One of San Diego's most reputable high schools, the Mount Carmel High School on Carmel Mountain Road serves the grades from 9 to 12. The educational institution was established in 1974 and is a member of the Poway Unified School District. A multiple awards winner, the school has been the recipient of the prestigious California Distinguished School Award on three different occasions in 1985, 1999, and 2005. Its instrumental music program has given birth to Grammy-winning orchestra bands.