Epiphany School is a secular independent Pre-K through 5 day school in Seattle's Madrona neighborhood, with about 265 students and a student-teacher ratio of roughly 7:1. The school occupies a Madrona campus on East Denny Way and runs a conventional liberal-arts elementary program with explicit social-emotional learning woven through every grade.
In the Seattle elite secular K-5 peer set, Epiphany sits with Bertschi (Capitol Hill), Spruce Street (downtown), University Child Development School (Wedgwood), Giddens (south Seattle), Bright Water Waldorf, and The Valley School. Of these, Epiphany's positioning is most often described as the warm, family-feel option with strong academics — less progressive than UCDS, less Waldorf-distinctive than Bright Water, and broader curriculum than the more specialized programs. Tuition is typical for Seattle elite K-5 independents (well above the WA private average).
The core values — respect, responsibility, resourcefulness — get woven into curriculum across grades, and the published parent feedback consistently names community feel and academic-social balance as the school's strengths. The program is less explicitly oriented toward students with significant learning differences than specialized schools like Hamlin Robinson, a real consideration for families weighing K-5 options.
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