FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Yes. Families interested in admissions to Blue Oak School for the 2025-2026 school should contact the Admissions Department at 707-261-4500 or apply directly.  Click here to apply.

The primary entry points are TK, Kindergarten and Sixth grade. The number of spaces available each year in grades 1-5 and 7-8 can vary from year to year.

Yes. Children applying for the Kindergarten program must turn 5 by September 1 of the year they enter Kindergarten at Blue Oak School.

Children are eligible for our TK program must turn 4 by September 1 of the year they enter Transitional Kindergarten year at Blue Oak School. 

Blue Oak begins accepting applications for the next school year in October. Families are encouraged to visit the school between October and January either by scheduling an individual visit or participating in a group tour, information session and/or Open House.

Children applying to both the Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten programs participate in a one-on-one assessment activity. All candidates for the Kindergarten program also participate in a morning “TK/Kindergarten Play Day” which allows us to observe children at play and interacting with others. This playdate typically occurs in early February.

Candidates for grades 1-8 are asked to spend a shadow day at Blue Oak School, completing a short academic assessment during their shadow day visit.

Our comprehensive tuition for 2025-2026 is:

• $20,050 – Transitional Kindergarten
• $25,360 – Kindergarten – 5th Grade
• $31,470 – 6th – 8th Grade

Tuition includes all expenses related to the academic program at Blue Oak School. This includes books, supplies, the cost of field trips, and athletics. It does not cover our lunch program and afterschool care or after school enrichment programs.

Yes! Blue Oak School offers  $1 million dollars back to the community in the form of tuition assistance. Families who believe that they will need tuition assistance to enroll their child at Blue Oak School are encouraged to complete the process of applying for tuition assistance by completing the TADS application for assistance. For more information, refer to the Tuition & Affordability page.

No. All admissions decisions are made prior to reviewing a family’s request for tuition assistance.

Blue Oak School ulitilizes authentic forms of assessment to measure and track our students’ learning. Authentic assessment occurs in many forms. Some examples include pre and post assessments in math, running records to determine reading comprehension and fluencey levels, and skills checklists associated with specific units of study. We do not engage in standardized testing.

The 2025-26 student body is drawn from American Canyon, Calistoga, Fairfield, Green Valley, Napa, Rutherford, Sonoma, St. Helena, Vacaville, and Yountville.

40% percent of the families attending Blue Oak School identified themselves as non-Caucasian.

35% percent of our students received indexed tuition contracts.

The average Lower School class size ranges from 18 – 20 students. Our Middle School grades vary from 24 – 36 students total, each section consisting of academic cohorts of 18 students or less. Middle School exploratory classes are multi-age and range from 8 to 12 students. Middle School Advisory groups average 12 students per advisor.

Day begins at 8:20am and ends at 3:20pm for both Lower and Middle School. Our Aftercare Program is available until 5:30pm.

Yes. The Aftercare Program is available in the Lower School from 3:20pm to 5:30pm for all Blue Oak School families. Middle School students may choose to participate in the Aftercare Program and will be brought over to Lower School by an administrator.

Blue Oak School offers a rich selection of after-school enrichment classes for both Blue Oak School students and students from the community. Classes change every six to seven weeks.

Yes. Camps are offered during many holiday breaks and on all professional development days and conference days. 

Blue Oak students eat snack and lunch at outdoor designed areas on both campuses. During the rainy season, lunch moves into our classrooms.

We strive to be “waste free” at lunchtime, asking students who bring food to school to utilize reusable containers. Hot lunch is available on both campuses five days a week through our unique partnership with Shackford’s Kitchen, a local Napa Valley catering company. Families who select to participate in our hot lunch program, directly order and pay Shackford’s Kitchen through their ordering app. Ordering students enjoy fresh, locally sourced ingredients served on compostable products.