Top Arts Boarding Schools

  • For the 2020 school year, there are 4 top pre-professional arts boarding schools located within the United States, serving 1,256 students.
  • While college-prep boarding schools generally have excellent arts programs, the schools below specialize further in helping students train and become artists in a variety of fields such as music, visual arts, theatre, ballet, and creative writing.
  • Students are prepared for entrance into either traditional colleges or specialty schools like music conservatories (e.g., Juilliard).
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Idyllwild Arts Academy Photo - Idyllwild Arts Academy is home to 310 students from 35 countries and 26 US states, all devoted to intensive study of the arts. Located 2 hours from Los Angeles, 2 hours from San Diego, and 1 hour from Palm Springs, the Academy is an artistic crossroads for Southern California.
Walnut Hill School for the Arts Photo
Interlochen Arts Academy Photo - Music students study in the state-of-the-art Music Center, which features two large ensemble rehearsal halls, nine ensemble rooms, 25 teaching studios, a recording studio, and more.
Besant Hill School Photo - A spectacular view of the Topa Topa mountains from the common room in our Phoenix dorm. Students gather here for study sessions, snacks and social activities.

Top Arts Boarding Schools (2020)

  • School Location Grades Students
  • Besant Hill School
    Besant Hill School Photo - Besant Hill School is located in the Ojai Valley, on 500 acres of private land with beautiful vistas in every direction. Facilities include four dormitories, outdoor sports facilities including a new aquatic center, indoor theater, atelier, and classrooms nestled along winding paths and oak trees. We also have an eight acre organic farm.
    (1)
    8585 Ojai Santa Paula Road
    Ojai, CA 93023
    (805)646-4343
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 100 students
  • Idyllwild Arts Academy
    Idyllwild Arts Academy Photo - InterArts and Fashion Design offers students the chance to explore and combined multiple art forms or to focus in Fashion Design. Students present their work in two fully choreographed Fashion Shows each year.
    (17)
    52500 Temecula Road
    Idyllwild, CA 92549
    (951)468-7223
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 320 students
  • Interlochen Arts Academy
    Interlochen Arts Academy Photo - Music students study in the state-of-the-art Music Center, which features two large ensemble rehearsal halls, nine ensemble rooms, 25 teaching studios, a recording studio, and more.
    4000 M 137 Hwy
    Interlochen, MI 49643
    (231)640-9353
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 552 students
  • Walnut Hill School for the Arts
    Walnut Hill School for the Arts Photo
    (3)
    12 Highland Street
    Natick, MA 01760
    (508)650-5020
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 284 students
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