Type
Boarding
Enrollment
305
Student-Teacher Ratio
5:1
Admit Rate
-
Reach
Global
Narrative
Profile Notes
Summary
Cate School official source provided is the 2023-2024 school profile, not a 2025-2026 profile. Extracted facts below therefore reflect the 2023-2024 profile; testing data are for the Class of 2024, and the college enrollment list is explicitly reported as 2019-2023.
College Counseling
College counseling contacts listed: Maude Bond (Director of College Counseling), Margot Dorion (Sr. Associate Director of College Counseling), Amy Giles (College Counselor/Transcript Registrar), Sara Boardman (College Counseling Office Manager).
Advanced Coursework
Advanced curriculum includes Advanced English 11; Advanced English 12; Advanced History (11 trimester electives); Advanced U.S. History; Advanced Art; Advanced Art History; Advanced Performing Arts; Advanced Calculus 1; Advanced Calculus 2; Adv Multivariable Calculus, Statistics, Linear Algebra; Advanced Math 4; Advanced Statistics; Advanced Biology (7 trimester electives); Advanced Computer Science; Advanced Chemistry; Advanced Physics; Advanced Chinese (3 trimester electives); Advanced French: Language Studies; Advanced French: Literature Studies; Advanced Spanish: Language Studies; Advanced Spanish: Literature Studies; Honors Japanese 4; Post-Advanced Chinese; Post-Advanced French; Post-Advanced Spanish.
Siviq Layer
Siviq Scores
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar schools. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Academic Program
98th percentile
Higher reported academic program than 98% of similar schools.
Combines advanced-course offerings, testing, and reported honors or IB signals.
Institutional Resources
74th percentile
Higher reported institutional resources than 74% of similar schools.
Uses linked nonprofit financial capacity when a reviewed EIN match is available.
Outcomes
83rd percentile
Higher reported outcomes than 83% of similar schools.
Based on reported college destinations in the current school profile.
Reach & Access
38th percentile
Higher reported reach & access than 38% of similar schools.
Combines geographic reach and reported access signals from the current school data.
Student Experience
83rd percentile
Lower reported student experience than 83% of similar schools.
Lower student-teacher ratios score higher within each peer cohort.
Standardized Data
Profile
Profile
Overview
- Grades Served
- 9-12
Profile
Academics
- Honors Program
- Yes
- Average ACT
- 34
Profile
Student Body
- States Represented
- 21
- Countries Represented
- 19
- Students of Color
- 54%
- International Students
- 19%
- Receiving Financial Aid
- 26%
Profile
Policies
- Class Rank Policy
- Cate does not rank
- Weighted Grades
- Yes
- Weighted Grades Policy
- GPA is cumulative for grades 10 and higher and comprised of Cate courses and approved program courses only; weighting adds 1.0 for Advanced and 0.5 for Honors courses
- Disciplinary Reporting
- In most cases, Cate does not share disciplinary records with colleges and universities; it is incumbent upon students to answer all application questions honestly and counselors support students in submitting required statements.
Linked Nonprofit Data
Nonprofit Financials
Net Assets
$214,720,269
Tax year 2024
Net Income
$2,147,991
Latest revenue minus expenses from the school's nonprofit filing.
Total Expenses
$39,167,372
Tax year 2024
Expenses Per Student
$128,418
Calculated from total expenses divided by the current school-profile enrollment.
Location Context
Nearest
Institutional Details
People & Credentials
Institutional
Contacts
Director of College Counseling
Maude Bond
Sr. Associate Director of College Counseling
Margot Dorion
College Counselor/Transcript Registrar
Amy Giles
College Counseling Office Manager
Sara Boardman
External References
Links
College Outcomes
Top Colleges
Search & Answers
Cate School Frequently Asked Questions
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cate School?
The current school profile does not publish a normalized student-teacher ratio for Cate School.
How many students are enrolled at Cate School?
The current school profile reports about 305 students enrolled at Cate School.
What grades does Cate School offer?
Cate School currently reports serving grades 9-12.
Where is Cate School located?
Cate School is located in Carpinteria, CA.
