Public school · Panorama City
Alta California Elementary
A tuition-free public K-5 gifted STEAM magnet school in Panorama City.
- Ages
- Ages 5–11
- Price
- Free
- Where
- 14859 Rayen Street, Panorama City
Alta California Elementary (K-5)
Alta California Elementary is a tuition-free public school run by the Los Angeles Unified School District at 14859 Rayen Street in Panorama City. It serves kindergarten through fifth grade, ages about 5 to 11, and calls itself a Gifted STEAM Magnet and a community school. Its teaching is constructivist and focused on science, technology, engineering, arts and math, and students practice with online tools such as Lexia, ST Math, IXL, I-Ready, Achieve3000 and BrainPop. The school says enrollment permits for 2026-27 are available but space is limited, and its site links to Applying and Interest pages for the gifted STEAM magnet. Summer school runs June 22 to July 20, and Beyond the Bell summer programs run June 15 to July 24 at several sites. The school reports that the 2025 Educational Results Partnership named it to its Honor Roll. Parents can join Parent Partners committees and use a parent portal.
- Public school
- Los Angeles Unified
- Price level: Budget: low prices or free
- Taking new patients or families: yes
- Programs at school: A magnet program; A STEM focus; GATE: gifted and talented
- Getting in: An application, with interviews or testing
- Free, state-funded or takes childcare subsidies: yes
- Tuition-free public magnet school.
About Alta California Elementary
Alta California Elementary is a public school in the Los Angeles Unified School District at 14859 Rayen Street in Panorama City. The school describes itself as a Gifted STEAM Magnet and a community school, and the state directory lists it as a magnet school with a traditional educational option.
Where and how to reach them
14859 Rayen StreetPanorama City, CA 91402
Details from altacaliforniaelementary.org, checked October 9, 2026. Prices, dates and spaces change: check with Alta California Elementary before you sign up. Something wrong or missing? Write to hello@summerground.com.