For parents who choose to send their children to public school, the Los Angeles Unified School District serves Brentwood. Despite the negative reputation of that district, there are good academic opportunities at the assigned high school, University High, and the elementary schools Kenter Canyon, Community Magnet and Brentwood Science Magnet perform well relative to the rest of the city..

Top 75 Advanced Placement Class Completion	Statistics from Schoolwise Press ranking the top 75 high schools in Los Angeles County for the number of AP (advanced placement) courses successfully completed by each's students.
Top 75 Elementary School Math	Top 75 elementary schools in Los Angeles County ranking the percentage of each school's students that scored above in a math test.
Top 75 Elementary School Reading	Top 75 elementary schools in Los Angeles County ranking the percentage of each school's students that scored above in a verbal test.

Schools

University High	This is the local public high school assigned by the LA Unified School District.
3rd Party Assessment of University High	This provides a 3rd party assessment of University High --- how well it performs academically and a profile of the school and students.
LA Unified School District D	District D of the Los Angeles Unified School District provides public education from Kindergarten through Grade 12.
Community Magnet School	Public elementary school in the LA Unified School District.
Brentwood Science Magnet School	Public elementary school in the LA Unified School District that attracts top science students.
Kenter Canyon Elementary	Public elementary school in th LA Unified School District.
Harvard-Westlake School	A private school in the area renowned for academic, athletic and all-around excellence.
Crossroads School	Another private school serving the area. Located in Santa Monica.
Brentwood School	Another private school nearby. There are two campuses, both in nearby Brentwood.

Educational Accomplishment