Transitional kindergarten · Los Angeles

301 of Los Angeles’s public and charter campuses ran a TK class in 2025–26, enrolling 7,982 four-year-olds.

Source: CDE 2025–26 October enrollment count, 301 campuses in Los Angeles.

Westwood Charter Elementary: 78 in TKHancock Park Elementary: 77 in TKShort Avenue Elementary: 73 in TKUnion Avenue Elementary: 72 in TKOne Hundred Seventh Street Elementary: 70 in TKWarner Avenue Elementary: 70 in TKClover Avenue Elementary: 60 in TKKIPP Promesa Prep: 60 in TKMar Vista Elementary: 60 in TKOverland Avenue Elementary: 60 in TKWISH Community: 59 in TKCitizens of the World Charter School Hollywood: 58 in TKKenter Canyon Elementary Charter: 58 in TKCitizens of the World Charter School Silver Lake: 56 in TKEl Rio Community: 55 in TKRoscomare Road Elementary: 53 in TKIvanhoe Elementary: 49 in TKOne Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary: 49 in TKKIPP Empower Academy: 48 in TKKIPP Iluminar Academy: 48 in TKKIPP Raices Academy: 48 in TKNinety-Third Street Elementary: 48 in TKSixty-First Street Elementary: 48 in TKFord Boulevard Elementary: 47 in TKAldama Elementary: 46 in TKNinety-Fifth Street Elementary: 46 in TKGoethe International Charter: 45 in TKKIPP Ignite Academy: 45 in TKSouth Park Elementary: 45 in TKThird Street Elementary: 45 in TKAlexandria Avenue Elementary: 44 in TKDahlia Heights Elementary: 44 in TKRussell Elementary: 44 in TKFifty-Second Street Elementary: 43 in TKGrand View Boulevard Elementary: 43 in TKSheridan Street Elementary: 42 in TKTwenty-Fourth Street Elementary: 42 in TKFranklin Avenue Elementary: 41 in TKMagnolia Avenue Elementary: 41 in TKRichland Avenue Elementary: 41 in TKSeventy-Fifth Street Elementary: 41 in TKArts In Action Community Charter: 40 in TKBudlong Avenue Elementary: 40 in TKCamino Nuevo Charter Academy: 40 in TKDr. Owen Lloyd Knox Elementary: 40 in TKEagle Rock Elementary: 40 in TKEquitas Academy #3 Charter: 40 in TKEquitas Academy Charter: 40 in TKFairburn Avenue Elementary: 40 in TKKentwood Elementary: 40 in TKMicheltorena Street Elementary: 40 in TKOne Hundred Twenty-Second Street Elementary: 40 in TKCarthay Elementary Of Environmental Studies Magnet: 39 in TKCastle Heights Elementary: 39 in TKDr. Sammy Lee Medical and Health Science Magnet El: 39 in TKEsperanza Elementary: 39 in TKNevin Avenue Elementary: 39 in TKParmelee Avenue Elementary: 39 in TKCamino Nuevo Elementary #3: 38 in TKCanfield Avenue Elementary: 38 in TKForty-Ninth Street Elementary: 38 in TKNinety-Sixth Street Elementary: 38 in TKRichard Riordan Primary Center: 38 in TKSanta Monica Boulevard Community Charter: 38 in TKWalgrove Avenue Elementary: 38 in TKWisdom Elementary: 38 in TKWoodcrest Elementary: 38 in TKCamino Nuevo Charter Academy #2: 37 in TKCharles H. Kim Elementary: 37 in TKDelevan Drive Elementary: 37 in TKSynergy Charter Academy: 37 in TKAlta Loma Elementary: 36 in TKCity Language Immersion Charter: 36 in TKEuclid Avenue Elementary: 36 in TKFlorence Avenue Elementary: 36 in TKGrape Street Elementary: 36 in TKICEF View Park Preparatory Elementary: 36 in TKWest Athens Elementary: 36 in TKWestern Avenue Technology Magnet: 36 in TKMontebello Park Elementary: 35 in TKMt. Washington Elementary: 35 in TKRicardo Lizarraga Elementary: 35 in TKRowan Avenue Elementary: 35 in TKMcKinley Avenue Elementary: 34 in TKYES Academy: 34 in TKBelvedere Elementary: 33 in TKEquitas Academy 5: 33 in TKGil Garcetti Learning Academy: 33 in TKJoseph A. Gascon Elementary: 33 in TKLeo Politi Elementary: 33 in TKNinety-Second Street Elementary: 33 in TKRitter Elementary: 33 in TKStella Elementary Charter Academy: 33 in TKTwentieth Street Elementary: 33 in TKWonderland Avenue Elementary: 33 in TKSTEM Preparatory Elementary: 32 in TKWinter Gardens Elementary: 32 in TKAscot Avenue Elementary: 31 in TKEastman Avenue Elementary: 31 in TKFrank