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Carlsbad Schools
Carlsbad schools are comprised of several school districts:
- Carlsbad Unified School District
- Encinitas Union School District-for Elementary schools in South Carlsbad
- San Dieguito Union High School District-for Junior High and High schools in South Carlsbad
- San Marcos Unified School District-for schools in southeast Carlsbad
Public Elementary Schools
Aviara Oaks Elementary School
Buena Vista Elementary School
Calavera Hills Elementary School
Carlsbad Seaside Academy (K-6 Alternative Education)
Hope Elementary School
Jefferson Elementary School
Kelly Elementary School
Magnolia Elementary School
Pacific Rim Elementary School
Poinsettia Elemenraty School
El Camino Creek Elementary School
La Costa Heights Elementary School
Mission Estancia Elementary School
Olivenhain Pioneer Elementary School
Public Intermediate & Middle Schools
Calavera Hills Middle School
Valley Middle School
Aviara Oaks Middle School
Public Interlevel
Carlsbad Seaside Academy (Independent Study)
Public High Schools
Carlsbad High School
La Costa Canyon High School
Private Schools
Army and Navy Academy: Military Prep
Pacific Ridge School
St. Patrick School
Montessori Arts and Sciences School
Beautiful Saviour Lutheran Elementary School
The Academy by the Sea: Camp Pacific
Palisades Point Christian Academy
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Carlsbad is a coastal resort city adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the North County San Diego section of Southern California. The choices for real estate in Carlsbad are diverse ranging from affordable condominiums and single family homes to high-end luxury homes, golf course homes, and ocean-front homes. The median price range for real estate in Carlsbad is approximately $250K - $800K for attached condominiums with ocean front condos exceeding $1M. The median price range for single family homes is $500K - $1.5M, however, there are also many luxury estates and multimillion dollar ocean front homes that exceed $2M. The population in 2009 was estimated to be approximately 105,000. Carlsbad was incorporated in 1952, in large part to generate sufficient funding to connect with the water pipeline running through San Diego County, but also to avoid being annexed by Oceanside. The city is mainly known for shopping, tourism, a booming high-tech industry, golf company headquater offices, and resort living.
Carlsbad is located 87 miles south of Los Angeles and 35 miles north of downtown San Diego. Carlsbad is bordered by Encinitas to the south and Oceanside to the north and San Marcos as well as Vista to the east..
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Carlsbad Neighborhoods
Carlsbad is comprised of six separate zipcodes 92008, 92009, 92010, 92011, 92013, and 92018. Carlsdbad encompasses a large geographical area of 40.8 square miles and can be broken down into several distinct neighborhoods.
- Carlsbad - Northwest Quadrant
The northwestern quadrant is Carlsbad's oldest region. The quadrant is located north of Palomar Airport Road and west of El Camino Real and is concentric with the ZIP code 92008. Though there are some newer developments, the area features many more established single family homes, and in some cases, apartments and condominiums. The fact that many areas in this quadrant existed many years ago is apparent by the fact that some streets (notably Highland Drive) lack sidewalks and/or street lighting.
Hosp Grove, a grove of trees relatively untouched by development and now designated by the city for recreational use, is located in the northwest quadrant, along with the Buena Vista and Agua Hedionda Lagoons. The Buena Vista Lagoon is one of three the subject of controversy. The Concerned Citizens of Carlsbad is currently floating a Petition to stop the city council from rezoning the fields into new homes and a state of the art City Hall complex. San Diego Union Tribune article
Carlsbad Village, or downtown Carlsbad, is generally located along Carlsbad Village Drive (formerly "Elm Avenue", the 1991 name-change prompting local consternation, a "Locals Call it Elm" bumper-sticker campaign, and later license plate holders reading "Locals Still Call it Elm".) east of Carlsbad Boulevard (also Pacific Coast Highway or U.S. Route 101) and west of Interstate 5. It is currently in a process of ongoing redevelopment, and features many specialty shops, clothing stores, and restaurants.
