Bullis School

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Bullis School
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Bullis School
10601 Falls Road

Potomac
,
Maryland
20854

United States
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Type Private preparatory school
Motto"Caring, Challenging, Community"
Established1930;94 years ago (1930)
FounderWilliam Bullis
NCES School ID 00579379 [1]
Head of SchoolChristian Sullivan
Teaching staff101 (on an FTE basis) (2021-22) [2]
GradesK-12 [2]
Enrollment900 (2021-22) [2]
Student to teacher ratio8.9 (2021-22) [2]
Campus Suburban
Campus size102 acres (0.41 km2)
11 buildings
Color(s)Blue and gold
  
Athletics conference
MascotBulldog
Website www.bullis.org
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Bullis School is an independent, co-educational college preparatory day school for grades K-12. The school is located in Potomac, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C.

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History

Bullis School was founded in Washington D.C. in 1930 by Commander William Francis Bullis as a preparatory school for the United States Naval Academy and the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. The school moved in 1935 to Silver Spring, Maryland, and began its four-year college preparatory program. Between 1964 and 1971, the school moved to its current location in Potomac, Maryland, and in 1981, became a co-educational institution. [3]

Academics

Bullis School's curriculum has been developed to challenge students academically while supporting their learning needs and social-emotional well being. Students in each division (Lower, Middle, and Upper School) have access to robust academic offerings in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM); humanities and global studies; language arts; world languages; entrepreneurship; and visual and performing arts. [4]

According to Bullis' 2021-2025 Strategic Plan, the school aims to "promote joyfulness and intentionally avoid an atmosphere of overwhelming stress and pressure." [5]

Students from the graduating class of 2023 matriculated to 83 different colleges and universities. [6]

Bullis is accredited by the Association of Independent Maryland & DC Schools (AIMS) and Maryland State Department of Education [7] and is a member of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. [8]

Athletics

Competitive sports are introduced in Middle School. Upper and Middle School students participate in more than 60 interscholastic teams in a variety of sports with other area independent schools.

Upper School students participate in the IAC and ISL leagues. Fall sports include football, cheerleading, boys and girls soccer, girls' tennis, field hockey and cross-country. Winter sports include boys and girls basketball, wrestling, ice hockey and swimming. Spring sports include softball, baseball, boys and girls' lacrosse, boys' tennis, golf, and track and field. [9]

Green energy

As a K–12 school that uses renewable energy, Bullis ranks fourth in the US according to the EPA's Green Power Partnership. [10] The school is powered by wind through the purchase of wind credits and the production of solar energy from 540 photovoltaic solar panels installed in December 2009 on the roof of the school's Blair Center. [11]

Notable alumni

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