Crespi Carmelite High School | |
Streetaddress: | 5031 Alonzo Avenue |
Zipcode: | 91316 |
Country: | USA |
Pushpin Map: | California#USA |
Religion: | Roman Catholic |
President: | Kenneth Foersch |
Principal: | Liam Joyce |
Tuition: | $22,072 (2024–2025) |
Campus Size: | 8 Acres |
Slogan: | "Celt Pride" |
Motto: | Zelo Zelatus Sum Pro Domino Deo Exercituum. |
Motto Translation: | With zeal have I been zealous for the Lord God of Hosts. |
Sports: | 14 sports |
Patron: | Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
Nickname: | Celts |
Yearbook: | Los Encinos |
Newspaper: | The Celt |
Established: | 1959 |
Alumni: | 7000 |
Staff: | 70 |
Enrollment: | 500 |
Enrollment As Of: | 2024 |
Feeders: | Greater Los Angeles Area |
Homepage: | 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 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
The school was named for Friar Juan Crespí, and was founded in 1959 by the Carmelite religious order, and has been run by the Carmelites since that time.
Crespi Carmelite High School offers a college-preparatory education. As of 2022–2023 the academic program has 19 Advanced Placement courses.[2]
Over the years Crespi has won fourteen CIF Southern Section division team titles – Baseball (Division III in 2003; Division II in 2009 and 2023), Basketball "Back to Back" State titles (CIF Division IV State Title 2015 and Division I State Title 2016) (Section Division IV-AA in 2001, 2010, and 2015), Football (Big Five in 1986; Division X in 2004 and 2005), Track & Field (Division 2-A in 1973; Division III in 2008), Water Polo (Division 2-A in 1981, Division 6 in 2019), and Swimming Division 3 in 2021).[3]