del Olmo Elementary: 31 in TKLenicia B. Weemes Elementary: 31 in TKMain Street Elementary: 31 in TKNinety-Ninth Street Elementary: 31 in TKNormandie Avenue Elementary: 31 in TKQueen Anne Place Elementary: 31 in TKSixty-Sixth Street Elementary: 31 in TKAccelerated Charter Elementary: 30 in TKLos Angeles Elementary: 30 in TKN.E.W. Academy of Science and Arts: 30 in TKCowan Avenue Elementary: 29 in TKEstrella Elementary: 29 in TKHoover Street Elementary: 29 in TKMarguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary: 29 in TKShenandoah Street Elementary: 29 in TKSixth Avenue Elementary: 29 in TKCienega Elementary: 28 in TKCity Terrace Elementary: 28 in TKDr. Lawrence H. Moore Math, Science, Technology Academy: 28 in TKGardner Street Elementary: 28 in TKMiramonte Elementary: 28 in TKPuente Charter: 28 in TKRaymond Avenue Elementary: 28 in TKBeethoven Street Elementary: 27 in TKHarrison Street Elementary: 27 in TKHillcrest Drive Elementary: 27 in TKPara Los Niños Charter: 27 in TKSan Pedro Street Elementary: 27 in TKFlorence Griffith Joyner Elementary: 26 in TKGarvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet: 26 in TKGates Street Elementary: 26 in TKGerald A. Lawson Academy of the Arts, Mathematics and Science: 26 in TKKIPP Endeavor College Preparatory Charter: 26 in TKToland Way Elementary: 26 in TKBaldwin Hills Elementary: 25 in TKCalifornia Creative Learning Academy: 25 in TKISANA Nascent Academy: 25 in TKLoren Miller Elementary: 25 in TKRosewood Avenue Elementary School Urban Planning and Urban Design Magnet: 25 in TKCitizens of the World Charter School Mar Vista: 24 in TKJudith F. Baca Arts Academy: 24 in TKOcean Charter: 24 in TKWest Vernon Avenue Elementary: 24 in TKAtwater Avenue Elementary: 23 in TKCahuenga Elementary: 23 in TKFarmdale Elementary: 23 in TKKingsley Elementary: 23 in TKLa Salle Avenue Elementary: 23 in TKNorwood Street Elementary: 23 in TKWilshire Crest Elementary: 23 in TKWilshire Park Elementary: 23 in TKAllesandro Elementary: 22 in TKCommonwealth Avenue Elementary: 22 in TKDolores Huerta Elementary: 22 in TKDorris Place Elementary: 22 in TKFirst Street Elementary: 22 in TKGraham Elementary: 22 in TKMultnomah Street Elementary: 22 in TKValley View Elementary: 22 in TKAmbassador School-Global Education: 21 in TKBetty Plasencia Elementary: 21 in TKBirdielee V. Bright Elementary: 21 in TKCarson-Gore Academy of Environmental Studies: 21 in TKCenter for Advanced Learning: 21 in TKCharles W. Barrett Elementary: 21 in TKElysian Heights ES Arts Magnet: 21 in TKEvergreen Avenue Elementary: 21 in TKHarvard Elementary: 21 in TKLovelia P. Flournoy Elementary: 21 in TKMalabar Street Elementary: 21 in TKMartin Luther King Jr. Elementary: 21 in TKRise Kohyang Elementary: 21 in TKSaturn Street Elementary: 21 in TKAccelerated: 20 in TKAngeles Mesa Elementary: 20 in TKAragon Avenue Elementary: 20 in TKBrockton Avenue Elementary: 20 in TKColiseum Street Elementary: 20 in TKDowntown Value: 20 in TKDr. Theodore T. Alexander Jr. Science Center: 20 in TKGlassell Park ES Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math Magnet: 20 in TKHarmony Elementary: 20 in TKHobart Boulevard Elementary: 20 in TKICEF Innovation Los Angeles Charter: 20 in TKKIPP Vida Preparatory Academy: 20 in TKLillian Street Elementary: 20 in TKLorena Street Elementary: 20 in TKMarianna Avenue Elementary: 20 in TKMorris K. Hamasaki Elementary: 20 in TKNew Heights Charter: 20 in TKNew Los Angeles Charter Elementary: 20 in TKOne Hundred Sixteenth Street Elementary: 20 in TKSan Pascual Elementary Science Technology Engineering Arts And Mathematics (STEAM) Magnet: 20 in TKSeventy-Fourth Street Elementary: 20 in TKUCLA Community K-12: 20 in TKVan Ness Avenue Elementary: 20 in TKVermont Avenue Elementary: 20 in TKCharnock Road Elementary: 19 in TKEquitas Academy 6: 19 in TKFigueroa Street