Located on Cahuenga Boulevard, Toluca Lake Elementary School is a Kindergarten to 5th grade elementary school operated by the Los Angeles Unified School District. The school is located in a residential area in close proximity to the 134 freeway. The principal is Carol Reo-Bove. Recently, Toluca Lake earned an API (Academic Performance Index) rating of 807. The school has a GATE program for exceptional students and many extracurricular activities for students to get involved in.
Strathern Street Elementary School in part of the Los Angeles Unified School District and serves students in the North Hollywood area from kindergarten through 5th grade.
Rio Vista Elementary School teaches children from pre-Kindergarten through fifth grade. Nearly 400 children go to the school, and test scores have risen steadily in recent years. The school also has a respected GATE (Gifted and Talented Education) program and has been designated as a School for Advanced Studies (SAS).
The school feels strongly about dance, theater and visual arts, and there are technology classes and garden projects in the Hidden Garden located in the park next to the school. Parent involvement is an integral part of the school's philosophy. The school has a Parent Center and many parent advisory committees. An active PTA (riovistapta.org) helps supplement school programs with fundraisers. The school's mascot is the Roadrunner.
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Holy Trinity Armenian Church's red brick facade stands tall on Victory Blvd, near the intersection with Laurel Canyon Blvd. Services are performed in Armenian and English. There are also Armenian and English Bible study sessions. For children ages four to 13, a Saturday school is provided. There, kids are educated regarding Armenian language, religion, culture, history and music. At the far right end of the lot, there's even an Armenian pre-school for kids ages two to six. All are welcome at the Sunday services.