a student on 08/19/09
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'
... Read more 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! Read less
Posted by a parent on 07/25/09
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
... Read more throughout the year, the learning materials as well as the staff and students create an environment for success. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/09/08
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
... Read more 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. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/10/08
This is a very good school. Teachers are very good and cooperative. My 7 year old always gets challenging work in both math and reading. She is always excited to go to Bushy Park as compared to the Private school she used to go 2 years back. We love Bushy Park!
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Posted by a parent on 08/27/07
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!
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Posted by a parent on 07/23/07
We moved into this area for the schools. We had moved from a great school district in another state. Our children are academically achieving, but a school should be so much more than that. Though the test scores for the school are relatively high, in the classroom it is generally an unispiring, cold
... Read more place for children to learn. There isn't much room for individuality. It is a very rigid learning environment. Test scores don't say everything about a school. Though there are some really wonderful teachers at Bushy Park, there are also some who seem to have come to consider teaching a chore to be endured and do not seem to enjoy their jobs very much and the children know this about them. I really wouldn't recommend this school to other parents. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/27/05
How sad that the previous two reviewers seem to have a vendetta against the school/principal. The school is overcrowded as of 2005 but a brand new larger one is being built next door for 2008. I have a k and 1st grader;I think it's top notch with VERY involved parents. BP is in the top 10 or 15 elementaries
... Read more in the state! What more can you ask?! The teachers and 'new' and very efficient and gracious principal(she was the VP for years before)are struggling with a 30 year old facility built to old hippie standards of the failed 'classrooms without walls' structure so it's very tight but they are doing GREAT in test scores and everything else regardless. The PTA is probably one of the best in the state. I find it scholastically challenging and give it a B+/A-. RECC is EXCELLENT.*WARNING...BOUNDARY LINES CHANGING IN 2006/7! Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/22/05
I am a new parent to Bushy Park with one child in Pre-K and one in Kindergarten. My preschooler loves school and his teachers. I have nothing but praise for the REC department. The school is very overcrowded. It is disappointing, for example, that kindergarteners do not get the use of the gymnasium
... Read more and music room. That's what kindergarten is all about; learning through play. I feel the kindergarten curriculum could be a lot more creative and interesting. Also, in our case, I don't feel individual learning styles are taken into account and addressed. I have to agree with the previous reviewer; the school does have a somewhat cold atmosphere. The principal had a greater presence in the beginning of the year. I don't get the feeling that she knows the students very well. However, I could not find evidence to falling test scores. Read less
* In 2007-2008 Maryland used the Maryland State Assessment (MSA) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math. The MSA is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Maryland. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the test.
Student enrollment:
684
Students per teacher:
40
Full-time teachers:
17
Number of classrooms:
22
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Glenwood schools — Bushy Park Elementary School is located at 2670 Route 97, Glenwood MD 21738. 2670 Route 97 is in the 21738 ZIP code in Glenwood, MD The school district for Bushy Park Elementary School is the Howard County Public School District. Bushy Park Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels PK - 5.
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