Elementary: 19 in TKGratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS): 19 in TKHumphreys Avenue Elementary: 19 in TKHuntington Drive Elementary: 19 in TKManhattan Place Elementary: 19 in TKMarvin Elementary: 19 in TKNinth Street Elementary: 19 in TKOne Hundred Twelfth Street Elementary: 19 in TKRamona Elementary: 19 in TKSally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy: 19 in TKAspire Inskeep Academy Charter: 18 in TKFletcher Drive Elementary: 18 in TKGrant Elementary: 18 in TKHollywood Elementary: 18 in TKLatona Avenue Elementary: 18 in TKMenlo Avenue Elementary: 18 in TKNora Sterry Elementary: 18 in TKRockdale Visual & Performing Arts Magnet: 18 in TKTEACH Preparatory Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H. Morris Elementary: 18 in TKWatts Learning Center: 18 in TKArlington Heights Elementary: 17 in TKBrooklyn Avenue: 17 in TKBuchanan Street Elementary: 17 in TKGabriella Charter 2: 17 in TKGlenfeliz Boulevard Elementary: 17 in TKGlobal Education Academy: 17 in TKSecond Street Elementary: 17 in TKSierra Vista Elementary: 17 in TKSunrise Elementary: 17 in TKWadsworth Avenue Elementary: 17 in TKWeigand Avenue Elementary: 17 in TKWestport Heights Elementary: 17 in TKWilliam R. Anton Elementary: 17 in TKWindsor Hills Math Science: 17 in TKBreed Street Elementary: 16 in TKCastelar Street Elementary: 16 in TKForty-Second Street Elementary: 16 in TKGriffin Avenue Elementary: 16 in TKICEF Vista Elementary Academy: 16 in TKJohn W. Mack Elementary: 16 in TKLoreto Street Elementary: 16 in TKLos Angeles Leadership Primary Academy: 16 in TKMacArthur Park Elementary School for the Visual and Performing Arts: 16 in TKNew Open World Academy K-12: 16 in TKSolano Avenue Elementary: 16 in TKTom Bradley Global Awareness Magnet: 16 in TKVista Horizon Global Academy: 16 in TKWilton Place Elementary: 16 in TKAspire Juanita Tate Academy Charter: 15 in TKClifford Street Elementary Math & Technology Magnet: 15 in TKEverest Value: 15 in TKLos Feliz Science/Tech/Engineer/Math/Medicine Magnet: 15 in TKOne Hundred Ninth Street Elementary: 15 in TKVirginia Road Elementary: 15 in TKAurora Elementary: 14 in TKFifty-Ninth Street Elementary: 14 in TKLogan Academy of Global Ecology: 14 in TKPalms Elementary: 14 in TKQuincy Jones Elementary: 14 in TKYorkdale Elementary: 14 in TKCamino Nuevo Charter Academy #4: 13 in TKRobert F. Kennedy Elementary: 13 in TKSierra Park Elementary: 13 in TKTwenty-Eighth Street Elementary: 13 in TKUtah Street Elementary: 13 in TKBrentwood Science: 12 in TKBushnell Way Elementary: 12 in TKCheremoya Avenue Elementary: 12 in TKChristopher Dena Elementary: 12 in TKCompton Avenue Elementary: 12 in TKISANA Octavia Academy: 12 in TKFifty-Fourth Street Elementary: 11 in TKLashon Academy City: 11 in TKMarlton: 11 in TKToday's Fresh Start-Compton: 11 in TKLoyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet: 10 in TKVirtual Academy STEAM: 10 in TKAvalon Gardens Elementary: 9 in TKBridge Street Elementary: 9 in TKGabriella Charter: 9 in TKLockwood Avenue Elementary: 9 in TKMayberry Street Elementary: 9 in TKVine Street Elementary: 9 in TKAnnandale Elementary: 8 in TKCrescent Heights Boulevard Elementary: 8 in TKHillside Elementary: 8 in TKPUC Milagro Charter: 8 in TKVernon City Elementary: 8 in TKCarver Elementary: 6 in TKExtera Public School No. 2: 6 in TKRenaissance Arts Academy: 6 in TKSoto Street Elementary: 6 in TKCesar Chavez Elementary: 5 in TKDayton Heights Elementary: 5 in TKInvictus Leadership Academy: 5 in TKEl Sereno Elementary: 4 in TKLaurel Elementary: 4 in TKMurchison Street Elementary: 4 in TKAlbion Street Elementary: 3 in TKAnn Street Elementary: 3 in TKGlen Alta Elementary: 2 in TKHolmes Avenue Elementary: 2 in TKComputer Science Virtual Academy: 1 in TK
Each dot is a campus with a TK class. A larger dot has more children in TK. North is up.