Is Cate School a day school or a boarding school?
Cate School is a private school.
How many students receive financial aid at Cate School?
The current school profile says about 26.0% of students at Cate School receive financial aid.
Which colleges show up most often for Cate School?
The current school profile highlights American University as one of the top reported college destinations for Cate School.
Does Cate rank students?
No. Cate says it does not rank students. It also notes that GPA is cumulative for grades 10 and up, and that Advanced courses add 1.0 while Honors courses add 0.5 in weighting.
How does Cate’s trimester system work?
Cate uses a trimester calendar. Terms end in November, March, and June. For seniors, first-trimester grade reports are automatically sent to colleges, while second-trimester reports are sent on request.
What’s the typical course load at Cate?
The typical load is 5 academic courses per trimester plus an art requirement. Cate also says students must take a full-year arts course in grades 9 and 10, plus a third full-year arts course in grade 11 or 12.
Is Cate part of any larger school network?
Yes. Cate is a member of Round Square, which the school describes as a network of 160 high schools across 40 countries.
By Geography
Nearby Schools
By Similarity
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Provenance
Sources
| Source | Type | Checked | Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 School Profile (PDF) Used for normalized profile metrics, school facts, FAQ answers, and school SEO metadata. | School Profile PDF | Apr 01, 2026 | Academic Rigor Category • Access Category • Advanced Course Notes • Average ACT • Boarding Model • Boarding Status • More normalized profile fields |
| Quick Facts - Cate School www.cate.org/about/quick-facts | Admin Source | May 11, 2026 | International Students • Student-Teacher Ratio |
| Cate School – Boarding School in California www.cate.org | Official Website Page | Apr 05, 2026 | Countries Represented • Founded Year • States Represented |
| Leadership & Trustees - Cate School www.cate.org/about/trustees-leadership | Official Website Page | Apr 05, 2026 | Faculty Count • Founded Year |
Sources & Data QualityMirrored artifacts, website inventory, and normalization review notes for this school profile.
Source Links
Known Website Addresses
| Role | URL | Method |
|---|---|---|
| official_website | www.cate.org/about/at-a-glance | supplemental_backfill |
| official_website | www.cate.org/about/facts | supplemental_backfill |
| official_website | www.cate.org/about/fast-facts | supplemental_backfill |
| Academics - Cate School | www.cate.org/academics | supplemental_backfill |
| College Counseling - Cate School | www.cate.org/academics/college-counseling | supplemental_backfill |
| Admission - Cate School | www.cate.org/admission | supplemental_backfill |
| official_website | www.cate.org/admissions | supplemental_backfill |
| official_website | www.cate.org/student-life | supplemental_backfill |
| official_website | www.cate.org/tuition-and-financial-aid | supplemental_backfill |
| About - Cate School | www.cate.org/about | supplemental_backfill |
| Campus Facilities – Cate School | www.cate.org/about/campus-facilities | supplemental_backfill |
| Head of School - Cate School | www.cate.org/about/head-of-school | supplemental_backfill |
| Quick Facts - Cate School | www.cate.org/about/quick-facts | supplemental_backfill |
| Cate School – Boarding School in California | www.cate.org | supplemental_backfill |
| 2025-2026 school profile PDF | www.cate.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Cate-School-Profile-2023-2024.pdf | page_scan |
| Inclusion at Cate - Cate School | www.cate.org/about/inclusion | supplemental_backfill |
| Sustainability - Cate School | www.cate.org/about/sustainability | supplemental_backfill |
| Leadership & Trustees - Cate School | www.cate.org/about/trustees-leadership | supplemental_backfill |
All Canonical Metrics
| Metric | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Grades Served | 9-12 | Cate School, founded in 1910, is a grade 9-12 coeducational boarding school on California’s Central Coast. |
| Lowest Grade | 9 | 9-12 |
| Highest Grade | 12 | 9-12 |
| Postgraduate Offered | - | 9-12 |
| Boarding Status | Boarding | 305 total students (79% boarding) |
| Boarding Status Code | boarding | Boarding |
