Post Oak School

Summary:

Post Oak School is a public magnet elementary and middle school serving grades PK-8 in Lansing, Michigan, part of the Lansing Public School District. With a diverse student population, Post Oak consistently outperforms the district and state in academic proficiency, particularly for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Post Oak School stands out for its strong academic performance, with 50% of 3rd graders proficient in English Language Arts compared to 18% in the Lansing district and 39.6% statewide. The school's performance for specific subgroups, such as Hispanic and White students, is also noteworthy, with Hispanic students ranking 99 out of 201 Michigan elementary schools. However, Post Oak has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 18.7% in 2018-2019 to 83.6% in 2022-2023, which may impact the school's future academic outcomes.

Compared to nearby schools like Willow School and Gier Park School, both part of the Lansing Public School District, Post Oak School stands out as a relatively high-performing institution. However, the school's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from 530 out of 1,408 Michigan elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 760 out of 1,486 in 2023-2024, suggesting that while the school is performing well, other schools in the state may be improving at a faster rate.


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Public, Magnet PK, KG-8

 2320 Post Oak Ln
       Lansing, MI  48912-3540


(517) 755-1610

District: Lansing Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
760th of 1,486 Michigan Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,212 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  16.1 Help
Number of students:  383

Racial breakdown:

White:
36.3%
Hispanic:
23.5%
African American:
20.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  65.5% Help


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Compare Details Post Oak School ranks worse than 51.1% of elementary schools in Michigan. It also ranks first among 13 ranked elementary schools in the Lansing Public School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.24. (See more...)
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Compare Details Post Oak School ranks worse than 53.5% of middle schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.31. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Post Oak School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (36.3%), Hispanic (23.5%), African American (20.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 65.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Lansing Public School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Post Oak School is 16.1, which is the 7th best among 13 elementary schools in the Lansing Public School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Post Oak School is $16,212, which is the lowest among 15 elementary schools in the Lansing Public School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Post Oak School:

SchoolDigger ranks Post Oak School 760th of 1486 Michigan public elementary schools. (See Post Oak School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Post Oak School 480th of 897 Michigan public middle schools. (See Post Oak School in the ranking list.)

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Lansing Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Lansing Public School District 553rd of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Post Oak School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Post Oak School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 34.09 1264th 1545 18.2%
2007 30.19 1317th 1565 15.8%
2008 39.93 1199th 1577 24.0%
2009 35.58 1283rd 1589 19.3%
2010 27.25 1339th 1552 13.7%
2011 48.23 1035th 1552 33.3%
2012 25.50 1274th 1566 18.6%
2015 41.26 981st 1580 37.9%
2016 50.46 788th 1548 49.1%
2017 45.02 767th 1466 47.7%
2018 60.94 599th 1448 58.6%
2019 59.78 530th 1408 62.4%
2022 30.93 915th 1344 31.9%
2023 44.95 767th 1470 47.8%
2024 45.24 760th 1486 48.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Post Oak School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.50 296th 1397 78.8%
2023 48.00 662nd 1350 51.0%
2024 49.65 644th 1381 53.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Post Oak School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.32 677th 1443 53.1%
2019 46.05 633rd 1171 45.9%
2022 24.59 879th 1106 20.5%
2023 42.09 729th 1321 44.8%
2024 40.92 747th 1342 44.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Post Oak School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.20 656th 1446 54.6%
2022 33.10 760th 1139 33.3%
2023 47.07 666th 1334 50.1%
2024 44.80 712th 1347 47.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Post Oak School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 41.51 99th 201 50.7%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Post Oak School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.43 691st 1253 44.9%
2023 62.37 415th 1198 65.4%
2024 59.92 459th 1204 61.9%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Post Oak School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Post Oak School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 56.04 291st 776 62.5%
2023 53.30 349th 883 60.5%
2024 43.31 480th 897 46.5%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Post Oak School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 82.44 73rd 825 91.2%
2024 46.30 411th 836 50.8%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Post Oak School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 35.30 494th 770 35.8%
2024 39.85 446th 771 42.2%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Post Oak School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 71.65 160th 776 79.4%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Michigan Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Open Quote The school itself is a good school for the educational content to an extent for a Lansing school, not elite like people portray it but the social environment is interesting to say the least. The environment is touch and go. You either have great teachers or teachers that wont even acknowledge you or look you in the eye unless it is conference time. Teachers that can teach and those that can yell. You have really great parents or parents that feel like they are elite or better. Ahem (some of the pta). The egos here are somewhat detrimental. Teachers play favorites and if your kid is not one of them try and see how fast they try to gaslight you if you make a complaint. It does not feel like a community or inclusive at all. I sit back and observe and my observations have lead me to look for more options fir my kid. I've visited more elite schools who dont act or portray themselves as better but academically they supercede this school. It's not a who's who and how can I socially climb, it's soley about the true purpose, education. Make Post Oak kind again. Make all the teachers kind not just some. It's hard dropping your kindergartener off while seeing an elderly 3rd grade teacher yelling at the top of her lungs at them.. Yelling is a teaching technique for normal kindergarteners being kids? But I digress, this place is a mixed bag with the potential to be great. Take the bad teachers out, don't allow the PTA to run the school, and be equal to all children. Close Quote