Eligibility

Who can start TK in 2027–28?

Children who turn 4 by September 1, 2027 can start, and it’s free.

Age

Is my child old enough?

A birthday from September 2, 2022 through September 1, 2023 (our arithmetic from the rule). A child who turns 5 by September 1 starts kindergarten instead.

Rule: California Education Code § 48000 (opens in a new tab)

Cost

Does TK cost anything?

No. TK is a free public school year before kindergarten, and enrolling is optional. Hours, before- and after-school care and open seats vary by campus, so ask the school.

Starting ages and cutoff dates →

Where to enroll

Through 3 school districts, or a charter

Campuses

Which Los Angeles campuses have a TK class?

301 campuses in Los Angeles had a TK class in 2025–26.

Campuses by ZIP code

900019 campuses · 289 in TK
900028 campuses · 226 in TK
9000312 campuses · 443 in TK
9000411 campuses · 302 in TK
900056 campuses · 128 in TK
900065 campuses · 140 in TK
900077 campuses · 180 in TK
900085 campuses · 90 in TK
  • 27in TK

    Hillcrest Drive Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Los Angeles Unified

    Scope Score 69Needs Support · 15th percentile

  • 20in TK

    New Heights CharterCharter

    Grades TK–8 · Los Angeles Unified · Check how it admits students.