Regular events in the village sponsored by the Carlsbad Village Association include a farmers market held every Saturday and Wednesday from 1-5pm, an Annual Art Street Faire ~ "Art in the Village" the second Sunday in August from 9am - 5pm, Thursdays on the Coast Art Walk, an ongoing event with opening night receptions on the last Thursday of each month, Flavors of the Village Restaurant Week, and Carlsbad Village Clothes Show draw many people from throughout the region to downtown Carlsbad. The Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce hosts a bi-annual street fair, called the Carlsbad Village Street Faire, on the first Sunday in May and November. The Village Street Faire is the largest single day street faire in North America with almost 1,000 vendors and well over 100,000 people in attendance.
The Barrio was the first Carlsbad neighborhood, built in the 1920s. It is densely populated by Latinos and is the site of the city's Centro de Información, a Spanish division of the Carlsbad City Library.
Olde Carlsbad refers to the area south of the Buena Vista Lagoon, west of El Camino Real and north of Cannon Road. These were the original boundaries of the city of Carlsbad. The area features many historic buildings. It is perhaps the most socioeconomically diverse section of the city, where homes range from enormous mansions to modest, one story homes. Architectural styles in the area vary widely as well. A number of elementary schools are located within the area, as well as Carlsbad High School and the current site of Carlsbad Seaside Academy, Magnolia Elementary School. Carlsbad's only historic museum, the Magee House, is located in this area, and it is the home of the Carlsbad Historical Society.
- Carlsbad - Northeast Quadrant
The northeastern quadrant is located north of Palomar Airport Road and east of El Camino Real. With the exception of one shopping center, the area is almost exclusively residential. Because of the city's increasing population, the area was recently assigned the ZIP code 92010 by the U.S. Postal Service. The area consists mostly of single family homes, with larger lots found in the older area known as Chestnut Hills. Newer homes are in Calavera Hills, and there is one big remaining residential area waiting to be built called Robertson Ranch.
Calavera Hills is a planned community located near the intersection of College Boulevard and Carlsbad Village Drive (the community is bordered on the north by the Oceanside-Carlsbad city boundary). The western portion (phase I) was constructed mostly in the 1980s and the eastern portion (phase II) was finished in the mid-2000s. Calavera Hills features two elementary schools, one middle school, a very large community park, numerous pocket parks, trails, an artificial lake, and single family, attached, and apartment units. Calavera Hills is subdivided into four neighborhoods (Barrington, Capistrano, Nantucket and Sheffield), each of which are maintained by a homeowners' association. Some, especially condominium developments, feature community pools. Calavera Hills Middle school is located in the area. Much of the community, especially around Calavera Lake, is designated open space. Numerous trails exist near Calavera Lake for public use, including a two-mile hike up 513-foot Calavera Mountain, a 22 million-year-old volcanic plug (which is a mass of volcanic rock that solidified in its vent and feeding system millions of years ago).
Summerhouse is a residential area built in 2005 and bordered by College Boulevard to the west and the to Calavera Natural Preserve to the east.
The Colony is an established residential neighborhood located just south of Calavera Hills community park. Homes in The Colony are desirable due to unique cottage style homes with shingle facades, large front and backyards, and quaint street names (named after Scottish towns).
Tanglewood is a condominium complex located between Carlsbad Village Drive, El Camino Real and Avenida de Lousia. Homes, landscaping, and a community pool are maintained by a homeowner association. Although all units in the neighborhood are townhomes, all residents benefit from separate garage units.
Robertson Ranch is a proposed development bordered by Tamarack Avenue, College Boulevard, and El Camino Real. Development is anticipated through 2010 and beyond. It will most likely be the site of three schools.
Sunny Creek is a smaller single family development centered along College Boulevard east of El Camino Real. A shopping center is proposed for the area, construction of which has been delayed numerous times. When completed, it will be the only shopping district in northeast Carlsbad outside of the Tri-City area.
The Summit (north) is a townhouse development located east of Marron Road and west of the unimproved Haymar Drive.
