Crespi Carmelite High School

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.

Crespi Carmelite High School
Official logo of Crespi Carmelite High School
Location
5031 Alonzo Avenue Encino, Los Angeles , California 91316 United States
Coordinates	34°9′43.5″N 118°31′17″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 affiliation(s)	Catholic Carmelites
Patron saint(s)	Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Established	1959
Founder	Fr. Gus Carter, O.Carm
President	Kenneth Foersch
Principal	Liam Joyce
Staff	70
Grades	9–12
Gender	Boys
Enrollment	500 (2024)
Average class size	23
Student to teacher ratio	14:1
Campus size	8 Acres
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	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	$22,072 (2024–2025)
Feeder schools	Greater Los Angeles Area
Alumni	7000
Website	crespi.org

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.

Academics

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

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/Diving: 2021 (Division 3)

Notable alumni

Athletes

• Stephen Amritraj, ATP
• Bryan Bennett, CFL
• Joe Carrabino, Australia NBL
• Randy Cross, NFL
• William Curran, NFL
• Rick Dempsey, MLB
• Christian Fauria, NFL
• Joseph Fauria, NFL
• Sione Fua, NFL
• Sean Gilmartin, MLB
• Hroniss Grasu, NFL
• Chris Harper, CFL
• Ryon Healy, MLB
• Max Heidegger, the Israeli Premier League and the EuroLeague
• Scott Heineman, MLB
• Brian Horwitz, MLB
• Marcin Jagoda, beach volleyball
• Babe Laufenberg, NFL
• Devin Lucien, NFL
• De’Anthony Melton, NBA
• Paul Mokeski, NBA
• Marcus Moore, CFL
• London Perrantes (born 1994), NBA and Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Trevor Plouffe, MLB
• Jeff Suppan, MLB
• Marvell Tell, NFL^[4]
• Charles Washington, NFL
• Harry Edward Welch, Jr., high school football coach
• Russell White, NFL
• Shaun Williams, NFL

• Brandon Williams (basketball, born 1999), NBA

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
• Sergio Sylvestre, pop singer, 2015 winner of the popular Italian TV show Amici di Maria de Filippi

• Chris McGee, American Sports Broadcaster, Studio Analyst for Spectrum SportsNet

Chefs

• Evan Funke, Los Angeles chef and restauranteur