Original Research by School Decision on Indian Hills Continuation High
Indian Hills Continuation High is an alternative high school operated by Las Virgenes Unified, located in Agoura Hills, in the Conejo Valley north of Los Angeles. It sits on West Driver Avenue in a residential hillside setting that lacks a traditional downtown but has grown increasingly focused on creating a more walkable Agoura Village core through recent housing development.
As an alternative school, Indian Hills serves high school grades nine through twelve and occupies a distinct educational niche within the district. The enrollment data available does not provide current headcount figures, and state assessment results, graduation rates, chronic absenteeism metrics, and other performance indicators typical of standard high schools are not reported for this school. This absence of comparable data reflects the nature of alternative schools generally: they typically serve populations with nontraditional pathways, including students returning to complete diplomas, working students, or those seeking a different instructional model, and many jurisdictions do not produce the same accountability metrics for these schools as for traditional programs. A parent or resident considering this option should contact the school directly to understand current enrollment, graduation pathways, support services, and how academic progress is tracked and reported.
Indian Hills is part of Las Virgenes Unified, which covers Agoura Hills, Westlake Village, Oak Park, and parts of neighboring areas. The district serves a suburban community built on residential neighborhoods and open space; Agoura Hills itself has grown very slowly over recent decades, with population essentially flat through the 2020 census. In response to state housing mandates, the city is now accelerating residential density through infill projects like a mixed-use apartment complex replacing a defunct theater on Agoura Road, intended to create a denser, more walkable village center. That growth has drawn community debate over infrastructure capacity and evacuation routes.
The district has made a major commitment to facilities modernization. In November 2022, voters approved Measure S, a multimillion-dollar capital bond, the largest in the district's modern history. It funds campus repairs and upgrades across all 14 schools through the coming years at no added cost to property taxes, because it replaces an expiring prior measure at the same rate. That replacement locked in steady modernization of HVAC systems, roofs, classrooms, and technology without increasing the tax burden. This followed a prior bond measure, Measure V, that voters narrowly rejected in 2020; that defeat delayed major improvements until Measure S passed. For families with students at any district school, understanding that timeline matters: the current facilities work is a direct result of the 2022 vote and replaces years of deferred maintenance.
The housing market in the Agoura Hills area is priced well above state and national medians. Home values are high, and rental costs are substantial relative to typical household income in the region. Mortgage payments and rent both impose significant expense, and would-be homeowners should expect that cost to be a major factor. The local employment base is dispersed across mid-sized technology, medical-device, and professional-services firms rather than concentrated in a single large employer.
For prospective students and families, Indian Hills represents an alternative pathway within a district that has signaled commitment to campus modernization and is located in a growing, if still primarily residential, suburban community. The absence of publicly reported academic and outcome data is not unusual for this school type; clarifying what the school offers, how it measures success, and what graduation and post-secondary options it supports would be the natural next step for anyone exploring it seriously.
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