Head to head
Cate School vs Laguna Blanca School
Private · Carpinteria
Cate School
300 students
VS
Private · Santa Barbara
Laguna Blanca School
449 students
Cate School, a private high school in Carpinteria, CA, and Laguna Blanca School, a private high school in Santa Barbara, CA, compared side by side on enrollment, published academic figures, AP participation, and the breadth of their sports and clubs.
| Metric | Cate School | Laguna Blanca School |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Type | Private | Private |
| District / affiliation | — | — |
| Grades served | 9-12 | EK-12 (Upper School grades 9-12) |
| Enrollment | 300 | 449● |
| Founded | 1910● | 1933 |
| Student–teacher ratio | — | ~8:1 |
| Mascot | Rams | Owls |
| Tuition | $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. | Grades 7-12 ~$42,914; Grades EK-6 ~$36,982 (2025-26, school site) |
| Academics | ||
| Graduation rate | — | — |
| CAASPP ELA proficiency | — | — |
| CAASPP Math proficiency | — | — |
| College-going rate | — | — |
| U.S. News national rank | — | — |
| AP participation rate | — | — |
| AP courses (listed) | — | — |
| Programs & life | ||
| Academies / signature programs | 0 | 0 |
| Sports offered | 13 | 15● |
| Clubs & activities | 23 | 30● |
| Notable facilities | 11● | 5 |
| Has PTA | Yes | Yes |
| Athletic boosters | No | 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.