Seattle Country Day School

Seattle Country Day School

Private Elementary, Middle School | Grade K-8
2619 4th Ave N,  Seattle, WA
4.5
3.0
413 Students
A-
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School Details

Student Teacher Ratio
5:1
Annual Tuition
$36,815

Niche Grade

B+
Academics
A
Teachers
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Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
5:1
Teachers
85
Full Time Teachers
80
Part Time Teachers
5

GreatSchools Rating Details

Student Diversity

White
66.5%
Two or more races
23.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander
6.6%
Hispanic
3.3%
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This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
4.5 4 Reviews
5.0 NicheUser
2/25/2016
There are a lot of extracurriculars to choose from. The most popular one is Ultimate Frisbee. A good chunk of the students play and it is a big part of the community at SCDS. There is after school care that is so fun for all the kids. There are a lot of activities for everybody.
GreatSchools Reviews
3.0 22 Reviews
1.0 parent
2/13/2025
Under the current Head of School, SCDS student population has grown and the school has backed away from its stated mission. I agree with the recent commenters that the extreme DEI push has come at the expense of a rigorous curriculum. As an example, my child can name every country in Africa and the...
1.0 parent
8/5/2024
SCDS is a very overrated school at this point. As another reviewer said, it used to be a rigorous school, but it has become substantially watered down in order to not offend. SCDS likes to talk about diversity, but there is little in the way of actual thought diversity or diversity of its curriculum...
2.0 parent
3/10/2024
SCDS used to be the most rigorous school for gifted & talented students in Seattle. Under the new principal they have moved away from this in favor or larger class sizes and more diversity. At this point it looks like a sad story of a board kow towing to DEI dogma, and trying to grow the endowment i...
5.0 parent
5/7/2021
We feel like we've been around the block quite a few times: Montessori, private and public gifted programs, even gotten into choice schools in LWSD. SCDS is by far the best school out of all of our school experiences, and we've had some fantastic programs and experiences! The best thing about SCDS i...

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