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Cate School

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About Cate School

Cate School, founded in 1910, is a grade 9-12 coeducational boarding school on California’s Central Coast. A demanding and engaging academic program, a diverse student body, and a residential emphasis make Cate a distinctive community in which talented students continue their intellectual, moral, physical, and social growth. Cate is committed to offering an educational experience with lifelong meaning and profound value for each student. Mission: Through commitment, scholarship, companionship, and service, each member of the Cate community contributes to what our founder called “... the spirit of this place ... all compounded of beauty and virtue, quiet study, vigorous play, and hard work.”

School Profile

  • Membership Status
    Full Member
  • School Type
    Secondary
  • Boarding/Day
    Boarding and Day Programs
  • Grade Levels
    Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, and Grade 12
  • Classroom
    In-Person
  • Gender
    All Genders
  • Enrollment
    307
  • Affiliations
    NAIS and WASC
  • Accepting I-20s
    Yes

Location Information

Contact Information

  • Mailing Address
    P.O. Box 5005 Carpinteria, CA 93014-5005
  • Main
    (805) 684-4127
  • Fax
    (805) 684-2507