{"url":"/sherman-oaks/riverside-drive-charter","provider":{"id":"riverside-drive-charter","name":"Riverside Drive Charter","kind":"organization","about":"Riverside Drive Charter is a public charter elementary school in Sherman Oaks, listed in the state directory under the Los Angeles Unified School District. Its principal is Nicole Richardson, and its motto is \"Where Great Minds STArt!\" The school describes its STArt program, which stands for science, technology and art, as a hands-on, interdisciplinary curriculum meant to build curiosity and skills for lifelong learning.","website":"http://riversidedrivecharter.org","phone":"(818) 990-4525","email":null,"instagram":null,"founded":null,"credentials":[],"languages":[],"image":null},"location":{"id":"main","name":null,"street":"13061 Riverside Drive","unit":null,"city":"sherman-oaks","zip":"91423","neighborhood":null,"coords":[-118.41753,34.15768],"precision":"exact"},"serviceArea":[],"programs":[{"id":"school","type":"school","name":"Riverside Drive Charter (K-5)","summary":"A tuition-free public charter elementary school in Sherman Oaks with a science, technology and art focus, for kindergarten through fifth grade.","description":"Riverside Drive Charter is a tuition-free public charter elementary school at 13061 Riverside Drive in Sherman Oaks, serving kindergarten through fifth grade. Its STArt curriculum, short for science, technology and art, is described on the school's website as hands-on and interdisciplinary, and its motto is \"Where Great Minds STArt!\" The state directory lists it as a traditional, directly funded school in the Los Angeles Unified district, not an online program. The campus has a playground, a school auditorium and a school mural. Families are invited to events such as a fitness night on the playground and coffee with the principal, Nicole Richardson. It suits a Sherman Oaks family looking for a free kindergarten-through-fifth-grade public school with a science, technology and arts focus.","categories":["charter-school"],"ages":{"min":5,"max":11},"grades":{"min":0,"max":5},"price":{"amount":0,"unit":"year","note":"Tuition-free public charter school."},"school":{"sector":"charter","district":"Los Angeles Unified","code":"19647336018923"},"traits":{"faith":"secular","priceLevel":"budget","subsidized":true,"methods":["hands-on"],"offers":["stem","arts"],"amenities":["playground"],"feel":"A free public charter in Sherman Oaks built around its STArt science, technology and art program, with a playground and auditorium on campus."}}],"source":{"url":"http://riversidedrivecharter.org","fetched":"2026-10-09"},"updated":"2026-10-09","checked":null,"closed":null,"sample":false}