Charter school · North Hills
Valley Charter Elementary
A tuition-free public charter for kindergarten through fifth grade in North Hills, with project-based learning and a lottery for entry.
- Ages
- Ages 5–11
- Price
- Free
- Where
- 16514 Nordhoff Street, North Hills
Valley Charter Elementary (K–5)
Valley Charter Elementary is a tuition-free public charter school for kindergarten through fifth grade at 16514 Nordhoff Street in North Hills. It is one of the Valley Charter Schools, an independent charter organization founded in 2010 whose executive director is Carolyn Yaffe. The school uses project-based learning, and the organization says students build academic and social-emotional tools through rigorous projects. Its pages list special education and neurodiversity resources. Each of its elementary and middle campuses enrolls under 300 students. Applications for the 2027–28 school year go through SchoolMint: apply before February 11, 2027 for the lottery on February 18, and families with an incoming sibling must apply by February 11 to get sibling priority. It suits a North Hills family with a young child who wants a small free public school with a project-based approach.
- Charter school
- Los Angeles Unified
- Price level: Budget: low prices or free
- Getting in: A lottery
- Free, state-funded or takes childcare subsidies: yes
- Tuition-free public charter school.
About Valley Charter Elementary
Valley Charter Elementary is a tuition-free public charter school in North Hills. It is one of the Valley Charter Schools, an independent charter organization founded in 2010 whose executive director is Carolyn Yaffe, and its middle school campuses are in Van Nuys.
- Since 2010
Where and how to reach them
16514 Nordhoff StreetNorth Hills, CA 91343
Details from valleycharterschool.org, checked October 9, 2026. Prices, dates and spaces change: check with Valley Charter Elementary before you sign up. Something wrong or missing? Write to hello@summerground.com.