Woodland Hills is in the southwestern area of the San Fernando Valley, east of Calabasas and west of Tarzana, with Warner Center in its northern section. On the north, Woodland Hills is bordered by West Hills, Canoga Park, and Winnetka, and on the south by Topanga and Malibu, California.
Some neighborhoods are in the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains. Running east-west through the community is U.S. Route 101 (Ventura Freeway) and Ventura Boulevard, whose western terminus is at Valley Circle Boulevard in Woodland Hills.
In population, it is one of the least dense in Los Angeles, and the percentage of white people is high for the county. It is not especially diverse. The percentage of residents 25 and older with four-year college degrees is high for both the city and the county. The percentage of veterans, 10.7% of the population, was high for the city of Los Angeles and high for the county overall. The percentage of veterans who served during World War II or Korea was among the county's highest.
As of the 2000 Census, and according to the Los Angeles Almanac, there were 67,006 people and 29,119 households residing in Woodland Hills.
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Education
Public Schools
Public schools serving Woodland Hills are under the jurisdiction the Los Angeles Unified School District. Much of the area is within Board District 4.[16]
Elementary schools include:
Middle schools include:
High schools include:
Charter schools
Private schools
Colleges and universities
Colleges and universities in Woodland Hills include:
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Public Schools
Public schools serving Woodland Hills are under the jurisdiction the Los Angeles Unified School District. Much of the area is within Board District 4.[16]
Elementary schools include:
- Calabash Street Elementary School[17]
- Lockhurst Elementary School
- Serrania Elementary School[18]
- Woodlake Avenue Elementary School[19]
- Woodland Hills Elementary School[20]
- Ivy Academia Entrepreneurial Charter School[21]
- Calvert Street Elementary School
Middle schools include:
- Woodland Hills Academy (formerly known as Parkman Middle School)[22
- Hale Middle School
High schools include:
- El Camino Real High School
- William Howard Taft High School
- Henry David Thoreau Continuation High School
Charter schools
- El Camino Real High School
- Ingenium Charter School – Kindergarten through Sixth Grade
- George Ellery Hale Charter Academy 6-8 grade
- Chime Charter School K-8
Private schools
- Halsey Schools – 6 weeks – 6 years.[24]
- Louisville High School All female Catholic High School
- St. Bernardine of Siena – preschool through Eighth Grade
- St. Mel – preschool through Eighth Grade
- Crespi Carmelite High School All Boys Catholic High School
- The Alexandria Academy – secular school serving First through Twelfth Grade
- Pinecrest-elementary and middle school
- Woodland Hills Private School – serving Preschool (starting at 2 years old) through Fifth Grade.[25]
Colleges and universities
Colleges and universities in Woodland Hills include:
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Local Interests
Public libraries
The Los Angeles Public Library operates the Woodland Hills Branch Library (Ventura Boulevard) and the Platt Branch Library (Victory Boulevard) in Woodland Hills.[26][27]
Parks and recreation
Woodland Hills is home to the Woodland Hills Country Club, a private equity golf club. The country club is complete with golf course, fine dining, and entertainment options.
The Woodland Hills Recreation Center (Shoup Park) is a 19-acre (7.7 ha) park in Woodland Hills. The park has a small indoor gymnasium without weights and with a capacity of 300; it may be used as an auditorium. The park also has a lighted baseball diamond, outdoor lighted basketball courts, a children's play area, a lighted football field, picnic tables, a lighted soccer field, and lighted tennis courts.[28]Woodland Hills Pool is an outdoor seasonal unheated swimming pool.[28][29]
The Warner Center Park, also known as Warner Ranch Park,[30] is located in Woodland Hills.[31] The park, unstaffed and unlocked, has a children's play area and picnic tables.[30] Serrania Park in Woodland Hills is an unstaffed, unlocked pocket park. It has a children's play area, hiking trails, and picnic tables.[32] Alizondo Drive Park in Woodland Hills is an unstaffed, unlocked, and undeveloped park used for brush clearance once per year.[33]
Along the western boundary of Woodland Hills is the large Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve, a regional park with a trail network for miles of hiking, mountain biking, and equestrian rides. The trailhead and parking are at the very western end of Victory Boulevard in Woodland Hills. Scheduled walks and programs are offered.[34] The Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area has various parks nearby to the south of the community. The Top of Topanga Overlook gives panoramic views of the verdant Woodland Hills neighborhoods and the Valley.[35]
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Public libraries
The Los Angeles Public Library operates the Woodland Hills Branch Library (Ventura Boulevard) and the Platt Branch Library (Victory Boulevard) in Woodland Hills.[26][27]
Parks and recreation
Woodland Hills is home to the Woodland Hills Country Club, a private equity golf club. The country club is complete with golf course, fine dining, and entertainment options.
The Woodland Hills Recreation Center (Shoup Park) is a 19-acre (7.7 ha) park in Woodland Hills. The park has a small indoor gymnasium without weights and with a capacity of 300; it may be used as an auditorium. The park also has a lighted baseball diamond, outdoor lighted basketball courts, a children's play area, a lighted football field, picnic tables, a lighted soccer field, and lighted tennis courts.[28]Woodland Hills Pool is an outdoor seasonal unheated swimming pool.[28][29]
The Warner Center Park, also known as Warner Ranch Park,[30] is located in Woodland Hills.[31] The park, unstaffed and unlocked, has a children's play area and picnic tables.[30] Serrania Park in Woodland Hills is an unstaffed, unlocked pocket park. It has a children's play area, hiking trails, and picnic tables.[32] Alizondo Drive Park in Woodland Hills is an unstaffed, unlocked, and undeveloped park used for brush clearance once per year.[33]
Along the western boundary of Woodland Hills is the large Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve, a regional park with a trail network for miles of hiking, mountain biking, and equestrian rides. The trailhead and parking are at the very western end of Victory Boulevard in Woodland Hills. Scheduled walks and programs are offered.[34] The Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area has various parks nearby to the south of the community. The Top of Topanga Overlook gives panoramic views of the verdant Woodland Hills neighborhoods and the Valley.[35]
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Notable residents
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- Rick Auerbach - Major League Baseball[36]
- Roy Campanella - Major League Baseball [36]
- Ryan Hurst - actor, producer, director [37]
- Helena Carroll, actress[38]
- Mary Carver, actress.[39]
- Ted Cassidy, actor. His cremated remains are buried in an unmarked location at his former Woodland Hills residence.[40]
- Malcolm Smith, Linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks, MVP of Super Bowl XLVIII.
- Buster Keaton, actor and director[41]
- Jack Klugman, actor[42][43]
- Ryan Lavarnway, Major League Baseball[44][45][46]
- Dolores Moran, actress[47]
- Joy Picus, City Council member, 1977–91; Ms. magazine Woman of the Year[48][49]
- Thomas D. Shepard, City Council member, 1961–67[50][51][52][53][54]
- John Feldmann, musician, songwriter and producer[55]
- John Larch, actor
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