Academics
Cate's student body participates in a highly rigorous academic curriculum, featuring a combined 101 offerings with 19 AP courses. The average class size is 11 with a 5:1 student-faculty ratio. There are numerous opportunities to craft independent study projects through the directed studies program and science research courses.
As freshmen and sophomores, students build and reinforce fundamental skills, taking courses in English, history, art, math and science as well as in foreign language and human development. Juniors and seniors then choose from more than 35 elective courses such as Oceanography, Comparative Government, or Film Studies in order to both pursue greater mastery of a topic and explore their own personal interests.
All students are accepted to four-year colleges. The most popular college selections of Cate graduates over the past 5 years are University of Southern California, University of California Berkeley, New York University, Columbia University, Stanford University, and University of Pennsylvania.
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