    Scope Score 78Solid · 62nd percentile

  • 16in TK

    Forty-Second Street Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Los Angeles Unified

    Scope Score 72Developing · 33rd percentile

  • 16in TK

    Tom Bradley Global Awareness MagnetMagnet

    Grades TK–5 · Los Angeles Unified · Check how it admits students.

    Scope Score 76Solid · 53rd percentile

  • 11in TK

    Marlton

    Grades TK–12 · Los Angeles Unified

    No score

900101 campus · 16 in TK
9001117 campuses · 430 in TK
900123 campuses · 35 in TK
900155 campuses · 160 in TK
  • 40in TK

    Equitas Academy #3 CharterCharter

    Grades TK–4 · Los Angeles Unified · Check how it admits students.

    No score

  • 40in TK

    Equitas Academy CharterCharter

    Grades TK–4 · Los Angeles Unified · Check how it admits students.

    No score

  • 33in TK

    Equitas Academy 5Charter

    Grades TK–4 · Los Angeles Unified · Check how it admits students.

    No score

  • 27in TK

    San Pedro Street Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Los Angeles Unified

    Scope Score 71Developing · 26th percentile

  • 20in TK

    Downtown ValueCharter

    Grades TK–8 · Los Angeles Unified · Check how it admits students.

    Scope Score 71Developing · 27th percentile

900167 campuses · 160 in TK
900173 campuses · 88 in TK
900186 campuses · 149 in TK
900195 campuses · 141 in TK
900201 campus · 37 in TK
  • 37in TK

    Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #2Charter

    Grades TK–8 · Los Angeles Unified · Check how it admits students.

    Scope Score 73Developing · 37th percentile

900212 campuses · 46 in TK
  • 27in TK

    Para Los Niños CharterCharter

    Grades TK–5 · Los Angeles Unified · Check how it admits students.

    Scope Score 72Developing · 30th percentile

  • 19in TK

    Ninth Street Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Los Angeles Unified

    Scope Score 69Needs Support · 14th percentile

9002210 campuses · 339 in TK
9002310 campuses · 249 in TK
900242 campuses · 110 in TK
900253 campuses · 116 in TK
  • 78in TK

    Westwood Charter ElementaryCharter

    Grades TK–5 · Los Angeles Unified · Check how it admits students.

    Scope Score 92Strong · 96th percentile

  • 20in TK

    Brockton Avenue Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Los Angeles Unified

    Scope Score 71Developing · 27th percentile

  • 18in TK

    Nora Sterry Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Los Angeles Unified

    Scope Score 72Developing · 28th percentile

900268 campuses · 183 in TK
900272 campuses · 56 in TK
900283 campuses · 88 in TK
900293 campuses · 51 in TK
  • 23in TK

    Kingsley Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Los Angeles Unified

    Scope Score 78Solid · 66th percentile

  • 19in TK

    Ramona Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Los Angeles Unified

    Scope Score 75Developing · 47th percentile

  • 9in TK

    Lockwood Avenue Elementary

    Grades TK–6 · Los Angeles Unified

    Scope Score 72Developing · 31st percentile

9003110 campuses · 174 in TK
  • 55in TK

    El Rio CommunityCharter

    Grades TK–8 · Los Angeles Unified · Check how it admits students.

    Scope Score 80Solid · 73rd percentile

  • 26in TK

    Gates Street Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Los Angeles Unified

    Scope Score 78Solid · 64th percentile

  • 22in TK

    Dorris Place Elementary

    Grades TK–6 · Los Angeles Unified

    Scope Score 80Solid · 73rd percentile

  • 18in TK

    Latona Avenue Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Los Angeles Unified

    Scope Score 78Solid · 64th percentile

  • 16in TK

    Griffin Avenue Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Los Angeles Unified

    Scope Score 76Solid · 55th percentile

  • 16in TK

    Los Angeles Leadership Primary AcademyCharter

    Grades TK–5 · Los Angeles Unified · Check how it admits students.