by a parent
Sunday, February 26, 2017

Open Quote The Chinese Language Immersion is an amazing dual-Language learning opportunity. Teachers are very engaged and classrooms are well controlled. Principal Ojerio is a fantastic administrator and very engaged with parents, teachers & students. Close Quote


by a student
Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Open Quote Because of this wretched school I learned absolutely nothing! My family actually moved because this school was so horrible. If my parents had not chosen to look for better education I would still be illiterate, and would not be in college now. Close Quote


by a parent
Sunday, July 24, 2011

Open Quote Innovative Chinese Immersion school. Students are taught 1/2 day by chinese teacher and 1/2 day by english speaking teacher. Excellent learning environment and community school. In order to take advantage of this opportunity for our daughter, we did schools of choice out of East Lansing. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Post Oak School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 275 85 44 75 8 n/a n/a 0 487
1989 273 81 46 64 10 n/a n/a 0 474
1990 270 92 53 50 11 n/a n/a 0 476
1991 299 95 48 59 10 n/a n/a 0 511
1992 277 95 63 69 5 n/a n/a 0 509
1993 251 85 58 60 5 n/a n/a 0 459
1994 237 80 79 61 5 n/a n/a 0 462
1995 229 94 34 101 2 n/a n/a 0 460
1996 229 94 34 101 2 n/a n/a 0 460
1997 199 84 30 98 6 n/a n/a 0 417
1998 166 74 28 94 7 n/a n/a 0 369
1999 157 107 42 91 4 n/a n/a 0 401
2000 153 131 29 99 2 n/a n/a 0 414
2001 154 122 30 99 3 n/a n/a 0 408
2002 142 108 25 88 4 n/a n/a 0 367
2003 142 108 25 88 4 n/a n/a 0 367
2004 140 87 16 81 4 n/a n/a 0 328
2005 145 83 8 97 4 n/a n/a 0 337
2006 139 81 12 98 4 n/a n/a 0 334
2007 155 72 9 88 3 n/a n/a 0 327
2008 182 73 18 73 5 n/a n/a 0 351
2009 202 66 24 82 4 n/a n/a 0 378
2010 211 97 36 90 10 n/a n/a 0 444
2011 231 101 38 85 7 0 0 0 462
2012 206 98 33 112 6 0 23 0 478
2013 143 65 18 88 3 0 26 0 343
2014 148 62 15 92 0 0 28 0 345
2015 153 59 16 90 1 0 32 0 351
2016 127 58 10 66 0 1 29 0 291
2017 113 49 10 54 0 0 25 0 251
2018 99 50 9 58 0 0 26 0 242
2019 100 66 9 69 0 0 45 0 289
2020 117 68 15 72 1 0 48 0 321
2021 104 77 19 89 0 0 42 0 331
2022 117 66 20 87 0 0 42 0 332
2023 110 61 21 83 0 0 40 0 315
2024 139 77 22 90 0 0 55 0 383

