St. Matthew Lutheran Church effective June 2021. Neighborhoods served The school serves multiple neighborhoods and areas: Boulevard Oaks (including Broadacres), Ranch Estates, Southampton, Shadyside, Rice Village, a portion of Neartown (including sections of Montrose, Castle Court, Dearborn Place, Richwood Place, and a portion of Lancaster Place), portions of the Houston Museum District area, a portion of Riverside Terrace, and a portion of Upper Kirby (areas of the district located west of Edloe and north of Westpark, residential areas located east of Edloe, west of Kirby, and north of U.S. Route 59, and residential areas east of Kirby). In addition, the 2727 Kirby condominium complex, and the Greenway Condominiums (14 Greenway and 15 Greenway), are zoned to Poe Elementary. A Houston Housing Authority (HHA) public housing complex, the Ewing Apartments, is zoned to Poe. Feeder patterns Most residents of the Poe attendance boundary are zoned to Bob Lanier Middle School (formerly Sidney Lanier Middle) in Neartown, while a few are zoned to Cullen Middle School. All residents of the Poe attendance boundary are zoned to Mirabeau B. Lamar High School in Upper Kirby. Miscellaneous usage Poe Elementary serves as a polling location during elections. The Houston Press ranked it as the best polling center in Houston in 2003. References Driscoll, Amy. Cases in Early Childhood Education: Stories of Programs and Practices. Allyn and Bacon, 1994. , 9780205150212. Chapter 7, Poe Cooperative Nursery School "Parent Involvement: Building Community for Children and Parents" is on pages 113-130. Reference notes Notes Some material originated from Boulevard Oaks, Houston External links Poe Elementary School Poe Elementary PTO Poe Cooperative Nursery School Houston Independent School District elementary schools Public elementary schools in Houston 1928 establishments in Texas Educational institutions established in 1928 International Baccalaureate schools in Texas School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas Historic district contributing properties in Texas