Magnet Schools

Hacienda Science/Environment Magnet is a California Distinguished School dedicated to teaching students to explore the natural world around them. The school offers a unique, one-acre outdoor classroom site featuring California native plants and pond communities. 

All students study science with a resource teacher as well as with the classroom teachers. Staff emphasizes academic achievement in the classroom through specialized instruction in science, including scheduled indoor and outdoor laboratory lessons. A balanced music program is accommodated by an extended day.

Hammer Montessori at Galarza Elementary is a public Montessori magnet school that utilizes the philosophy that all children are able and wanting to learn. We strive to empower all students to develop strategies to gain the knowledge, skills, and values needed to participate meaningfully in our diverse and global society. 

Hammer Montessori specializes in individual and small group instruction. All students are encouraged and guided to becoming self-directed and self-motivated learners. Uniquely designed and sequenced hands-on materials help students develop skills and work together to learn the curriculum.

River Glen K-8 is a Two-Way Bilingual Immersion (TWBI) magnet program offers students the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills in all academic subjects and the arts, while developing proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking in Spanish and English. Our goal is to educate students to be bilingual, biliterate, and bicultural and to enable them to meet the challenges of a global society. 

River Glen has received a national award of Academic Excellence, is a California Distinguished School, and was featured as a national exemplary program by the U.S. Department of Education. 

Families are required to attend an informational session prior to enrollment. The following sessions are available for the 2025-2026 school year: 

Info session flyer: English | Spanish