    Scope Score 71Needs Support · 24th percentile

  • 8in TK

    Hillside Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Los Angeles Unified

    Scope Score 74Developing · 43rd percentile

  • 8in TK

    PUC Milagro CharterCharter

    Grades TK–5 · Los Angeles Unified · Check how it admits students.

    Scope Score 89Strong · 92nd percentile

  • 3in TK

    Albion Street Elementary

    Grades TK–6 · Los Angeles Unified

    Scope Score 72Developing · 28th percentile

  • 2in TK

    Glen Alta Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Los Angeles Unified

    Scope Score 82Strong · 78th percentile

900327 campuses · 103 in TK
900339 campuses · 172 in TK
900345 campuses · 161 in TK
900352 campuses · 46 in TK
900362 campuses · 100 in TK
900379 campuses · 232 in TK
900383 campuses · 65 in TK
900395 campuses · 126 in TK
900414 campuses · 128 in TK
900428 campuses · 181 in TK
900439 campuses · 164 in TK
900449 campuses · 291 in TK
900455 campuses · 155 in TK
900463 campuses · 65 in TK
900475 campuses · 85 in TK
900482 campuses · 64 in TK
900492 campuses · 70 in TK
  • 58in TK

    Kenter Canyon Elementary CharterCharter

    Grades TK–5 · Los Angeles Unified · Check how it admits students.

    Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile

  • 12in TK

    Brentwood Science

    Grades TK–5 · Los Angeles Unified

    Scope Score 82Strong · 79th percentile

900574 campuses · 149 in TK
900582 campuses · 10 in TK
900597 campuses · 150 in TK
900613 campuses · 98 in TK
900622 campuses · 57 in TK
900638 campuses · 169 in TK
900643 campuses · 125 in TK
900659 campuses · 189 in TK
900668 campuses · 326 in TK
  • 73in TK

    Short Avenue Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Los Angeles Unified

    Scope Score 86Strong · 88th percentile

  • 60in TK

    Mar Vista Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Los Angeles Unified

    Scope Score 92Strong · 96th percentile

  • 45in TK

    Goethe International CharterCharter

    Grades TK–8 · Los Angeles Unified · Check how it admits students.

    Scope Score 85Strong · 85th percentile

  • 43in TK

    Grand View Boulevard Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Los Angeles Unified

    Scope Score 83Strong · 81st percentile

  • 38in TK

    Walgrove Avenue Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Los Angeles Unified

    Scope Score 82Strong · 77th percentile

  • 27in TK

    Beethoven Street Elementary

    Grades TK–5 · Los Angeles Unified

    Scope Score 76Solid · 56th percentile

  • 24in TK

    Ocean CharterCharter

    Grades TK–8 · Los Angeles Unified · Check how it admits students.

    Scope Score 83Strong · 81st percentile

  • 16in TK

    ICEF Vista Elementary AcademyCharter

    Grades TK–5 · Los Angeles Unified · Check how it admits students.

    Scope Score 86Strong · 87th percentile

900681 campus · 22 in TK
900771 campus · 53 in TK

Each campus’s TK headcount is from the state’s 2025–26 October enrollment count. Each Scope Score and percentile compares a school’s elementary grades with California elementary schools. A campus without elementary results shows none.

Each headcount counts the students enrolled on one October day, so it shows who enrolled, not seats open now. A campus missing here may still run TK; confirm with the school or district.

Before TK

Too young for TK? Where can my child go?

Los Angeles has 1,231 licensed child care programs.

651

child care centers

580

family child care homes

A child born after September 1, 2023 isn’t old enough for TK in 2027–28. Until they are, look at Los Angeles’s centers and family child care homes, and ask each one about ages and openings.

Licensed programs from the California Community Care Licensing Division: child care centers as of August 13, 2026, family child care homes as of May 25, 2025. A license is not a quality rating or a current opening.