Bullis School

Bullis School
"Caring, Challenging, Community"
Location
Potomac, Maryland United States
Information
Type	Private Preparatory School
Established	1930 by Cmdr. William Bullis as a preparatory school for young men headed to the U.S. Naval Academy.
Headmaster	Gerald L. Boarman, Ed.D.
Faculty	95
Enrollment	745 (grades 2-12): 47% girls, 53% boys
Average class size	15
Student to teacher ratio	7:1
Campus	Suburban, 104 acres (.42 km²) 11 buildings
Color(s)	Blue and gold
Athletics	14 interscholastic sports 63 interscholastic teams
Athletics conference	Interstate Athletic Conference (boys) Independent School League (girls)
Mascot	Bulldog
Tuition	$31,580 (Grades 2-5) $33,680 (Grades 6-8) $35,060 (Grades 9-12)
Website	www.bullis.org

$31,580 (Grades 2-5) $33,680 (Grades 6-8)

Bullis School is an independent, non-denominational, co-educational college preparatory day school for grades 2-12. The school enrolls 745 students and is located in Potomac, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C.

Bullis 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, NY]. The school moved in 1934 to Silver Spring, Maryland and began its four-year college preparatory program. In the 1960s, the school moved to its current location in Potomac, Maryland, and in 1981, became co-educational.

The school offers a 11-year college preparatory program for boys and girls in grades 2-12 with a faculty of 95 educators. The school is governed by an independent Board of Trustees.

745 students: 47% girls, 53% boys; 29% minority students; 3.5% international citizens.

Students are required to wear school uniforms. There is an honor code in place. The Head of School is Gerald L. Boarman, Ed.D.

The 104-acre (420,000 m²) campus includes buildings for administration and staff and the Lower, Middle and Upper schools as well as:

The Lower School and the Middle School emphasize preparation in English, mathematics, science, history, art, music, classical and modern languages, and computer literacy.

The Upper School college preparatory curriculum includes traditional and innovative courses. Requirements include four years of English emphasizing writing and literary analysis; three years of math; three years of laboratory sciences (biology, chemistry, physics); and three years of social studies (one of which must be U.S. history). Students are required to complete at least two years of one language at the high school level and must study that language through a Level III course. Students may choose from art and technology courses.

Honors and Advanced Placement courses and tests are offered in 18 subject areas. No student is allowed to take more than four Honors or Advanced Placement classes during any given trimester without approval from the academic dean.

Bullis' Global Studies program organizes student trips for students to experience new countries through service, language study, or a specific area of academic exploration.

Upper School students are required to participate in sports, publications and/or theater after school for two trimesters each year.

All Lower and Middle School students take classes in art and music. Middle School students participate in the performing and production aspects of a yearly musical. A school-wide Festival of Light is performed in December.