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Charter schools in Santa Monica, CA

1 school in Santa Monica, 202 more within 15 miles. Public, and free to attend.

Public charter schools (tuition-free)

Santa Monica charter schools at a glance

1 public charter school gives Santa Monica as its address in the 2025-26 federal school directory, and 202 more are within 15 miles. The school had about 391 students in 2024-25. Every one is a public school that charges no tuition.

391 students, 2024-25
$0 tuition

Networks and districts with the most of these schools: Los Angeles Unified (36), Inglewood Unified (2). Names as reported to the federal directory.

Charter schools in Santa Monica (1)

Largest first. Enrollment and teachers are from 2024-25; schools new in 2025-26 have no count yet.

Charter school Grades Students (2024-25) Per teacher Phone
Canyon Charter Elementary K-5 391 23 (310) 454-7510

Nearby, within 15 miles (202)

Charter schools in other towns, nearest first. Online schools are left out here because their address is an office.

Charter school Grades Students (2024-25) Per teacher Town Miles Phone
Animo Venice Charter High 9-12 335 15 Venice 2 (310) 392-8751
Palisades Charter Elementary K-5 408 21.5 Pacific Palisades 3 (310) 454-3700
New West Charter 6-12 980 18.5 Los Angeles 3 (310) 943-5444
Paul Revere Charter Middle 6-8 1,715 23.7 Los Angeles 3 (310) 917-4800
Palisades Charter High 9-12 2,920 24.5 Pacific Palisades 3 (310) 230-6623
University High School Charter 9-12 1,385 18.8 Los Angeles 3 (310) 914-3500
Citizens of the World Charter School Mar Vista K-8 497 20.8 Los Angeles 4 (424) 248-0544
Marquez Charter K-5 314 19.6 Pacific Palisades 4 (310) 454-4019
Magnolia Science Academy 4 6-12 132 17.5 Los Angeles 4 (310) 473-2464
Kenter Canyon Elementary Charter K-5 453 21.6 Los Angeles 4 (310) 472-5918
Ocean Charter K-8 563 25.6 Los Angeles 4 (310) 827-5511
Westwood Charter Elementary K-5 670 23.9 Los Angeles 5 (310) 474-7788
Emerson Community Charter 6-8 454 19.9 Los Angeles 5 (310) 234-3100
ICEF Vista Elementary Academy K-5 270 20.8 Los Angeles 5 (323) 298-6400
ICEF Vista Middle Academy 6-8 194 18.1 Los Angeles 5 (323) 298-6405
Goethe International Charter K-8 479 20.7 Los Angeles 5 (310) 306-3484
Community Magnet Charter Elementary K-5 425 23.6 Los Angeles 5 (310) 476-2281
WISH Academy High 9-12 283 17.3 Los Angeles 5 (310) 743-6990
WISH Community K-8 860 Los Angeles 6 (310) 642-9474
New Los Angeles Charter Elementary K-5 160 21.3 Los Angeles 7 (323) 556-9500
Open Charter Magnet K-5 390 24.4 Los Angeles 8 (310) 568-0735
La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter K-8 552 23 Inglewood 8 (310) 680-5260
Topanga Elementary Charter K-5 232 21.1 Topanga 8 (310) 455-3711
New Los Angeles Charter 6-8 317 23.5 Los Angeles 8 (323) 939-6400
Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter K-5 426 38.4 Inglewood 8 (310) 671-5578
Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter Middle 6-8 208 52.3 Inglewood 8 (310) 671-5578
Stella Elementary Charter Academy K-4 258 21.5 Los Angeles 8 (213) 340-6700
City Honors International Preparatory High 9-12 331 22.7 Inglewood 9 (310) 680-4880
Stella Middle Charter Academy 5-8 474 26 Los Angeles 9 (323) 406-7155
New Opportunities Charter 9-12 349 26 Inglewood 9 (310) 946-0379
ICEF Inglewood Elementary Charter Academy K-5 375 23.4 Inglewood 9 (323) 298-6420
Da Vinci Communications 9-12 550 18.1 El Segundo 9 (310) 725-5800
Da Vinci Design 9-12 536 19.4 El Segundo 9 (310) 725-5800
Da Vinci Science 9-12 552 19.3 El Segundo 9 (310) 725-5800
Grace Hopper STEM Academy 6-8 93 16.4 Inglewood 9 (310) 910-0230
Century Community Charter 6-8 441 21.4 Inglewood 9 (310) 412-2286
Da Vinci Connect K-12 923 39 Hawthorne 9 (310) 725-5800
ISANA Nascent Academy K-8 488 20.3 Los Angeles 10 (323) 732-6613
ICEF View Park Preparatory Elementary K-5 411 28.3 Los Angeles 10 (323) 290-6960
ICEF View Park Preparatory Middle 6-8 256 31.6 Los Angeles 10 (323) 290-6970
Today's Fresh Start-Compton K-8 374 16.7 Los Angeles 10 (323) 293-9826
ICEF View Park Preparatory High 9-12 313 18.3 Los Angeles 10 (323) 290-6975
Larchmont Charter K-12 1,767 24.5 West Hollywood 10 (323) 656-6418
CATCH Prep Charter High 9-12 125 15.5 Los Angeles 10 (323) 293-3917
Lennox Mathematics Science and Technology Academy 9-12 588 20.3 Lennox 10 (310) 680-5600
Sherman Oaks Elementary Charter K-5 511 22.2 Sherman Oaks 10 (818) 784-8283
Lashon Academy City K-6 127 20.7 Los Angeles 10 (818) 514-4566
Animo Leadership High 9-12 634 20.7 Inglewood 10 (310) 216-3277
Alliance Renee and Meyer Luskin Academy High 9-12 525 17.8 Los Angeles 10 (323) 905-1210
Alliance Ouchi-O'Donovan 6-12 Complex 6-12 998 21.5 Los Angeles 10 (323) 596-2290
Animo Inglewood Charter High 9-12 592 19.4 Inglewood 10 (323) 565-2100
Alliance Virgil Roberts Leadership Academy 6-8 399 20.7 Los Angeles 10 (323) 920-4388
City Language Immersion Charter K-5 380 21.1 Los Angeles 10 (323) 737-3013
Family First Charter 9-12 605 39.1 Hawthorne 10 (310) 946-0379
