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Southeast Los Altos Hills around Foothill College and the El Monte Road interchange: Stonebrook Drive, La Loma Drive, Dawson Drive and the Summerhill streets across I-280.
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the story
How El Monte Road & Foothill College came to be
This corner holds the original Taaffe Ranch house site. The Town's history page says the couple who received 2,800 acres of Rancho La Purísima Concepción as a wedding gift in 1863 built their home on what is now the Foothill College campus. The college's own history says its site took in land from the Taaffe partition of the rancho. Before the college, the big house here was Lantarnam Hall, an estate built in the 1910s and later called Morgan Manor. The Town's 2016 history anthology says the private Ford Country Day School moved into it and stayed until 1988, when the property, now known as Stonebrook Court, was sold to a private owner. The Town lists Morgan Manor as an official Town Historical Landmark.
Foothill College gave the area its center. The college's history says the board picked a 122-acre site in Los Altos Hills on September 15, 1958, and hired architects Ernest J. Kump and Masten & Hurd. Ground was broken on July 1, 1960, and the campus opened for classes on September 5, 1961. The American Institute of Architects gave it an Honor Award in 1962 and an Award of Merit in 1963. The Town's history page adds that artifacts such as mortars and pestles, found east of Moody Road in 1955, led to archaeological study by Foothill College.
Much of the housing came in pieces. The Town's street list shows Oneonta Drive accepted in county meeting minutes in 1953, before the Town existed, and La Loma Drive and Court accepted by the Town Council in 1959. South of Stonebrook Drive, a 1987 state environmental notice for the Lands of Quarry Hills described 43 lots on a 358-acre site at the Stonebrook, Magdalena and Olive Tree cross streets, with about 255 acres of open space, an annexation and prezoning. The anthology records Quarry Hills' approval in 1996 as the last large subdivision in the Hills, with about 280 acres going to Midpen. In 2012 the Town annexed 50 more county parcels on La Loma, Olive Tree and Mora drives.
streets and homes
The streets and the houses
El Monte Road is the hinge. It passes under I-280 at the college, which sits between Elena Road and El Monte Road. South of the college, Stonebrook Drive runs about a mile from El Monte Road to Magdalena Road, with Oneonta Drive, Stonebrook Court, Priscilla Lane, Oak Park Court, Oak Knoll Circle, Emerald Hill Road, Kate Drive, Teresa Way and Laura Court off it. Prospect Avenue climbs west to La Loma Drive and Court, Summit Wood Road, Edgecliff Place and Finn Lane. Willowpond Lane and Tepa Way reach the same hillside from Moody Road. Dawson Drive and Rebecca Lane come in from Magdalena Avenue, and Duval Way and Josefa Lane sit off Elena Road beside the college.
Across I-280, between El Monte Road, Summerhill Avenue and Magdalena Avenue, are Voorhees Drive, Clausen Court, Barley Hill Road, Hilltop Drive, Colina Drive, Miraloma Way, Bella Ladera Court, Amigos Court, Casa Mia Way, Dawnridge Drive, Princess Ellena Court, Hillview Road and Bush Avenue. Tiare Way and Nicole Lane sit just northeast of Summerhill Avenue. County parcel records give most of that pocket (Summerhill, Hilltop, Barley Hill, Dawnridge, Colina, Hillview and Miraloma) and the Dawson Drive and Rebecca Lane streets a 94024 ZIP. Voorhees Drive, Clausen Court, the college side, La Loma Drive and most of Stonebrook Drive are 94022. The Town's street list shows only the first 1,000 feet of Summerhill Avenue from El Monte Road as a Town street, so ask who maintains the rest. Amigos Court, Bella Ladera, Casa Mia Way, Edgecliff Place, Elise Court, Josefa Lane, Maria Lane and Nicole Lane are listed as private, along with parts of Miraloma Way and Voorhees Drive.
Lots average a little smaller than in the western hills. County parcel polygons put the median addressed parcel at about 1.1 acres, with about one in ten under an acre and one in ten at 2 acres or more. The Town's slope-based limits still set house size. Fire hazard splits by terrain: our check of the state's 2025 map puts the college side and the Summerhill pocket mainly in non-wildland zones. La Loma Drive, Summit Wood Road, Kate Drive, Laura Court, Teresa Way and the south end of Stonebrook Drive map largely as Very High.
streets in el monte road & foothill college
- El Monte Road
- Stonebrook Drive
- Oneonta Drive
- Stonebrook Court
- Priscilla Lane
- Hummingbird Court
- Oak Park Court
- Oak Knoll Circle
- Prospect Avenue
- Emerald Hill Road
- Finn Lane
- Edgecliff Place
- La Loma Drive
- La Loma Court
- Summit Wood Road
- Willowpond Lane
- Tepa Way
- Kate Drive
- Teresa Way
- Laura Court
- Dawson Drive
- Rebecca Lane
- Elise Court
- Duval Way
- Josefa Lane
- Voorhees Drive
- Clausen Court
- Barley Hill Road
- Hilltop Drive
- Colina Drive
- Miraloma Way
- Bella Ladera Court
- Amigos Court
- Dawnridge Drive
- Princess Ellena Court
- Hillview Road
- Bush Avenue
- Summerhill Avenue
- Tiare Way
- Nicole Lane
- Casa Mia Way
parks and places
Parks, shops and landmarks near El Monte Road & Foothill College
- landmark
Foothill College
Public community college at 12345 El Monte Road. Its observatory, next to Parking Lot 4 and the Krause Center (Building 4000), holds free public viewing from 9 to 11 p.m. on clear Fridays and solar viewing on clear Saturday mornings, run with the Peninsula Astronomical Society. The college is also the largest customer of the Purissima Hills Water District.
