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Crespi Carmelite High School

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Crespi Carmelite High School
Official logo of Crespi Carmelite High School
Official logo of Crespi Carmelite High School
Location
5031 Alonzo Avenue
Encino, Los Angeles
,
California
91316
United States
34°9′43.5″N 118°31′17″W / 34.162083°N 118.52139°W
Information
Type Private, Day, College-prep
Motto Zelo Zelatus Sum Pro Domino Deo Exercituum.
(With zeal have I been zealous
for the Lord God of Hosts.)
Religious affiliations Catholic
Carmelites
Patron saint Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Established 1959
Founder Fr. Gus Carter, O.Carm
President Dr. Kenneth Foersch
Principal Dr. Liam Joyce
Staff 70
Grades 9–12
Gender Boys
Enrollment 500 (2024)
Average class size 23
Student to teacher ratio 13:1
Campus size 8 Acres
Campus type Suburban
Colors Brown, White and Gold
Slogan "Celt Pride"
Athletics conference CIF Southern Section
Mission League
Sports 14 sports
Nickname Celts
Accreditation Western Association of Schools and Colleges,[1] Western Catholic Educational Association
Newspaper The Celt
Yearbook Los Encinos
Tuition $23,618
Feeder schools Greater Los Angeles Area
Alumni 7500
Website crespi.org

Crespi Carmelite High School, shortly known as Crespi, is a private Catholic all-boys four-year college preparatory high school located in Encino District, Los Angeles, California. It is part of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

The school was named for Friar Joan Crespí, and was founded in 1959 by the Carmelite religious order, and has been run by the Carmelites since that time.

Academics

Crespi Carmelite High School offers a college-preparatory education. As of 2024–2025, the academic program offers 21 Advanced Placement (AP) courses and more than 15 Honors courses.[2] Students have the opportunity to take Honors and AP courses beginning in 9th grade.

Athletics

Crespi has won a total of fourteen California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Southern Section division team titles.[3]

  • Baseball: 2003 (Division III); 2009 and 2023 (Division II)
  • Basketball: "Back to Back" State Titles - 2015 (Division IV State Title) and 2016 (Division I State Title); Division championships - 2001 (Division IV-AA), 2010 (Division 4A), 2015 (Division 4AA)
  • Football: 1986 (Big Five); 2004, 2005 (Division X)
  • Track & Field: 1973 (Division 2-A); 2008 (Division III)
  • Water Polo: 1981 (Division 2-A); 2019 (Division 6)
  • Swimming: 2021 (Division 3)

Notable alumni

Athletes

Business/CEO

  • Michael Lang, former CEO of Miramax, currently CEO of Pixel United
  • Brodie Van Wagenen, general manager for the New York Mets, MLB (2018–2020)
  • Travis Robinson, CEO for Spicy Viking International Hot Sauce, 2020–present

Arts and entertainment

  • Michael Angarano, actor
  • Martin Donovan, actor
  • Matthew Nelson, singer-songwriter, musician and recording artist
  • Gunnar Nelson, singer-songwriter, musician and recording artist
  • William Sleeth, production designer and writer, winner 1996-1997 Emmy Award for writing for Bill Nye The Science Guy TV show
  • Sergio Sylvestre, pop singer, 2015 winner of the popular Italian TV show Amici di Maria de Filippi

Crime

Chefs

References

  1. Back to citation WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools". Archived from the original on August 14, 2009. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
  2. Back to citation "Curriculum Guide 2024-2025" (PDF). Crespi Carmelite High School. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  3. Back to citation "CIF-Southern Section All Sports Press Guide and Record Book" (PDF). July 1, 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  4. Back to citation "Marvell Tell III, Crespi, Safety". 247Sports. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
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