Special education school · Leimert Park
Little Citizens Westside Academy
State-certified nonpublic school for students with special needs in grades K-12, ages 5 to 22, with counseling, speech, OT and behavior support built into the day.
- Ages
- Ages 5+
- Price
- Ask the provider
- Where
- 4256 S Western Ave, Leimert Park
Nonpublic special education school (K-12)
State-certified nonpublic school for kindergarten, elementary, middle and high school students with special needs, ages 5 through 22. It provides academic programming and Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports in structured self-contained and departmentalized classrooms. The state list shows it serves autism, emotional disturbance, intellectual disability, multiple disabilities, other health impairment and specific learning disability. The daily program includes individual and group counseling, language and speech services, occupational therapy, social skills training, a school-wide behavior point system, functional life skills, pre-vocational education, on-campus work experience, college prep and online college courses, dual enrollment, and inclusive classroom opportunities for students with autism. Breakfast, lunch and door-to-door transportation are provided. The Western Avenue campus serves middle and high school students; the elementary campus is on 7th Avenue. Students are placed through their IEP by school districts; capacity is 72 in six classrooms.
- Private school
- 72 students
- Programs at school: Special education services or classes
- Getting in: An application, with interviews or testing
- Activities: Special education school and Private school
About Little Citizens Westside Academy
Little Citizens Westside Academy (LCWA) is a state-certified nonpublic school for students with special needs in kindergarten through high school. It runs an elementary campus on 7th Avenue and a middle and high school campus on Western Avenue, and the executive school administrator is Angela Moore. It is on the California Department of Education certified nonpublic school list for 2026-27 and is a vendor of Lanterman and South Central Los Angeles regional centers.
- CDE-certified nonpublic school
- Vendored with Lanterman Regional Center
- Vendored with South Central Los Angeles Regional Center
Where and how to reach them
4256 S Western AveLos Angeles, CA 90062
Details from lcwaschool.net, checked October 12, 2026. Prices, dates and spaces change: check with Little Citizens Westside Academy before you sign up. Something wrong or missing? Write to hello@summerground.com.