- park
Juan Prado Mesa Preserve
13 acres of Town-owned open space between Dawson Drive and Neary Lake, reached by off-road paths from Dawson Drive, Kate Drive and Stonebrook Drive. The General Plan describes a pathway through the Hale Creek canyon. It is named for the grantee of Rancho San Antonio.
- trail
Neighborhood paths
Trail maps show Town paths here, including the Dawson Path toward Juan Prado Mesa Preserve and other off-road paths. Rhus Ridge, the north door into Rancho San Antonio, is just west across Moody Road.
- landmark
Morgan Manor
The 1910s estate house later used by Ford Country Day School, now on private land at Stonebrook Court. The Town lists it as an official Town Historical Landmark. It is a private property with no public access.
- shopping
Downtown Los Altos
No stores in town. Downtown Los Altos is about 1.7 miles straight-line northeast via El Monte Road.
schools and commute
School districts and getting around
School districts
Census school-district maps put every street in this outline in Los Altos School District for elementary and middle school and Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District for high school. Foothill College is a public community college, not a K-12 school, and no public K-12 school sits inside the area. Attendance boundaries change, so check the exact address with each district.
Los Altos School District guide · Mountain View-Los Altos high schools · Silicon Valley school districts
Getting around
- I-280 at El Monte Road / Moody Road is in the middle of the area, about 0.4 mi straight-line from the center. Magdalena Avenue, the next interchange south, is about 0.9 mi.
- VTA routes 40 and 52 serve the Foothill College campus.
- El Monte Road leads northeast to Foothill Expressway and Los Altos. The college's directions use the San Antonio Road exit from US 101, then Foothill Expressway to El Monte Road.
- Caltrain: San Antonio and Mountain View stations are each about 3.7 mi straight-line.
- Moody Road leads west past Rhus Ridge toward Hidden Villa and Page Mill Road.
nerd notes
Buying or selling in El Monte Road & Foothill College: what we check
Buying here
- Check the ZIP and the jurisdiction line on the parcel. The Summerhill pocket and Dawson Drive mostly use 94024, the rest mostly 94022, and the Town line with unincorporated Loyola runs just northeast of Summerhill Avenue.
- Fire zones change within a few hundred yards. The college side and the Summerhill pocket map mainly as non-wildland, while La Loma, Summit Wood, Kate Drive and Laura Court map largely as Very High.
- About half the parcels sit inside the county's mapped fault-rupture zone. Read the hazard disclosure, and ask whether past permits needed geologic review.
- Several lanes are private, and Summerhill Avenue is a Town street only for its first 1,000 feet. Ask for road maintenance agreements.
- Living next to a college means event and class traffic on El Monte Road. Drive the route at commute and class-change times before you buy.
Selling here
- Have the Town's MFA/MDA numbers ready. Lots here cluster near one acre, so the slope adjustment can matter.
- If the home is on a private lane, provide the maintenance agreement and any recent paving or drainage work.
- Disclose fire and fault zones clearly. The difference between the college side and the La Loma or Kate Drive side is real.
- For La Loma and other recently annexed parcels, gather any county-era permits along with Town permits.
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faq
El Monte Road & Foothill College questions, answered
Is this an official neighborhood?
No. Los Altos Hills has no official neighborhoods. This is our grouping of the Town streets around Foothill College and the El Monte Road interchange, including the Summerhill Avenue streets across I-280 (Voorhees, Barley Hill, Hilltop, Dawnridge, Tiare, Nicole and others).
Which school district serves these streets?
Census maps put the whole area in Los Altos School District and Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District. Boundaries change, so confirm the exact address with the districts.
When did Foothill College open?
The college's history says the board chose the 122-acre Los Altos Hills site in 1958, broke ground on July 1, 1960, and opened the campus on September 5, 1961.
Is La Loma Drive part of Los Altos Hills?
Yes, today. The Town's history anthology says the Town annexed 50 county parcels on La Loma, Olive Tree and Mora drives in 2012. Older permits for those parcels may be county records.
What ZIP code is it?
Both. County parcel records list 94022 for the college side, La Loma Drive, Kate Drive, Oak Knoll Circle, Voorhees Drive and most of Stonebrook Drive. They list 94024 for Summerhill Avenue, Hilltop Drive, Barley Hill Road, Dawnridge Drive and the Dawson Drive and Rebecca Lane streets. Check the specific address.
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