Longleaf School of the Arts


Longleaf School of the Arts is a college preparatory charter high school in Raleigh, North Carolina, established in 2013. The school enrolled 300+ students in the 2018–2019 school year with a roster of 20+ full-time teachers. Longleaf's offered arts include: Visual, Dance, Chorus, Contemporary A Cappella, Band, Orchestra, and Theatre. The foreign languages offered are French and Spanish.

Academics

Students at Longleaf School of the Arts are asked to complete a course of study that includes comprehensive study in a number of artistic fields, the North Carolina required course of academic study in English, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, Foreign Language, and Physical Education, a course in Cognitive Development, and an array of optional Advanced Placement courses to earn college credit.

Demographics and rankings

Longleaf School of the Arts was ranked in the top 10% of North Carolina schools by U.S. News and is the highest ranked arts-focused high school in Wake County. Longleaf was also ranked in the top 3% of schools nationally on the College Readiness Index.
The total minority enrollment is 37%, and 12% of students are economically disadvantaged. The student-teacher ratio is 14:1. The school has an 80% participation in AP courses.

Johneka Williams' Controversy

In 2018, when Johneka Williams assumed the role of head of school, articles came to light about her having been found guilty of passing a stopped school bus. Within the school's community, this was considered highly controversial.