Ernest Lawrence Middle School was named for the 1939 Nobel Peace Prize winning physicist Ernest Orlando Lawrence. In 1930, Dr. Lawrence invented the cyclotron, which split the atom, paving the way to the atomic age.
The Lawrence Gifted Magnet serves 360 gifted, highly gifted, and high ability students. The 120 students at each grade level take honors level classes wihin an accelerated curriculum.
Stoney Point High is the continuation school for Chatsworth High School. Continuation high schools are small campuses with low student-to-teacher ratios offering instruction to students between the ages of 16 and 18 who are deemed at risk of not completing their education.
William Tell Aggeler High is an opportunity school. According to the Los Angeles Unified School District, opportunity schools are "small campuses serving students (grades 7-12) who are habitually truant, have irregular attendance and exhibit other at-risk behaviors. These schools offer specialized instruction, guidance and counseling, psychological services and tutorial assistance to help students overcome barriers to learning." The school is adjacent to the Rancho San Antonio Boys Home.
