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Crespi Carmelite High School
Official logo of Crespi Carmelite High School
Location
Map
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 / 34.162083; -118.52139
Information
TypePrivate, Day, College-prep
MottoZelo 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
Established1959 (1959)
FounderFr. Gus Carter, O.Carm
PresidentDr. Kenneth Foersch
Principal
Dr. Liam Joyce
Staff70
Grades9–12
GenderBoys
Enrollment500 (2024)
Average class size
23
Student to teacher ratio
13:1
Campus size
8 Acres
Campus type
Suburban
ColorsBrown, White and Gold
     
Slogan"Celt Pride"
Athletics conference
CIF Southern Section
Mission League
Sports14 sports
NicknameCelts
AccreditationWestern Association of Schools and Colleges,[1] Western Catholic Educational Association
NewspaperThe Celt
YearbookLos Encinos
Tuition$23,618
Feeder schools
Greater Los Angeles Area
Alumni7500
Websitecrespi.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

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Crespi Fine Arts Arts Building

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

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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

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Athletes

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Business/CEO

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  • 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

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  • 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

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Chefs

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References

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  1. ↑ WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools". Archived from the original on August 14, 2009. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Curriculum Guide 2024-2025" (PDF). Crespi Carmelite High School. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  3. ↑ "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. ↑ "Marvell Tell III, Crespi, Safety". 247Sports. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
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