Woodland Hills

The area now known as Woodland Hills was originally inhabited by Native Americans, the Fernandeno-Tataviam and Chumash-Venturano tribes, who lived in the Santa Monica Mountains and Simi Hills, by the Arroyo Calabasas (Calabasas Creek). In 1769 the first European explorers settled in the San Fernando Valley, established the Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana and controlled the land. Americans took over ownership of the land south of Roscoe Blvd from Toluca Lake to Woodland Hills in 1860’s and eventually changed hands from Lankershim, to Isaac Newton Van Nuys, Harry Chandler, Hobart Johnstone Whitley, Gen Moses Sherman and others. Eventually the community of 2886 acres was bought by Victor Girard Kleinberg and then incorporated in 1945 forming the city of Woodland Hills.

Woodland Hills experiences some of the most temperature extremes in the season changes in the area. The city’s hottest temperature ever was recorded at 121 °F (49 °C) on September 6, 2020. The climate in general is classified as mild, with rainy winters and hot and dry summers. This climate is often referred to as Mediterranean.

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. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 79.90% White, 6.97% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 3.34% African American, 0.33% Native American, 4.80% from other races, and 4.52% from two or more races. 11.94% of the population were Hispanic of any race.

Local government

Woodland Hills Warner Center Neighborhood Council is the local elected advisory body to the city of Los Angeles representing stakeholders in the Woodland Hills and Warner Center areas.

Los Angeles Fire Department Station 84 (Woodland Hills) and Station 105 (Woodland Hills) serve the community. The Los Angeles Police Department operates the Topanga Division station in Canoga Park which provides service to the Woodland Hills area.

Post office

The United States Postal Service Woodland Hills Post Office is located at 21200 Oxnard Street. The community’s postal codes are 91364, 91365, and 91367.

Federal representation

Woodland Hills is represented in the United States Senate by California’s Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla.
Woodland Hills is located within California’s 30th congressional district represented by Democrat Brad Sherman.

State representation

Woodland Hills is within California’s 45th State Assembly district represented by Democrat Jesse Gabriel and California’s 27th State Senate district represented by Democrat Henry Stern.

Local representation

Woodland Hills is located within Los Angeles City Council District 3 represented by Bob Blumenfield.

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.

Elementary schools include:

• Calabash Street Elementary School
• Lockhurst Elementary School
• Serrania Elementary School
• Woodlake Avenue Elementary School
• Woodland Hills Charter for Enriched Studies
• Ivy Academia Entrepreneurial Charter School
• Calvert Street Elementary School

Middle schools include:

• Woodland Hills Charter Academy (formerly known as Parkman Middle School)
• The school opened in 1959 as “Parkman Junior High School.” It received its current name in 2006.
• George Ellery Hale Charter Academy

High schools include:

• El Camino Real High School
• William Howard Taft High School
• Henry David Thoreau Continuation High School

Adult School:

• West Valley Occuptional Center, 6200 Winnetka Avenue

Charter schools

• El Camino Real High School
• William Howard Taft High School
• Ingenium Charter School – Kindergarten through Sixth Grade
• George Ellery Hale Charter Academy 6–8 grade
• Chime Charter School K-8
• Serrania Charter for Enriched Studies – K-5
• Calvert School for Enriched Studies – K-5

Private schools

• The Alexandria Academy – secular school serving First through Twelfth Grade
• Halsey Schools – 6 weeks – 6 years.
• Louisville High School – All-female Catholic High School
• St. Bernardine of Siena – preschool through Eighth Grade
• St. Mel – preschool through Eighth Grade
• Woodland Hills Private School – serving Preschool (starting at 2 years old) through Fifth Grade.
• Lycée International de Los Angeles had a Woodland Hills campus, which had over 140 students as of 2001. This was in a public school building, rented from the Los Angeles Unified School District. In 2001 LAUSD announced that it would not renew the lease. Lycée Français de Los Angeles operated a San Fernando Valley campus in Woodland Hills,on the site of Platt Elementary School.

Colleges and universities

• Los Angeles Pierce College (part of the Los Angeles Community College District)