The Summit (south) is a residential area built on a series of small hills, bordered by El Camino Real, Tamarack Avenue, and Carlsbad Village Drive. It is made up of several developments including Tamarack Point, Falcon Hills, and Carlsbad Meadows, which were completed in the late 1990s.
- Carlsbad - Southwest Quadrant
The southwestern quadrant is located south of Palomar Airport Road and west of El Camino Real. The area is a mixture of business and residential communities. Because of the city's increasing population, the area was recently assigned the ZIP code 92011 by the U.S. Postal Service.
Ponto is a single family and mobile home residential community. While the mobile homes are quite established, the homes located in the neighborhood are new. A plan to develop a portion of the area is currently awaiting approval, although the plan is drawing opposition by concerned citizens. Among the new community types proposed for the area are live-work units, where a business owner is able to live one story above an establishment, eliminating the need for a commute. However, the proposed development directly abuts a protected wetland bird breeding ground. It is located near the city's southern border with Encinitas, west of Carlsbad Boulevard.
- Carlsbad - Southeast Quadrant
The southeast quadrant is located south of Palomar Airport Road and east of El Camino Real. It is the newest quadrant in Carlsbad and also one of the most expensive, with many planned communities and million-dollar homes. Notable communities in the southeast quadrant include La Costa, Aviara, the Villages of La Costa, Bressi Ranch, and Rancho Carrillo. The planned community of the Villages of La Costa comprise La Costa Valley, La Costa Oaks North, La Costa Oaks South, La Costa Ridge, and La Costa Greens. The ZIP code of the southeast quadrant is 92009 and includes some of the most expensive homes in Carlsbad. The Aviara planned community is the most exclusive, and borders the Batiquitos Lagoon, and surrounds the Park Hyatt Resort, which took over the Four Seasons Resort in June, 2010.
Bressi Ranch is an award-winning 623 home mixed-use planned community south of Palomar Airport Road and east of El Camino Real. Resting atop 585 acres in the heart of Carlsbad, Carlsbad’s Garden District is composed entirely of all-new construction and is the only community in the region to follow the smart growth concept. Bressi Ranch is home to eight premiere neighborhoods with homes ranging in price from $600,000 to over $2 million. Homes come as large as 6,280 square feet and many offer views of the nearby Pacific Ocean, surrounding hillside, and city. At the center of the community is Bressi Commons, complete with a private clubhouse, Olympic-sized swimming pool, wading pool, oversized spa, barbecue and picnic areas, lush landscaping, and terrace-covered walkways. Architectural diversity, tree-lined streets, upscale amenities, flower beds that bloom year round, executive homes, a convenient location, and the integration of schools, offices, shopping, and neighborhoods have made Bressi Ranch a highly desirable North County San Diego community. Bressi Ranch has its own shopping center known as Bressi Village, which is home to Carlsbad’s only Stater Bros. supermarket and Trader Joe’s grocery store, both of which opened in February 2009. Bressi Ranch Corporate Center is a sprawling 132 acre corporate business park and one of the largest and newest in San Diego County. Residents are served by the award-winning Carlsbad Unified School District. Bressi Ranch is also the site of the prestigious Pacific Ridge School, Poinsettia Elementary school, and a fully-integrated fitness and medical facility, Tri-City Wellness Center. Bressi Ranch Self Storage is a 144,000 square foot state-of-the-art storage complex, which sits on the corner of Palomar Airport Road and El Camino Real. A $7 million, 18,600 square foot Boys & Girls Clubs of America clubhouse recently opened, as well as various restaurants and other venues. Also planned for construction is a 32-acre mega park.
La Costa Greens is a new residential development built on the hillsides east of the La Costa Resort North Golf Course between the future Alga Norte Park and Alga Road. Many homes in the La Costa Greens community have views of the Pacific Ocean and the famous La Costa golf course. The neighborhood is anchored by The Presidio Club, which touts of providing a spa-like experience with a concierge on staff. The community amenities include a pool, spa, gym, tot lot, and two tennis courts. The homes are between 3,000 and 5,000 square feet in size and the project is over halfway built out as of April 2006. With the exception of 24 houses, the community is served by the San Marcos Unified School District.
