Cate School

Founded in 1910, the Cate School is a four-year, coed high school in Carpinteria, Southern California. Highly selective, the school offers 280 boarding/day students a rigorous college preparatory academic curriculum. 60% of the school's most recent graduating class attend the 25 top-ranked colleges and universities in the country (18% at Ivy League schools and/or Stanford). Business Insider ranked Cate School as the 16th best private school in the nation.