New Heights Charter K-8 394 19.7 Los Angeles 10 (323) 508-0155
Dixie Canyon Community Charter K-5 635 23.5 Sherman Oaks 10 (818) 784-6283
Hawthorne Math and Science Academy 9-12 567 23.1 Hawthorne 10 (310) 973-8184
Math and Science College Preparatory 9-12 557 18.8 Los Angeles 10 (323) 821-1393
Encino Charter Elementary K-5 529 22 Encino 10 (818) 784-1762
Hesby Oaks Leadership Academy K-8 494 22.5 Encino 11 (818) 528-7000
Nestle Avenue Charter K-5 421 23.4 Tarzana 11 (818) 342-6148
Learning by Design Charter K-5 114 22.8 Los Angeles 11 (323) 903-5712
Animo City of Champions Charter High 9-12 299 15.6 Inglewood 11 (323) 565-1600
Carpenter Community Charter K-5 863 25.4 Studio City 11 (818) 761-4363
Libertas College Preparatory Charter 4-8 301 25.1 Los Angeles 11 (323) 400-6149
Environmental Charter Middle - Inglewood 6-8 358 20.4 Inglewood 11 (310) 793-0157
Crown Preparatory Academy 5-8 446 15.8 Los Angeles 11 (213) 448-9747
Invictus Leadership Academy K-8 161 20.1 Los Angeles 11 (323) 792-4403
Magnolia Science Academy 6 6-8 128 16.5 Los Angeles 11 (310) 842-8555
Wilbur Charter for Enriched Academics K-5 564 23.5 Tarzana 11 (818) 345-1090
Gaspar De Portola Charter Middle 6-8 1,461 24 Tarzana 11 (818) 654-3300
Riverside Drive Charter K-5 392 20.6 Sherman Oaks 11 (818) 990-4525
High Tech LA Middle 6-8 250 22.6 Sherman Oaks 11 (818) 583-6229
Louis Armstrong Middle 6-8 1,174 21.7 Sherman Oaks 11 (818) 528-1600
CHIME Institute's Schwarzenegger Community K-8 724 22 Woodland Hills 11 (818) 346-5100
TEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H. Morris Elem K-5 271 27.1 Los Angeles 11 (323) 872-0708
STEM Preparatory Elementary K-5 303 23.3 Los Angeles 11 (323) 998-0950
Vista Horizon Global Academy K-5 154 22 Los Angeles 11 (213) 224-6800
Serrania Avenue Charter for Enriched Studies K-5 525 23.9 Woodland Hills 12 (818) 340-6700
KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy K-4 562 22.5 Los Angeles 12 (323) 406-8007
Taft Charter High 9-12 2,221 21.9 Woodland Hills 12 (818) 227-3600
Camino Nuevo Elementary #3 K-8 743 21.4 Los Angeles 12 (323) 730-7160
TEACH Academy of Technologies 5-8 471 28.7 Los Angeles 12 (323) 872-0809
Santa Monica Boulevard Community Charter K-6 697 18.8 Los Angeles 12 (323) 469-0971
Ednovate - USC Hybrid High College Prep 9-12 521 23.4 Los Angeles 12 (213) 929-1046
ICEF Innovation Los Angeles Charter K-5 237 23.7 Los Angeles 12 (323) 290-6997
Citizens of the World Charter School Hollywood K-5 446 24.8 Los Angeles 12 (323) 464-4292
TEACH Tech Charter High 9-12 363 18.8 Los Angeles 12 (323) 872-0707
Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle 6-8 298 19.9 Los Angeles 12 (213) 413-9600
Woodland Hills Elementary Charter for Enriched Studies K-5 621 23.9 Woodland Hills 12 (818) 347-9220
Environmental Charter High - Lawndale 9-12 488 16 Lawndale 12 (310) 214-3400
Colfax Charter Elementary K-5 774 25.7 Valley Village 12 (818) 761-5115
Animo South Los Angeles Charter 9-12 585 19.7 Los Angeles 12 (323) 779-0544
Magnolia Science Academy 2 6-12 514 24.1 Van Nuys 12 (818) 758-0300
High Tech LA 9-12 362 22.3 Lake Balboa 12 (818) 609-2680
Alliance Piera Barbaglia Shaheen Health Services Academy 9-12 433 17.8 Los Angeles 12 (323) 972-9010
Vox Collegiate of Los Angeles 6-10 224 24.7 Los Angeles 12 (323) 570-2915
Birmingham Community Charter High 9-12 3,162 22.6 Lake Balboa 12 (818) 758-5200
KIPP Scholar Academy 5-8 434 23 Los Angeles 12 (323) 292-2272
Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Jr. Science Center K-5 616 22 Los Angeles 12 (213) 746-1995
The SEED School of Los Angeles County 9-12 206 10.7 Los Angeles 12 (323) 843-6700
Global Education Academy K-8 358 19.9 Los Angeles 12 (323) 232-9588
Stella High Charter Academy 9-12 555 20.3 Los Angeles 12 (424) 789-8337
Calvert Charter for Enriched Studies K-5 324 20.2 Woodland Hills 12 (818) 347-2681
Alliance Gertz-Ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex 6-12 1,031 22.1 Los Angeles 12 (213) 745-8141
Reseda Charter High 6-12 1,339 17.6 Reseda 13 (818) 758-3600
Animo Legacy Charter Middle 6-8 887 19.5 Los Angeles 13 (323) 600-6000
Citizens of the World Charter School East Valley K-8 441 21 Valley Village 13 (818) 698-3848
Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #2 K-8 711 20.9 Los Angeles 13 (213) 736-5542
Equitas Academy #2 5-8 437 23.1 Los Angeles 13 (213) 201-5940
Downtown Value K-8 395 24.7 Los Angeles 13 (213) 748-8868
Calabash Charter Academy K-5 409 24.1 Woodland Hills 13 (818) 224-4430
University Preparatory Value High 9-12 493 19.2 Los Angeles 13 (213) 382-1223
Rise Kohyang High 9-12 470 18.6 Los Angeles 13 (323) 284-2553
Ararat Charter K-5 333 23 Van Nuys 13 (818) 994-2904
Ednovate - South LA College Prep 9-12 394 18.4 Los Angeles 13 (213) 377-9377
Animo Jackie Robinson High 9-12 607 19.4 Los Angeles 13 (323) 846-5800
Everest Value K-8 380 23.8 Los Angeles 13 (213) 487-7736
Equitas Academy Charter K-4 427 28.5 Los Angeles 13 (213) 201-0440
Central City Value 9-12 477 20.3 Los Angeles 13 (213) 471-4686

