Phillip M. Stokoe Elementary as part of the Innovative Learning Center opened its doors in August 2007.  The center was created to provide a learning environment for both children and adult learners.  We work in partnership with families, businesses, and community groups to provide exemplary services and support for the teaching/learning process.

Phillip M. Stokoe Facts

• Opened on August 27, 2007, as one of two newest elementary schools in the Alvord Unified School District.

• Named after Phillip M. Stokoe, an Alvord Unified School District Board Member from 1979 to 2001.

• Initially, The Innovative Learning Center was a joint project with the Riverside Community College District and served as an elementary school, an early childhood education site, and a teacher preparation center.

• The school mascot is the Starpilot.

• The “No Excuses University” program was instituted in 2008.

• The Phillip M. Stokoe Museum opened on April 14, 2009.

• The Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) program was instituted in 2009.

• The Phillip M. Stokoe Multi-purpose room opened in 2010.

• The STEM-Tastic Tuesdays (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) program began in 2014.

• Phillip M. Stokoe Elementary School serves kindergarten through fifth grade with an enrollment of aproiximately 650 students.