In 1962, with the permission of Cardinal James McIntyre, Bishop Joseph Francis, S.V.D. opened the doors of a new high school to Watts and the surrounding communities. Now, operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles and with the sponsorship of the California Province of the Society of Jesus, we are in year 50 of operation.

Verbum Dei High School  would like to invite you and your family to become members of our school community. Each and every year, “The Verb” has fulfilled its mission to educate and challenge its students to reach their fullest potential in the classroom, in the community, on the field, and within their faith.

As you visit our website, we hope our Admissions section provides you with the information you need to learn more about what Verbum Dei High School has to offer. We’ve come a long way since those early years, and our school has grown and prospered over time without deviating from our core values.

At Verbum Dei High School, our mission centers upon empowering students to help themselves attain intellectual, spiritual, emotional, social maturation toward becoming gentlemen who serve “with and for others”. Our extracurricular and athletic programs provide every student with an opportunity for growth and leadership skills development. We also believe strongly that the Verbum Dei High School experience will prepare your son to succeed in college and beyond- in short, to become the men we as parents want our sons to become.

We invite you to come and visit our school, whether at our Open Houses scheduled for November 6th or privately when convenient for you to do so…. If you choose, your son can shadow at Verbum Dei High School and you’ll find information regarding the shadow program within the website.

I look forward to meeting you and your family and helping in any way I can.

Best wishes,
Dean of Admissions