If your child is having trouble in public school, and you would like to find resources within the public
school system to assist you, we've compiled a list of contact information for the South Bay and surrounding areas.
Most of these are not homeschool programs. This is a list we have compiled of public and
community based services and programs in the South Bay and surrounding areas, including continuation high schools and counseling services.
Tutors for individual subjects -all ages
South Bay Unified Teachers
Charter Schools (some offer independent study)
Pacifica School Grades K-8
Green Dot Public Charter Schools
Entire CDE List of Charter Schools
Redondo Beach Unified
Redondo Shores Continuation High School
Goy Casillas, Principal
1000 Del Amo Street
310-798-8690
Redondo Beach Unified School District Independent Study
Two locations:
1107 Vincent Street
Redondo Beach
310-798-8622
3401 Inglewood Avenue, Room 3
Redondo Beach
310-937-3346
La Vida School for Pregnant Minors
(14-18 years) No fee.
La Vida South Bay:
serves students from Redondo, Manhattan and El Segundo schools.
310.798.4591, 310.798.4261
Hamilton Adult School, 2606 W. 182nd St., Torrance
Manhattan Beach Unified
Pacific Shores Continuation High School
Contact Mira Costa High School
310-318-7337
El Segundo Unified
Arena High Continuation High School
630 Arena Street
310-615-2650
Torrance Unified
Shery High School
2600 Vine Street
310-533-4440
TUSD ISP
Lorraine Stanger, Resource Instructor
310-972-6977
Her office is at Levy School
La Vida School for Pregnant Minors
(14-18 years) No fee.
La Vida Torrance:
serves students from Torrance and PV schools
310.523.1531
Hamilton Adult School, 2606 W. 182nd Street, Torrance
PV Unified
Rancho Del Mar Continuation High School
38 Crest Road West, Rolling Hills
310-377-6691
Centinela Valley Unified (Hawthorne/Lawndale)
Lloyd Continuation High School
14901 Inglewood Ave, Lawndale
310-263-3264
Southwest Community Day School 4th-7th
14609 Grevillea Ave, Lawndale
310-970-9914
La Vida School for Pregnant Minors
(14-18 years) No fee.
La Vida Centinela Valley:
serves students from Centinela Valley School
310.973.4591.
Call for location. Contact us at 374.3426 x185
Culver City Unified
Culver City Independent Study School K-12
11450 Port Road
310-842-4241
Culver Park Continuation High School
5303 Berryman Ave
310-390-8886
Santa Monica Malibu Unified
Olympic Continuation High School
721 Ocean Park Blvd, Santa Monica
310-392-2494
LA Unified
City of Angels
Independent Study K-12
Molly Milner, Principal
1449 San Pedro Street, LA
213-745-1100
Educational Options
expelled youth
213-241-4586
Berenice Carlson School
seriously ill students
10952 Whipple Street, North Hollywood
818-509-8759
Angel Gate Continuation High School
3200 Alma Street, San Pedro
310-832-6911
Moneta Continuation High School
1230 W. 177th, Gardena
310-329-4139
Eagle Tree Continuation High School
22628 S. Main, Carson
310-549-0970
Chavez Continuation High School
12501 S. Wilmington, Compton
310-898-6340
Tubman Continuation High School
1104 148th, Compton
310-898-6340
LA COUNTY and SOUTH BAY COMMUNITY SERVICES
Southwest Alternative Education Center
14609 Grevillea
Lawndale, CA 90260
(310) 970-9910
We are part of the Los Angeles County Office of Education
and serve mostly middle and high school students who are
referred to us by their school districts. We serve the
districts of the South Bay. We have pregnant minor programs
(La Vida), independent study, Schools with Purpose,
and community schools.
Juvenile Court and Community Schools
12830 Clark Ave. Downey
562-803-8204
Division of Alternative Education
Alternative Polytechnic and Arts Schools
Opportunities For Youth Charter
Opportunities For Learning Charter
Youth Options Unlimited
David Flores, Director
12830 Clark Avenue, Downey
562-803-8467
South Bay Youth Project
Counseling Services
320 Knob Hill
Redondo Beach 90277
(310) 372-7724
Teen and Family Counseling
serving beach cities, PV, Lomita, El Segundo
310-372-7724
serving Torrance
310-618-5555
1736 Crisis Center
Services and assistance for homeless and runaway youth
1736 Monterey Boulevard, Hermosa Beach
310-379-3620
Another Way Another Day Foundation
3711 West Adams Blvd Suite 1
Los Angeles 90018
(323) 734-6422
Teen program which attempts to reduce crime among youth
Toberman Settlement House
131 North Grand Avenue
San Pedro 90731
(310) 832-1145
Deliquency prevention, drug testing and counseling, domestic violence
counseling, high school independent study.
SCROC
Southern California Regional Occupational Center
Job Training for High School Students
310-224-4200
Richstone Family Center
13620 Cordary Avenue
Hawthorne (310) 971-1921 x141
Counseling Services, Gang Intervention, Parent Education, Youth
Activities, Non-violent conflict resolution
Rita Walters Learning Center
915 West Manchester
Los Angeles 90011
(323) 789-4717
Education and family support for at risk youth. First time offenders.
For information on homeschool alternatives to traditional public or private school, go to our
Homeschool Basics page.