Carmel Valley is a master planned community that began with the institutional name "North City West."
The Carmel Valley name comes from the community's location--in a wide valley immediately to the north
of Carmel Mountain, which is a minor feature at the intersection of I-5 and SR-56.
Carmel Valley is often grouped into the area known as "North County," where North County consists
of areas like Carlsbad, Encinitas, Escondido, Oceanside, Poway, San Marcos, Solana Beach and Vista.
The area, positioned roughly half-way up the San Diego County coastline, is convenient to
almost everything. Located adjacent to the beaches at Del Mar and Torrey Pines (and Torrey Pines Reserve),
with UCSD and its surrounding biotech and communications industries only minutes away. To
the immediate south lie Sorrento Valley and La Jolla's Golden Triangle, which are large
employment centers complete with a shopping mall and many fine restaurants. A quick twenty
minute drive south brings you to the airport, downtown San Diego, Balboa Park, the Zoo, Mission Bay, Sea World and more.
People come to Carmel Valley for the schools, which are some of the best in the nation.
It may surprise new residents that the schools are not San Diego city schools, and there is
not a single school district that is responsible for the space. Yet, there are enough students
to go around! The average elementary school has 5 or more classes of kindergarteners, with around
800 students per elementary school! New schools open and fill to capacity in no time. Torrey Pines
High School is projected to have over 4000 students in just a few years, with a new High School
to be built to absorb some of the over-capacity.
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