Cate School Photo - Sunset Bench

Best California Private High Schools Offering Climbing Sport (2025)

For the 2025 school year, there are 10 private high schools offering climbing as an interscholastic sport serving 2,253 students in California.
The top ranked offering climbing sport private high schools in California include Cate School, San Gabriel Academy, and I AM School.
The average acceptance rate is 62%, which is lower than the California private high school average acceptance rate of 78%.
40% of private high schools offering climbing sport in California are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Jewish).

Top Private High Schools Offering Climbing Sport in California (2025)

School
Location
Grades
Students
Mentoring Academy
Mentoring Academy Photo
(2)
1918 Bonita Ave
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 345-3000
Grades: 8-12
| 25 students
Cate School
Cate School Photo - Sunset Bench
1960 Cate Mesa Road
Carpinteria, CA 93013
(805) 684-4127
Grades: 9-12
| 299 students
I AM School
I AM School Photo - Founded in 1936, the "I AM" School, Inc. is a private, non-profit 501(c) registered religious school that is established on the christian-based tenets of the "I AM" Religious Activity. The core element of the "I AM" School's curriculum involves daily instruction in the "I AM" Activity Religious beliefs.
(Christian)
118 Siskiyou Ave
Mount Shasta, CA 96067
(530) 926-6263
Grades: K-12
| n/a students
Legacy Christian Academy
Special Program Emphasis (Christian)
5500 Olive Dr
Bakersfield, CA 93308
(661) 393-1783
Grades: K-12
| 388 students
San Gabriel Academy
Alternative School
8827 E Broadway
San Gabriel, CA 91776
(626) 292-1156
Grades: K-12
| 347 students
1563 Page St
San Francisco, CA 94117
(415) 626-2919
Grades: 9-12
| 420 students
The Waldorf School Of San Diego
The Waldorf School Of San Diego Photo - Phenomenological science keep those High Schoolers' interested!
Montessori School
(7)
3547 Altadena Ave.
San Diego, CA 92105
(619) 280-8016
Grades: NS-12
| 304 students
1835 Ellis Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 345-9777
Grades: 9-12
| 174 students
Living Wisdom School Of Palo Alto
Alternative School
(1)
456 College Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94306
(650) 462-8150
Grades: K-12
| 78 students
Muse School Ca
Muse School Ca Photo - Middle/High Campus
1666 Las Virgenes Canyon Road Calabasas, CA 91302
Calabasas, CA 91302
(818) 880-5437
Grades: PK-12
| 218 students

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