In addition to an academic curriculum that features a combined thirty-eight Advanced Placement (AP) offerings and honors courses, all students participate in an extracurricular program that includes athletics, drama, music, dance, community service, and an extensive outdoor program. The class size averages between ten and twelve students.

The student body of 265 students (83 percent are boarders) comes from twenty-three states and thirteen countries and is both academically talented and diverse.

Some Quick Facts:

Cate’s student body is recognized as much for its talent—academic, artistic, and athletic—as it is for its warmth and vitality.

Admission

> Inquiries received yearly for admission: 2,000
> Interviews conducted yearly for admission: 450
> Applications submitted yearly for admission: 450
> New students enrolled yearly: 75-80
> General median SSAT total percentile of new students: 80th

Student Body

> Total students: 265 (220 boarders / 45 day)
> Boarding students from outside California: 43%
> Boarding students from abroad: 19%
> Students of color: 41%
> Students who receive need-based financial aid: Almost 30%
> Financial aid allocated for 2006/2007: $2,000,000
> Foreign Nations represented in student body (by home address): England, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Macau, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand
> States represented in student body (by home address): AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, ID, IL, LA, MA, MD, MT, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TX, UT, VA, WA

Academics and Colleges

> 2006 National Merit Commended Scholars: 13
> 2006 National Merit Finalists: 5
> Median SAT of Class of 2006: 1310
> Mid-50% SAT range of Class of 2006: 1200-1390
> Student-teacher ratio is 5:1
> 101 courses offered
> 19 AP and 19 honors courses offered
> Average class size: 10-12 students
> Directed studies offered in most disciplines
> Most popular college selections of Cate graduates over past 4 years:

>> University of Southern California (15)
>> University of California, Berkeley (14)
>> Princeton University (7)
>> New York University (7)
>> University of Colorado (7)
>> University of California, San Diego (6)
>> Loyola Marymount (6)
>> Columbia University (5)
>> Yale University (5)
>> University of California, Santa Cruz (5)

Reference and Official Website.