| School Type | coeducational boarding school | Cate School, founded in 1910, is a grade 9-12 coeducational boarding school on California’s Central Coast. |
| School Type Code | coeducational_boarding_school | coeducational boarding school |
| Enrollment | 305 | 305 total students (79% boarding) |
| Residential Enrollment | - | - |
| Day Enrollment | - | - |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 5 | 5 |
| Founded Year | 1910 | founded in 1910 |
| School Leadership | - | - |
| Key Contacts | - | Maude Bond — Director of College Counseling — [email protected] |
| Accreditations | - | - |
| School Codes | - | - |
| AP Courses | - | - |
| Average Class Size | - | - |
| IB Program | - | - |
| Honors Program | Yes | Cate does not rank; GPA is cumulative for grades 10 and higher and comprised of Cate courses and approved program courses only; weighting adds 1.0 for Advanced and 0.5 for Honors courses |
| Advanced Course Notes | Advanced curriculum includes Advanced English 11; Advanced English 12; Advanced History (11 trimester electives); Advanced U.S. History; Advanced Art; Advanced Art History; Advanced Performing Arts; Advanced Calculus 1; Advanced Calculus 2; Adv Multivariable Calculus, Statistics, Linear Algebra; Advanced Math 4; Advanced Statistics; Advanced Biology (7 trimester electives); Advanced Computer Science; Advanced Chemistry; Advanced Physics; Advanced Chinese (3 trimester electives); Advanced French: Language Studies; Advanced French: Literature Studies; Advanced Spanish: Language Studies; Advanced Spanish: Literature Studies; Honors Japanese 4; Post-Advanced Chinese; Post-Advanced French; Post-Advanced Spanish. | ADVANCED CURRICULUM |
| Faculty Count | 77 | 77 faculty members |
| College Counseling Summary | College counseling contacts listed: Maude Bond (Director of College Counseling), Margot Dorion (Sr. Associate Director of College Counseling), Amy Giles (College Counselor/Transcript Registrar), Sara Boardman (College Counseling Office Manager). | CONTACT |
| Testing Policy | - | - |
| Testing Policy Code | - | - |
| Average SAT | - | - |
| Average ACT | 34 | ACT Mid 50% Mean — Composite 33-35 34 |
| Matriculation Summary | - | - |
| Top Colleges | - | American University 1; Amherst College 4; Babson College 1; Bard College 1; Barnard College 7; Bates College 7; Boston College 1; Boston University 2; Bowdoin College 7; Brown University 12; Bryn Mawr College 1; Bucknell University 1; California Institute of Technology 1; California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo 4; California State University, Northridge 1; Carleton College 1; Carnegie Mellon University 3; Case Western Reserve University 6; Catholic University of America 1; Chapman University 1; Claremont McKenna College 2; Colgate University 1; Colorado College 5; Columbia University 9; Connecticut College 2; Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art 1; Cornell University 6; Dartmouth College 6; Davidson College 2; Duke Kunshan University 1; Duke University 4; Emory University 4; Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts at The New School 1; George Washington University 3; Georgetown University 6; Gettysburg College 2; Gonzaga University 1; Grinnell College 1; Hamilton College 2; Harvard University 6; Harvey Mudd College 1; Indiana University 1; Johns Hopkins University 1; Kenyon College 3; Lafayette College 1; Lehigh University 1; Loyola Marymount University 4; Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1; Middlebury College 5; New York University 11; Northeastern University 7; Northwestern University 2; NYU Shanghai 1; Oberlin College 1; Occidental College 2; Parsons School of Design 1; Pennsylvania State University 1; Pitzer College 2; Pomona College 5; Purdue University 1; Queen's University 1; Reed College 1; Rice University 2; San Diego Community College 1; Santa Barbara City College 3; Santa Clara University 2; School of the Art Institute of Chicago 1; Scripps College 8; Seton Hall University 1; Skidmore College 1; Southern Methodist University 7; Stanford University 9; Syracuse University 1; Texas A & M University 1; The American University of Paris 2; The University of Texas 2; Trinity College 2; Tufts University 7; Tulane University of Louisiana 15; Union College 1; United States Air Force Academy 1; United States Military Academy 1; Universidad de Navarra 1; University of California, Berkeley 7; University of California, Los Angeles 4; University of