Head to head
Bishop García Diego High School vs Cate School
Private · Santa Barbara
Bishop García Diego High School
282 students
VS
Private · Carpinteria
Cate School
300 students
Bishop García Diego High School, a private high school in Santa Barbara, CA, and Cate School, a private high school in Carpinteria, CA, compared side by side on enrollment, published academic figures, AP participation, and the breadth of their sports and clubs.
| Metric | Bishop García Diego High School | Cate School |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Type | Private | Private |
| District / affiliation | Roman Catholic (Archdiocese of Los Angeles) | — |
| Grades served | 9-12 | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 282 | 300● |
| Founded | 1959 | 1910● |
| Student–teacher ratio | 9:1 | — |
| Mascot | Cardinals | Rams |
| Tuition | $25,000 (2025-26, PrivateSchoolReview); school uses a 'Personalized Tuition Model' — 70% of students receive a personalized plan (2026, bishopdiego.org) | $87,340 boarding / $70,990 day (2026-27, cate.org/admission/financial-assistance); prior year $79,980 boarding / $63,780 day (2024-25, cate.org). The source data's $74,975/$58,975 AND the alternative $77,300/$62,600 are BOTH stale/incorrect — neither matches cate.org for 2024-25 or 2026-27. |
| Academics | ||
| Graduation rate | — | — |
| CAASPP ELA proficiency | — | — |
| CAASPP Math proficiency | — | — |
| College-going rate | — | — |
| U.S. News national rank | — | — |
| AP participation rate | — | — |
| AP courses (listed) | 5 | — |
| Programs & life | ||
| Academies / signature programs | 0 | 0 |
| Sports offered | 15● | 13 |
| Clubs & activities | 9 | 23● |
| Notable facilities | 8 | 11● |
| Has PTA | No | Yes |
| Athletic boosters | Yes | No |
A marker (●), in the leading school's colors, flags the stronger reported figure on objective, comparable measures only. A dash (—) means the figure isn't published for that school — private schools generally don't sit the state CAASPP tests, so their academic cells are often blank.