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Idyllwild Arts Academy
- A+Overall Grade
- Private, Boarding
- 9-12
- Idyllwild, CA
- 55 reviews
- AcademicsA
- DiversityA+
- TeachersB+
- College PrepA
- Clubs & ActivitiesA-
- SportsC-
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Tuition
Yearly Tuition
$30,000
Tuition is for the highest grade offered and may have changed for the current school year. For more information, please contact the school.
Boarding (Tuition + Boarding)
$65,591
Received Financial Aid
60%
Average Financial Aid
$25,000
From Idyllwild Arts Academy
The Idyllwild Arts Academy provides pre-professional training in the arts and a comprehensive college preparatory curriculum to a diverse student body of gifted young artists from all over the world.
Idyllwild Arts Academy Rankings
Niche ranks nearly 100,000 schools and districts based on statistics and millions of opinions from students and parents.
Academics
Culture & Safety
Poll
- 80%
- of students agree that they feel safe at their school.10 responses
Poll
- 70%
- of students agree that they like their school and feel happy there.10 responses
Boarding
Students
Diversity
A+
Based on racial and economic diversity and survey responses on school culture and diversity from students and parents.
Students
320
- 82%
- of students and parents agree that students at this school are competitive.11 responses
- 91%
- of students and parents agree that students at this school are creative and artsy.11 responses
- 0%
- of students and parents agree that students at this school are athletic.11 responses
Teachers
Poll
- 85%
- of students and parents agree that the teachers genuinely care about the students.13 responses
Poll
- 62%
- of students and parents agree that the teachers adequately lead and control the classroom.13 responses
Clubs & Activities
Clubs & Activities
A-
Based on student and parent reviews of clubs and activities.
Girls Athletic Participation
—
Boys Athletic Participation
—
- 33%
- of students and parents agree that there are plenty of clubs and organizations for students to get involved in.6 responses
- 33%
- of students and parents agree that clubs and organizations get the funding they need.6 responses
- 0%
- of students and parents agree that lots of students participate in clubs and organizations.6 responses
Idyllwild Arts Academy Reviews
55 reviews
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It is truly an amazing and magical place! An inspiring atmosphere in one of the most beautiful, pristine areas of the southern California. It has an incredible caring, world-claas faculty. Wonderful students gather from all over the world to experience a very unique opportunity in a well-rounded, artistically-rich environment. The student level is truly impressive and encourages everyone to keep rising to one's personal best. It is something everyone should know about and experience!
So many students have gone on to fantastic colleges, successful careers and highly enriched lives with beautiful memories for a lifetime! <3
So many students have gone on to fantastic colleges, successful careers and highly enriched lives with beautiful memories for a lifetime! <3
Between the forested campus and family-like faculty, our child feels personally secure and able to share her authentic self at IAA. Living in community with students passionately pursuing their art inspires her and stokes an appreciation for other disciplines. She says that IAA students raise each other up, which is evident at performances. Kids cheer each other on, appreciating the discipline invested and recognizing the courage it takes to perform. We worried our high-achieving academic might not be challenged by the core classes, but she appreciates the group discussion approach. Balancing a dual-curriculum workload (which she finds energizing not exhausting), she's honing time management skills, preparing for college. If she keeps up her grades, an IAA education offers a competitive edge when applying to colleges; she’ll have her choice of school. Overall, IAA offers the best education for our academically-minded, arts-focused kid and is setting her on a trajectory to success.
Idyllwild Arts Academy definitely deserves 5 stars! We have a very discerning daughter who is in 9th grade there and she loves it so much and is very happy there. She is immersed in theatre & acting & with many outstanding professionals. We live in Los Angeles and she could have stayed here to study acting but she chooses Idyllwild! We also love that the campus is in nature & in the mountains-so lovely! We weren’t sure how it would be for her to be away at boarding school but she comes home often for breaks. Socially, she has found many friends who also enjoy the arts. We love it and are very grateful to have found it and that she was accepted.