MENU FRIENDS AND PARTNERS NEAR AND FAR. KEEP SCROLLING Home > About > Partners and Accreditations Partners & Accreditations Accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges National Association of Independent Schools The Association of Boarding Schools Western Boarding Schools Association The Enrollment Management Association National Partnership for Educational Access Round Square Member School Yakumo Academy Sister School California Association of Independent Schools Association of Independent Schools in New England For over 100 years, Cate has been combining the best of East Coast tradition and West Coast energy and innovation in the service of highly motivated, independent-minded kids. They come to this place of eucalyptus trees and Newtonian mechanics, this place of sunsets, ceramics, and Salinger, this Mesa between the mountains and the sea, and find it is the place for them. Maybe it is the place for you. Donate Upcoming Events Parent Portal Calendar General Inquiries Admission Inquiries INQUIRE NOW 1960 Cate Mesa Road, Carpinteria, California 93013 School Store Giving Directory Employment Campus Map BACK TO TOP

MENU SO MUCH MORE THAN COLLEGE PREP. KEEP SCROLLING Home > About > Mission Mission Statement 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.” The Spirit of Cate Cate School combines the academic rigor of East Coast prep schools with the adventurous spirit of the West Coast. This was the vision of Curtis Wolsey Cate, a graduate of Roxbury Latin School and Harvard University, who crossed the country to found our beloved boarding school back in 1910. Sure you could sum us up as a college-preparatory boarding school in California, but that fails to capture the spirit of the place, the community, and the culture. Where else can you wake up with mountain vistas and genuine excitement about heading to class? Feel both the ocean breeze and butterflies on your way to assembly to perform a skit on your recycling initiative? No other school looks or feels like Cate, and the best way to know that is to be here and experience it. For over 100 years, Cate has been combining the best of East Coast tradition and West Coast energy and innovation in the service of highly motivated, independent-minded kids. They come to this place of eucalyptus trees and Newtonian mechanics, this place of sunsets, ceramics, and Salinger, this Mesa between the mountains and the sea, and find it is the place for them. Maybe it is the place for you. Donate Upcoming Events Parent Portal Calendar General Inquiries Admission Inquiries INQUIRE NOW 1960 Cate Mesa Road, Carpinteria, California 93013 School Store Giving Directory Employment Campus Map BACK TO TOP