CHIME Institute's Schwarzenegger Community

Chime Institute's Schwarzenegger Community School is located at 19722 Collier St., Woodland Hills, California 91364. The school serves students in grades Kindergarten through 8. Current enrollment stands at 761 students. The student-teacher ratio is 22:1. The student body is 54% female and 46% male. State assessment data shows 46% of students scored at or above proficiency in math, and 57% reached that level in reading. Operating under its own independent charter district, the school runs a nationally recognized co-teaching model that places general and special education students in shared classrooms — earning California's Charter School of the Year in 2004 and a California Department of Education GOAL Award in 2013. Enrollment at this K-8 campus is open to all eligible students through the LAUSD choice portal, with attendance boundaries not tied to any residential zone. Residential properties in this corridor trade near $1,100,000, reflecting the established Woodland Hills market. Ranking within the top 30% of California public schools, CHIME stands among the best elementary schools in California for inclusive public charter K-8 education.

The Schwarzenegger Community School at the CHIME Institute in Woodland Hills has been in operation for 24 years and continues to operate as one of the best-co-teaching inclusive education models in the country. Throughout the K-8 levels, the school serves 741 students and provides two credentialed teachers per classroom. Class sizes for elementary are capped at 22. The long-term national recognition of CHIME as an exemplary co-teaching inclusive education model is one of the most unique institutional accomplishments in the public school system of Woodland Hills CA, where CHIME is a tuition-free school with only public funding.

Q1. What is Inclusive Education at CHIME?

Ans. Students with and without disabilities learn together in co-taught classrooms.

Q2. What awards has CHIME received?

Ans. Charter School of the Year (2004) and G.O.A.L Award (2013).

Q3. Does CHIME support special needs students?

Ans. Yes, through inclusive classrooms and early intervention programs.

Q4. Does CHIME have a middle school?

Ans. Yes, it follows a K–8 model.

Q5. What is the per-pupil expenditure in CHIME?

Ans. About $12,756 per student.