Frequently asked questions
about The Post Oak School
Every family is unique, but a few questions seem to be common. If you don’t see yours here, please email us or—better yet—schedule a visit to The Post Oak School. See also FAQ about admission and FAQ about the Montessori method.
The school serves approximately 380 students, of ages from 14 months to 14 years, among approximately 240 families.
No; however, Montessori education does include a significant emphasis on personal conduct along with care and responsibility for others, which dovetails well with many religious faiths.
Parent volunteer activities are coordinated through the Post Oak Parent Association, POPA.
The Post Oak School offers studies in the Spanish language, beginning with basic vocabulary in the Primary classes and extending into formalized grammar (equivalent to a Spanish I class) in the Middle School. Classroom assistants or specialist teachers offer regular lessons, and the curriculum is supplemented with special school-wide celebrations during the year, like Dia de los Muertos or Cinco de Mayo.
Yes: for more information, see the Post Oak Bearkats web page.
See our web page “Beyond Post Oak” for a list of destinations for recent alumni.
Over the past five years, 97% of Post Oak graduates have been accepted to their first or second choice of high school. (We include two choices to allow for the healthy tendency to apply to “stretch” schools.) Then the school tracks alumni performance for the first grading period in their new high schools. Some high schools grade on a four-point scale; students in those schools in 2008-9 had a composite grade-point average of 3.2. Other schools grade on a 100-point scale; Post Oak graduates in those schools had a composite average of 92.
Every January the school hosts an Alumni Night, at which alumni return from high school, university, or adult professional life to talk about their Post Oak experiences and how they prepared them for life. We encourage interested visitors to attend, to hear from the young people themselves how well prepared they found themselves to be.
Every January the school hosts an Alumni Night, at which alumni return from high school, university, or adult professional life to talk about their Post Oak experiences and how they prepared them for life. We encourage interested visitors to attend, to hear from the young people themselves how well prepared they found themselves to be.
Have your own question about The Post Oak School? Email us, or schedule a visit.