Located in central San Fernando Valley and on the north slope of the Santa Monica Mountains, Encino is a residential community with endless recreational activity facilities. Encino is home to the 5-acre Los Encinos State Historic Park. The park includes original nine-room de la Ossa Adobe, the Garnier Building, a blacksmith shop, a pond, and a natural spring.

Encino is an affluent neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. The community has been the home of many notable people.

Education

PublicEncino is served by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)

• Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter School (K-8 school), LAUSD, 15530 Hesby Street
• Encino Charter Elementary School, LAUSD, 16941 Addison Street
• Emilita Street Elementary School, LAUSD, 17931 Hatteras Street
• Fred E. Lull Special Education Center, LAUSD, 17551 Miranda Street
• Lanai Road Elementary School, LAUSD, 4241 Lanai Road

As of 2009, there are no public high schools in Encino. Public high schools serving portions of Encino are Birmingham High School in Lake Balboa, and Reseda High School in Reseda.

In 1982 the board considered closing Rhoda Street Elementary School in Encino. In April 1983 an advisory committee of the LAUSD recommended closing eight LAUSD schools, including Rhoda Street School.In August 1983 the board publicly considered closing Rhoda, which had 262 students at the time. In 1984 the board voted to close the Rhoda Street School.

Private

• Sage Academy, elementary, 5901 Lindley Avenue
• Westmark School, 5461 Louise Avenue
• Holy Martyrs Armenian High School/Ferrahian, 5300 White Oak Avenue
• Crespi Carmelite High School, 5031 Alonzo Avenue
• Our Lady of Grace School, elementary, 17720 Ventura Boulevard
• Los Encinos School, elementary, 17114 Ventura Boulevard
• Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, elementary, 4650 Haskell Avenue
• Valley Beth Shalom Day School, 15739 Ventura Boulevard