Transitional kindergarten · North Hills

10 of North Hills’s public and charter campuses ran a TK class in 2025–26, enrolling 357 four-year-olds.

Source: CDE 2025–26 October enrollment count, 10 campuses in North Hills.

Mayall Street Elementary: 49 in TKLangdon Avenue Elementary: 44 in TKPlummer Elementary: 44 in TKGledhill Street Elementary: 43 in TKParthenia Academy of Arts and Technology: 39 in TKRosa Parks Learning Center: 35 in TKLassen Elementary: 34 in TKNoble Avenue Elementary: 33 in TKCarlos Santana Arts Academy: 21 in TKValley Charter Elementary: 15 in TK
  1. Mayall Street Elementary49 in TK
  2. Langdon Avenue Elementary44 in TK
  3. Plummer Elementary44 in TK
  4. Gledhill Street Elementary43 in TK
  5. Parthenia Academy of Arts and Technology39 in TK
  6. Rosa Parks Learning Center35 in TK
  7. Lassen Elementary34 in TK
  8. Noble Avenue Elementary33 in TK
  9. Carlos Santana Arts Academy21 in TK
  10. Valley Charter Elementary15 in TK
Each numbered dot is a campus with a TK class, where it stands in the city. 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 Los Angeles Unified, or a charter

Campuses

Which North Hills campuses have a TK class?

10 campuses in North Hills had a TK class in 2025–26.

Campuses by TK headcount

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?

North Hills has 41 licensed child care programs.

11

child care centers

30

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 North Hills’s centers and family child care homes, and ask each one about ages and openings.

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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.