<p>You wanted to get some info on Cate and Midland School. As there are already parents and students of Cate, I am sure you will get more info from them. You can use the search option and put the keyword Cate. You will find some postings and discussions on Cate School which is considered the best school in the West Coast along with Thacher. </p>
<p>Re Midland, my nephew went to Midland but I was not very interested. It is located in Los Olivos, CA and I was told that the students chop the wood in winter and use it as heating source. Nothing more than that. </p>
<p>There is also Dunn School in the same area. Dunn and Midland are good schools, I guess but not as well-known or prestigeous as Thacher and Cate. </p>
<p>One school in NE I know is Kent. My younger brother went there some 30 years ago. It was a boy’s school back then but it became a co-ed. I think the reputation of Kent school has been gradually getting better and better. The school was very strict back then and students who violated a small regulation had to do ‘hours’, meaning chores. It was not however by any means a military-strict school. A very conservative but good education. I am not sure how it changed over time though. Definitely the school to consider if you feel HADES is not the right fit for any reason.</p>