Established in 1978, The school was initially called the College d'Etudes Françaises (CEF) and then the Lycée International de Los Angeles (LILA).

Her grandfather, Albert Bayet (1880-1961) was Professor of Sociology at the Sorbonne and at the École pratique des hautes études.

The largest of the five, this campus is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument and is the only school designed by noted architect John Lautner.

Constructed in 1960 in the International Modern style, the four separate pavilion classrooms feature a low scale to suit children.

It consists of a two-story building with 11 classrooms, a dual-language library, a computer lab used for student research and didactic exercises, and dedicated outside dining and play areas.

The campus is on Riverside Drive, the area's high street, lined with sycamore and oak trees.

LILA previously served San Gabriel Valley families with a Kindergarten through grade 6 campus on the property of the United Methodist Church in Monrovia.

[10] Rugby 7s, association football, basketball, tennis, volleyball, track and field and fencing are all sports played at the school.

The International School of Los Angeles follows the French Ministry of Education's academic program in a bilingual context.

Satisfying both the Core Standards and the French Ministry of Education's requirements necessitates a rigorous schedule; the percentage of each language of instruction varies at each grade level.

Students are taught to speak, read, and write both French and English, but can additionally learn other languages.

The School further requires all its secondary students to fulfil 150 hours of community service as part of their roles as world citizens.