The Webb Schools vs. Cate School

At The Webb Schools, you'll find a challenging and supportive education that blends rigorous academics with hands-on experiences you won't find anywhere else.

Our CORE program and advanced courses prepare you to think critically, solve problems, and connect ideas across disciplines, while partnerships with the Claremont Colleges, NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab, and our own Alf Museum let you learn as a scientist, leader, and innovator.

Just 35 miles from Los Angeles, Webb students explore world-class museums, cultural organizations, championship athletic teams, and globally diverse neighborhoods known for their food and traditions.

Whether you're conducting paleontology fieldwork, engaging in Unbounded Days, or discovering L.A.'s endless opportunities, you'll join a community built on honor and leadership that has placed students in top colleges and universities for more than 100 years.

Founded in 1910, Cate School is a grade 9-12, coeducational, college preparatory boarding school in Carpinteria, California.

What began as a group of twelve boys and a few teachers has expanded into a 300-student, 57-teacher, deeply academic, and talented community with the most diverse student body of any boarding school of its size in the United States.

One of the most experienced and committed teaching faculty in the country: 82% hold advanced degrees, 18% of these have PhDs.

Cate is one of this nation's most selective boarding schools, accepting under 20% of our applicants each year.

60% of Cate's most recent graduating class attend the country's 25 top-ranked colleges and universities, and 18% went to Ivy Leagues and Stanford.

The Cate experience combines academics, athletics, art, and co-curricular activities in a close-knit, community setting where students are enriched by their relationships with their teachers and each other.

When students leave Cate, they have the tools and the conviction to seek out lives full of purpose and meaning.