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Verbum Dei Jesuit High School

  • LocationLos Angeles, CA
  • Type and sizeIndependent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 302 students

All-male

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Catholic churches nearby

Map of Verbum Dei Jesuit High School, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches1 mi2 mi3 miSaint Lawrence of Brindisi Roman Catholic Church: 0.8 mi1San Miguel Catholic Church: 1.2 mi2Mother of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church: 2.0 mi3Saint Aloysius Roman Catholic Church: 2.5 mi4Saint Emydius Catholic Church: 2.6 mi5Saint Helen Catholic Church: 2.6 mi6Verbum Dei Jesuit High School (campus)N1 mi
CampusCatholic church (numbered below)Open a street map ›
  1. Saint Lawrence of Brindisi Roman Catholic Church — 0.8 mi · 10122 Compton Avenue, Los Angeles
  2. San Miguel Catholic Church — 1.2 mi · 10746 Juniper St, Los Angeles
  3. Mother of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church — 2.0 mi
  4. Saint Aloysius Roman Catholic Church — 2.5 mi
  5. Saint Emydius Catholic Church — 2.6 mi
  6. Saint Helen Catholic Church — 2.6 mi · 8912 South Gate Avenue, South Gate

Within 3 miles, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The map may be incomplete. Confirm with the parish or diocese.

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Academic Excellence

CAcademic Excellence: Mixed (grade C): 55 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
60 of 100
From federal data, on fixed published scales.

Each measure counts for the share shown.

  • Graduates going to four-year colleges 75% of scoreThis measure counts for 75% of the Academic Excellence score.83%
  • Students per teacher 25% of scoreThis measure counts for 25% of the Academic Excellence score.11.8 to 1

Bars show points on each measure’s scale. How Academic Excellence is computed. Federal data on private high schools is limited to these two measures.

Source: NCES Private School Survey (2023–24 school year)

School facts

TypeIndependent Catholic school
DioceseArchdiocese of Los Angeles, CA
Grades9–12
Students (all grades)302
Students in grades 9–12302
Coed or single-sexAll-male
Student–teacher ratio11.8 to 1
Graduates going to 4-year colleges83%
SettingCity

Source: NCES Private School Survey 23-24 public-use file (school year 2023–24). The college-going rate and student–teacher ratio feed Academic Excellence; nothing here changes the faith grades.

Local Church

Archdiocese of Los Angeles

The Most Reverend José H. Gomez, Archbishop of Los Angeles

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

Source: lacatholics.org, lacatholics.org, verified Oct. 7, 2026.

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Yes. Verbum Dei Jesuit High School is a Catholic high school in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

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