Showing the 120 nearest of 202. Every charter school in California.

Charter schools: how they work

  • Public and free. NCES describes a public charter school as a publicly funded school, usually run by a group or organization under a contract (the charter) with the state, the district or another body. The federal definition says a charter school does not charge tuition.
  • Families choose it. Under the same definition, a charter school is one parents choose to send their children to, and it admits students by lottery when more apply than it has room for.
  • Its own rules, its own accountability. The charter frees the school from some state or local rules; in return it must meet the standards written in its charter. It is nonsectarian.
  • No program badge. ChoiceFunded’s program badges and “schools that accept” lists cover private schools only. Charter schools are listed separately here, with no badge, and are never counted with private schools.

Sources: 20 U.S.C. 7221i (federal Charter Schools Program definitions); NCES, Condition of Education: Public Charter School Enrollment. Each state writes its own charter law, so ask the school how enrollment works there.

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Questions parents ask

How many charter schools are in Santa Monica?

1 public charter school in the 2025-26 federal directory is in Santa Monica, and 202 more are within 15 miles. Canyon Charter Elementary.

Do charter schools in Santa Monica charge tuition?

No. Charter schools are public schools, and the federal definition of a charter school says it does not charge tuition. Ask each school about fees for extras.

How do I enroll in a Santa Monica charter school?

Apply to each school directly. Under the federal definition, a charter school admits students by lottery when more apply than it has room for, so check each school’s application dates. Each state writes its own charter law.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (2025-26 directory, 2024-25 enrollment and staff). Where our data comes from.

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