Idyllwild Arts Academy

Idyllwild Arts Academy
Address
52500 Temecula Road
Idyllwild, California 92549
United States
Information
Type Private, day and boarding
Specialist arts school
Established 1946
Opened 1986 (current school)
President Pamela Jordan
Dean Justin Barrett (Students)
Marianne Kent-Stoll (Academics)
Head of school Pamela Jordan
Grades 9–12, Post-Graduate
Gender Coeducational
Enrollment 311 (2015[1])
Campus size 205 acres (83 ha)
Campus type Rural, San Jacinto Mountains
Accreditation Western Association of Schools and Colleges[1]
Affiliations The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)
Website www.idyllwildarts.org

Idyllwild Arts Academy is a private school located in Idyllwild, in the San Jacinto Mountains and San Bernardino National Forest, within western Riverside County, California.

It offers a college preparatory program for grades 9–12 and post-graduates, with training in music, theater, dance, visual art, creative writing, film, and interdisciplinary arts. An audition or portfolio is required for admission.

The Academy is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

It was the first independent boarding high school for the arts in the western United States.

Notable alumni

In the television series The Fosters the character Brandon Foster attends a summer program in piano composition at Idyllwild.

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Coordinates: 33°44′06″N 116°44′54″W / 33.73498°N 116.74847°W / 33.73498; -116.74847

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