Empowering Minds: Education and Schools in Our Community
Educational Excellence for Physician Families
For physicians with children, Los Angeles offers an extraordinary range of educational options rivaling any major metropolitan area. With your income, both elite private schools and top-performing public districts become accessible, allowing your children to receive world-class education tailored to their individual strengths and needs.
- Diverse education landscape—public, charter, magnet, and private
- Prestigious private schools with exceptional college placement
- Award-winning public districts in high-income-accessible neighborhoods
- STEM, arts, and language immersion programs widely available
- Recent investment in school facilities & innovation
- Educational continuity from early childhood through top-tier universities
- Tailored solutions for all learning styles and needs
Distinguished Public School Districts
Public school excellence is attainable in LA with the right neighborhood choice. Physicians frequently live within districts known for academic performance, college prep, and enriched programs.
- Santa Monica-Malibu USD – $485M in upgrades & top CA rankings
- Beverly Hills USD – 98% graduation rate, robust AP offerings
- Palos Verdes Peninsula USD – top 3% nationally with strong STEM
- South Pasadena USD – multiple California Distinguished Schools
- Las Virgenes USD – IB program & $42M performing arts facility
- Manhattan Beach USD – Blue Ribbon Schools & expanded STEM
- La Cañada USD – 99% college attendance, mental health supports
Exceptional Magnet and Charter Programs
LA offers tuition-free, high-performance options with specialized programs rivaling private institutions.
- California Academy of Mathematics and Science – elite public STEM magnet
- Bravo Medical Magnet – USC-affiliated medical preparatory high school
- North Hollywood Highly Gifted Magnet – $40M modernization, advanced STEM
- Sherman Oaks CES – engineering program with cutting-edge labs
Private School Excellence
Physicians can access nation-leading private institutions with advanced programs and state-of-the-art facilities.
- Harvard-Westlake – 100% college placement, 30% to Ivies
- Marlborough School – $40M science and innovation center
- Brentwood School – STEM and 17:1 student ratio
- The Archer School for Girls – $100M campus expansion
- Viewpoint School – $45M arts and athletic enhancements
- Crossroads School – known for arts and academic balance
- Campbell Hall – $48M STEM center in Episcopal setting
- Windward School – new AI-driven computer science curriculum
Faith-Based Educational Options
Los Angeles includes high-caliber religious schools that integrate moral, spiritual, and academic development.
- Loyola High School – Jesuit tradition with $34M STEM expansion
- Marymount High School – Catholic girls' school with innovation lab
- Notre Dame Academy – engineering and CS curriculum focus
- Milken Community Schools – advanced Jewish day school programs
- New Horizon School – Islamic school with expanded STEM
- First Lutheran School – upgraded technology systems
- St. James' Episcopal – Episcopal values and STEAM enrichment
Advanced STEM Education
STEM-focused programs prepare students for medical, research, and engineering futures, often in partnership with major institutions.
- Polytechnic School – upgraded innovation labs & AI curriculum
- Flintridge Prep – science research with robotics integration
- Marlborough’s Glazer Center – design thinking & interdisciplinary innovation
- The Webb Schools – only HS paleontology museum in the U.S.
Language Immersion and International Programs
Reflecting LA’s global character, language immersion and IB programs provide cultural fluency and multilingual competence.
- Lycée Français – French-American dual diploma
- Goethe Charter – German-English instruction
- Broadway Elementary – Mandarin-English immersion
- Franklin Magnet – Spanish, German & Italian options
- Wilshire Crest Elementary – Korean language program
Special Needs and Gifted Education
LA offers specialized schools for gifted learners and those with unique educational needs, including 2e (twice-exceptional) learners.
- The Help Group – expanded therapeutic services
- Westmark School – for language-based learning differences
- Mirman School – exclusively for highly gifted students
- Bridges Academy – designed for twice-exceptional students
- Village Glen – autism spectrum support with social-emotional learning
Higher Education Excellence
From K-12 through college, LA’s university ecosystem enhances lifelong learning with local mentorship and future academic opportunities.
- UCLA – top global public university
- USC – world-renowned private research university
- Caltech – elite STEM university
- Occidental College – premier liberal arts institution
Educational Enrichment Resources
Beyond school walls, LA provides exceptional museums, programs, and cultural assets for continued learning and discovery.
- Griffith Observatory – youth science initiatives
- California Science Center – hands-on learning with the Endeavour
- Natural History Museum – $135M renovation with educational expansion
- The Getty Center & Villa – art & archaeology with digital access
- The Broad – modern art with curriculum-driven tours
- ArtCenter for Kids – design education for young learners
