Overview
Located one mile from the ocean, in the foothills of Santa Barbara County, Cate School is a coeducational college preparatory boarding school. Founded in 1910, the School delivers a demanding academic program resulting in a breadth and depth of scholarly inquiry. Cate School seeks students with the capacity to handle a demanding college-preparatory curriculum, with the curiosity to engage in our student-centered small classes, and with the compassion and character to be active and caring members of our small community. The student body of 265 students (83% are boarders) comes from 22 states and 19 foreign countries and is both academically talented and remarkably diverse (41% students of color). In an intimate setting, students and teachers together pursue high ideals. Cate's mission statement reads: "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."

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Chinese Student Mgmt

Co-ed Boarding Grades: 9-12
Co-edCo-ed
Co-ed Rural
No ESL: No
69,000 Tuition: $69,000
301 # of Students: 301
Co-ed Teacher:Student: 1:5
Co-ed International Student: 17%
0 AP Courses: 0
90.00 Endowment: $299,003/student
71 Faculty w/ adv. degree: 71%
2098 SAT: 1405/1600
#12 USA Boarding School
School Videos (1)

School Gallery (13)
Matriculation
All graduates (2019-2023)
2 Columbia University 9
2 Harvard College 6
2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1
5 Yale University 5
6 Stanford University 9
6 University of Chicago 13
8 University of Pennsylvania 9
9 California Institute of Technology 1
9 Duke University 4
9 Johns Hopkins University 1
9 Northwestern University 2
13 Dartmouth College 6
14 Brown University 12
14 Vanderbilt University 2
14 Washington University in St. Louis 2
17 Cornell University 6
17 Rice University 2
19 University of Notre Dame 4
20 University of California: Los Angeles 4
21 Emory University 4
Chinese graduates (2020)
12 Dartmouth College 1
20 University of California: Los Angeles 1
22 University of Southern California 1
22 University of California: Berkeley 1
34 University of California: Santa Barbara 1
36 University of California: Irvine 1
37 University of California: San Diego 1
39 University of California: Davis 1
40 Northeastern University 1
40 Case Western Reserve University 1
48 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1
70 University of Minnesota: Twin Cities 1
84 University of Iowa 1
Arts
Total 3
Performing Art History Art
Extracurricular Activities and Clubs
Total 20
Black Student Union California Mathematics League Camerata
Cate Review (Literary Magazine) CateNet Masters Chamber Orchestra
El Batidor (school newspaper) Foster Homes (community service) Gay-Straight Alliance
Green Team (recycling) International Students Club Jazz Band
Kayaking Club Los Ninos (community service) Mesan (school yearbook)
Mock Trial Peer Tutors Student Book Club
Student Senate Tour Guides
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Contact Info
Website
http://www.cate.org
Address
1960 Cate Mesa Road, Carpinteria, CA 93013
Phone Number
805-684-4127
Email
admission@cate.org
State/Provience
California
Basic Info
Year Founded
1910
Campus Size
300 acres
Boarding Rate
80%
Application Info
Deadline
01/15
School Code
TOEFL:8529
SSAT:2170
ISEE:50485
Interview
Skype, On Campus
Pre Interview
No Requirement
Grades open for Chinese Students
9 -11
Toefl
SSAT
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