La Costa Oaks is the second in the Villages of La Costa and is located east of Rancho Santa Fe Road at the end of La Costa Avenue. It is a planned community with home ranging in size from 3,000 to 5,000 square feet (500 m²) that were built between 2003 and 2006.
La Costa Ridge is the final phase of the Villages of La Costa. The top of a local mountain was shaved flat to enable construction of large ocean-view homes in this upscale guard-gated community. Residents are served by the La Costa Meadows Elementary School, the newer San Elijo Hills Middle School and the newly-renovated San Marcos High School.
La Costa Valley is a planned community that was built between 1998 and 2001 near the Carlsbad-Encinitas border. The first of the Villages of La Costa was planned and built by master developer Arbuckle Development. The builders included Kaufman and Broad Homes (later to become KB Home), Shea Homes, Standard Pacific Homes, Greystone Homes (later acquired by Lennar), K. Hovnanian and Centex Homes. The Valley Club is the centerpiece to La Costa Valley that was sold with the slogan, "Beverly Hills meets Mayberry", and is home to mostly upper middle class families. The Valley Club has social activities, a large swimming pool, and two tennis courts. The El Camino Creek Elementary School is located in La Costa Valley. The middle school is Oak Crest Middle School located in central Encinitas and older students are served by La Costa Canyon High School and San Dieguito High School Academy.
Rancho Carrillo is a community centered on a picturesque canyon surrounding the historic Leo Carrillo Ranch Park. Over half of the canyon and hillsides are dedicated as preserved open space and a year-round stream flows through the canyon. Rancho Carrillo offers a balanced mix of about 1,500 residences from condominiums and townhouses to large executive homes. Rancho Carrillo was designed in the theme of 'Old California' to match the park and is densely landscaped and laced with walking trails. There is an active social activities calendar with clubs and events offered in all seasons. The development is serviced by Carrillo Elementary School and is part of the San Marcos Unified School District.
- Carlsbad - La Costa
La Costa refers to both a residential community of Carlsbad and the world-class golf and tennis resort and spa at its center. The community is located primarily south of Alga Road, east of El Camino Real, north of Olivenhain Road. and west of the north-south portion of Rancho Santa Fe Boulevard. The La Costa Resort and Spa consists of two 18-hole golf courses, resort hotel and condominium units, 19 tennis courts, and related retail businesses. La Costa the community is mostly residential, with shopping centers, upscale boutiques, and fine dining restaurants. Because of overlapping district lines, schools within the community may be located in one of four school districts. La Costa Canyon High School and San Dieguito Academy serve residents of Encinitas, Rancho Santa Fe, and other surrounding communities, along with the southernmost portion of Carlsbad. The popular San Elijo Middle School and San Marcos High School serve students on the north side of the golf course. Real estate in La Costa is priced well above the average for both California and San Diego County with prices ranging from $500K - $2M.
La Costa's development began in 1965, when Irv Roston and a partner of the Desert Inn hotel in Las Vegas purchased 3,500 acresof the scenic area. A golf course was developed and homes began to be sold. The 90-room Rancho La Costa Inn was built to accommodate the visitors. Then, the Spa was added and ultimately, another 2,000 acres were purchased as the Inn grew in size. Sports Shinko, a Japanese company, bought the Resort in 1987. After years of decline, it was purchased in 2001 by KSL Resorts, a California resort hotel group, who totally revamped the La Costa Resort, spending in excess of $140 million.
Each February since 1999, La Costa Resort and Spa has hosted the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, one of the World Golf Championships events. The 2006 edition of the event was the last at La Costa. The Acura Classic, a WTA professional women's tennis tournament, was held at La Costa for many years, until recently being sold back to the WTA. The La Costa Resort is also home to the Chopra Center at La Costa.
- Carlsbad - Aviara
Aviara is a resort community in the hills of southern Carlsbad, overlooking the Pacific Ocean and Batiquitos Lagoon. The community has a total area of 1.6 miles² and is just north of Encinitas and west of La Costa.
