Post-secondary education

Encino is the location of Phillips Graduate Institute and a Pepperdine University satellite campus.

Primary and secondary schools

Public schools

Area public primary and secondary schools are operated by the Los Angeles Unified School District. The area is within Board District 4. As of 2008 Marlene Canter represents the district. Canter announced that she will not seek re-election after her term expires in June 2009.

The public elementary schools serving Encino are:

• Emelita Elementary School
• Encino Elementary School
• Lanai Road Elementary School]
• Hesy Oaks School

The public middle schools serving Encino are:

• Mulholland Middle School
• Portola Middle School
• Hesby Oaks School

The public high schools serving Encino are:

• Birmingham High School
• Reseda High School

Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies is a magnet school in the area.

Zane Grey Continuation High School is in the area.

Private schools

The private schools are:

• Children’s Community School,
• Los Encinos School,
• The Learning Center Foundation
• Valley Beth Shalom Day School,
• St.Cyril’s of Jerusalem
• Westmark School
• Holy Martyrs Armenian High School
• Crespi Carmelite High School, and
• Our Lady of Grace.