California, Merced 1; University of California, San Diego 1; University of California, Santa Cruz 1; University of Chicago 13; University of Colorado, Boulder 2; University of Florida 1; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 1; University of Miami 2; University of Michigan 1; University of Minnesota 1; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1; University of Notre Dame 4; University of Pennsylvania 9; University of Portland 2; University of Richmond 2; University of San Diego 1; University of Southern California 12; University of St Andrews 7; University of Vermont 1; University of Virginia 5; University of Washington 3; University of Wisconsin 2; Vanderbilt University 2; Vassar College 2; Villanova University 2; Washington University in St Louis 2; Wellesley College 5; Wesleyan University 1; Westmont College 1; Wheaton College (MA) 1; Williams College 2; Yale University 5 |
| States Represented | 21 | 21 states and the District of Columbia: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, North Carolina, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Washington |
| Countries Represented | 19 | 19 nations: Argentina, Canada, China, El Salvador, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Ukraine, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States |
| Students of Color | 54 | 54% students of color |
| International Students | 19 | 19% International |
| Receiving Financial Aid | 26 | $4.65 million allocated in financial aid for 26% of students |
| Tuition-Free Share | - | - |
| Applicants | - | - |
| Admitted | - | - |
| Matriculated | - | - |
| Admit Rate | - | - |
| Yield Rate | - | - |
| Class Rank Policy | Cate does not rank | Cate does not rank; GPA is cumulative for grades 10 and higher and comprised of Cate courses and approved program courses only; weighting adds 1.0 for Advanced and 0.5 for Honors courses |
| Class Rank Policy Code | - | Cate does not rank |
| Weighted Grades | Yes | Cate does not rank; GPA is cumulative for grades 10 and higher and comprised of Cate courses and approved program courses only; weighting adds 1.0 for Advanced and 0.5 for Honors courses |
| Weighted Grades Policy | GPA is cumulative for grades 10 and higher and comprised of Cate courses and approved program courses only; weighting adds 1.0 for Advanced and 0.5 for Honors courses | Cate does not rank; GPA is cumulative for grades 10 and higher and comprised of Cate courses and approved program courses only; weighting adds 1.0 for Advanced and 0.5 for Honors courses |
| Disciplinary Reporting | In most cases, Cate does not share disciplinary records with colleges and universities; it is incumbent upon students to answer all application questions honestly and counselors support students in submitting required statements. | School Policy: In most cases, Cate does not share disciplinary records with colleges and universities; it is incumbent upon students to answer all application questions honestly and counselors support students in submitting required statements |
| Boarding Model | boarding_and_day | boarding_and_day |
| Selectivity Category | highly_selective | highly_selective |
| Academic Rigor Category | very_high | very_high |
| Testing Policy Category | not_reported | not_reported |
| College Counseling Category | established | established |
| Student Body Reach Category | global | global |
| Access Category | meaningful_access | meaningful_access |
| Outcome Category | exceptional_outcomes | exceptional_outcomes |
| Signals | - | Source evidence is from the 2023-2024 school profile rather than a 2025-2026 profile.; 305 total students; 79% boarding.; ACT mid-50% composite 33-35 (mean 34); SAT mid-50% 680-770 EBRW and 670-770 Math.; Advanced curriculum spans humanities, STEM, arts, and languages, including multivariable calculus/statistics/linear algebra and post-advanced language courses.; Typical load is 5 academic courses per trimester plus an art requirement; GPA weighting adds 1.0 for Advanced and 0.5 for Honors courses.; Student body includes 21 states plus DC and 19 nations; 18% of boarding students are from abroad.; $4.65 million in financial aid supports 26% of students.; College counseling team lists four dedicated staff members.; Reported 2019-2023 college enrollments include Brown (12), Stanford (9), Columbia (9), Harvard (6), Yale (5), Penn (9), UChicago (13), USC (12), and other highly selective colleges. |