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Post Oak School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 487 n/a n/a n/a
1989 474 n/a n/a 35.2
1990 476 23.0 20.6 41.2
1991 511 n/a n/a n/a
1992 509 n/a n/a 47.7
1993 459 n/a 0.0 49.5
1994 462 20.5 22.5 54.3
1995 460 21.0 21.9 55.4
1996 460 21.0 21.9 55.4
1997 417 23.0 18.1 52.5
1998 369 20.0 18.5 47.2
1999 401 26.0 15.4 54.4
2000 414 22.0 18.8 53.4
2001 408 21.0 19.4 56.9
2002 367 n/a n/a 63.2
2003 367 n/a n/a 63.2
2004 328 2.0 164.0 62.2
2005 337 21.0 16.0 64.1
2006 334 19.0 17.6 73.4
2007 327 18.4 17.8 69.7
2008 351 22.1 15.9 60.4
2009 378 22.3 17.0 60.3
2010 444 28.5 15.5 66.2
2011 462 25.7 17.9 64.5
2012 478 21.7 22.0 48.1
2013 343 19.1 17.9 54.5
2014 345 21.7 15.8 56.8
2015 351 20.0 17.5 41
2016 291 16.0 18.1 49.1
2017 251 17.7 14.1 45.4
2018 242 18.5 13.0 49.2
2019 289 16.6 17.3 44.6
2020 321 22.5 14.2 56.7
2021 331 20.4 16.2 45.3
2022 332 23.6 14.0 55.7
2023 315 18.3 17.1 67
2024 383 23.7 16.1 65.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Post Oak School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 487 n/a n/a n/a
1989 474 n/a n/a 35.2
1990 476 23.0 20.6 41.2
1991 511 n/a n/a n/a
1992 509 n/a n/a 47.7
1993 459 n/a 0.0 49.5
1994 462 20.5 22.5 54.3
1995 460 21.0 21.9 55.4
1996 460 21.0 21.9 55.4
1997 417 23.0 18.1 52.5
1998 369 20.0 18.5 47.2
1999 401 26.0 15.4 54.4
2000 414 22.0 18.8 53.4
2001 408 21.0 19.4 56.9
2002 367 n/a n/a 63.2
2003 367 n/a n/a 63.2
2004 328 2.0 164.0 62.2
2005 337 21.0 16.0 64.1
2006 334 19.0 17.6 73.4
2007 327 18.4 17.8 69.7
2008 351 22.1 15.9 60.4
2009 378 22.3 17.0 60.3
2010 444 28.5 15.5 66.2
2011 462 25.7 17.9 64.5
2012 478 21.7 22.0 48.1
2013 343 19.1 17.9 54.5
2014 345 21.7 15.8 56.8
2015 351 20.0 17.5 41
2016 291 16.0 18.1 49.1
2017 251 17.7 14.1 45.4
2018 242 18.5 13.0 49.2
2019 289 16.6 17.3 44.6
2020 321 22.5 14.2 56.7
2021 331 20.4 16.2 45.3
2022 332 23.6 14.0 55.7
2023 315 18.3 17.1 67
2024 383 23.7 16.1 65.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Post Oak School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,798 (20.4%) $10,908 (79.6%) $13,706
2020 $2,689 (21.3%) $9,937 (78.7%) $12,626
2021 $3,006 (22.5%) $10,332 (77.5%) $13,338
2022 $7,544 (51.3%) $7,175 (48.7%) $14,718
2023 $5,005 (30.9%) $11,207 (69.1%) $16,212

Data source: Michigan Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Post Oak School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 530th of 1408 Elementary schoolsRanks 767th of 1470 Elementary schools
 14.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Post Oak School)3147.7
 16.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Lansing Public School District)23.818.8
 5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.140.9
 4.2%
3rd Grade Math (Post Oak School)48.329.5
 18.8%
   3rd Grade Math (Lansing Public School District)27.618
 9.6%
   3rd Grade Math (Michigan)46.742.9
 3.8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Post Oak School)44.435
 9.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Lansing Public School District)20.816
 4.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.844.3
 1.5%
4th Grade Math (Post Oak School)3727.5
 9.5%
   4th Grade Math (Lansing Public School District)13.38.7
 4.6%
   4th Grade Math (Michigan)41.838.6
 3.2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Post Oak School)66.760.6
 6.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Lansing Public School District)21.218.4
 2.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)46.243.9
 2.3%
5th Grade Math (Post Oak School)48.521.9
 26.6%
   5th Grade Math (Lansing Public School District)9.26.6
 2.6%
   5th Grade Math (Michigan)34.831.5
 3.3%
5th Grade Social Studies (Post Oak School)30.318.8
 11.5%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Lansing Public School District)4.33.9
 0.4%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)17.418.6
 1.2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Post Oak School)55.635.3
 20.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Lansing Public School District)18.614.7
 3.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)41.737.5
 4.2%
6th Grade Math (Post Oak School)44.423.5
 20.9%
   6th Grade Math (Lansing Public School District)9.26.3
 2.9%
   6th Grade Math (Michigan)35.129.6
 5.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students289315
 9%
African American6661
 7.6%
American Indian00
Asian921
 133.3%
Hispanic6983
 20.3%
Pacific Islander00
White100110
 10%
Two or More Races4540
 11.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients44.6%67%
 22.3%


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Post Oak School ranks 760th of 1486 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 383 students attended Post Oak School.

Students at Post Oak School are 36% White, 23% Hispanic, 20% African American, 14% Two or more races, 6% Asian.


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