Chime Institute's Schwarzenegger Community, Woodland Hills CA

Original Research by School Decision on Chime Institute's Schwarzenegger Community

CHIME Institute's Schwarzenegger Community is a charter school serving kindergarten through eighth grade in Woodland Hills, within the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles. The school operates as a single-school independent charter district authorized by LAUSD. Its charter was renewed through the 2025–26 school year, establishing continuity for families considering enrollment. Recently, the school added stand-alone Transitional Kindergarten classrooms, extending the program a full year earlier and bringing four-year-olds into what was previously a kindergarten-start entry point.

Woodland Hills itself is a mixed suburban and commercial area centered on the Warner Center business district, a master-planned zone of high-rise offices, corporate tenants, and retail. The neighborhood combines a suburban residential character with a walkable commercial core. Employment anchors include Warner Bros. Studios, Bank of America, and other corporate operators in the Warner Center Towers. The housing market is relatively affluent, with home values substantially above state and national benchmarks. Rental costs are also elevated. Metro transit serves the area through Canoga Station and the Orange Line busway.

The school enrolled a small-to-mid-sized population spanning nine grades, with kindergarten as the largest cohort. Students are predominantly white, with meaningful representation among Hispanic, multiracial, and Asian families. About a fifth of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a more economically mixed enrollment than the surrounding area's housing market alone would suggest.

State test results from the 2024–25 school year show proficiency patterns that vary substantially by grade and subject. In English language arts, proficiency is strongest in grades three, four, six, and seven, ranging from roughly mid-forties to nearly seven-tenths of students meeting standards. Grade five and eighth grade show lower proficiency in ELA. Mathematics is the school's softer area. Third and fourth grade show roughly six-in-ten students meeting math standards, but proficiency drops sharply in fifth grade and again by sixth grade, remaining weak through eighth. Science proficiency, tested in fifth and eighth grades, sits in the four-in-ten to one-in-three range. Across tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index places it above the midpoint among Los Angeles County charter and traditional public schools, though the mix suggests uneven mastery across grade levels and disciplines.

The school describes itself as an inclusive co-teaching environment. Data on students with individualized education plans (IEPs) and English learners was not available, so a reader would want to ask the school directly about the size and support structures of these populations. The school's website and admissions materials are a natural next step for families considering whether the school's inclusive and co-teaching model matches their child's needs and learning profile.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 359%

School 59% · district not reported

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 464%

School 64% · district not reported

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Grade 541%

School 41% · district not reported

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 632%

School 32% · district not reported

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 751%

School 51% · district not reported

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 832%

School 32% · district not reported

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 345%

School 45% · district not reported

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 457%

School 57% · district not reported

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 544%

School 44% · district not reported

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 659%

School 59% · district not reported

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 768%

School 68% · district not reported

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Grade 852%

School 52% · district not reported

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Science

Grade 544%

School 44% · district not reported

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 834%

School 34% · district not reported

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

This schoolDistrict average, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income38%Higher-income47%10 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income36%Higher-income61%25 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income24%Higher-income50%27 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income44%Higher-income63%19 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income39%Higher-income76%37 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income62%Higher-income49%13 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income38%Higher-income66%28 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income29%Higher-income71%42 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income18%Higher-income48%31 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income12%Higher-income39%27 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income31%Higher-income56%25 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income36%Higher-income30%5 pp gap