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Phillip M. Stokoe Elementary

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Phillip M. Stokoe Elementary ranks 4349 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4349^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of California elementary schools

Summary

Phillip M. Stokoe Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 621 students in Riverside, part of the Alvord Unified School District, which faces broader academic challenges across most of its schools.

The school serves a community with significant economic need and, like many in its district, has academic proficiency rates below state averages, with science being a particular area of struggle. However, it shows important strengths, including outperforming the district average in mathematics and demonstrating remarkable success in supporting its homeless student population. Furthermore, the school has made impressive progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism by 44% over three years, a brighter trend not seen at some nearby schools like Myra Linn Elementary.

Interesting comparisons within the district highlight that student outcomes can vary greatly even with similar resources. For example, Promenade Elementary achieves much higher academic rankings despite similar funding and student demographics, suggesting factors like school culture and teaching methods matter. Additionally, a comparison to William McKinley Elementary in the higher-performing Corona-Norco Unified district shows that schools in different districts with similar student populations can achieve different results, pointing to district-level influences.

621

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,095

Per pupil spending ?

89%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4501 Ambs Dr.
Riverside, CA 92505-3758

(951) 358-1640

District: Alvord Unified

Students who attend Phillip M. Stokoe Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ysmael Villegas Middle
High:	Hillcrest High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.4%

African American:

8.7%

White:

7.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2013 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 16 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg29%

California avg41%

4,349^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Alvord Unified

1146^th of 1,543Alvord Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	4349 of 5857	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	4558 of 5869	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	4439 of 5859	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	4379 of 5883	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	4914 of 5789	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	4518 of 5662	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.4	4315 of 5692	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.6	5004 of 5614	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.6	4460 of 5611	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.2	4520 of 5530	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.0	3594 of 5390	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	28.1	4129 of 5377	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.4	3391 of 5314	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.8	2759 of 5193	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.6	1710 of 2227	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	2358 of 2585	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	1969 of 2128	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.8	2265 of 3162	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.2	1600 of 3245	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	1435 of 3311	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	1441 of 3275	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	1097 of 3246	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	4241 of 5597	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	4483 of 5612	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	4194 of 5609	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	4700 of 5635	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	4390 of 5492	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	4072 of 5413	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	3250 of 5107	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	3545 of 5107	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	3440 of 5087	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	3699 of 5084	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	4087 of 4963	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	3457 of 4830	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	72 of 429	83.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	3732 of 5460	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	4044 of 5517	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	3811 of 5363	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	3474 of 5264	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.5	4331 of 5173	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	3879 of 5084	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	4109 of 5628	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	4229 of 5643	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	4338 of 5638	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	3623 of 5663	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.2	4880 of 5510	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	4743 of 5431	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	2160 of 2847	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	2132 of 2635	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	2023 of 2420	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2025)83rd percentile+57 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)28th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)23rd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-15 vs state

Mathematics25%-12 vs state

Science17%-16 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, February 2, 2016

My children attended Phillip Stokoe Elementary School. The principal is awful!!!!!! I miss the teachers but still keep in touch.
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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Phillip M. Stokoe Elementary	Public	K-5	4501 Ambs Dr.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1640	621	27	22.5	89.0%	47 (7.6%)	54 (8.7%)	487 (78.4%)	14 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.4%)	25.6	4349^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.7%		23.3	4558^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.3%	209																	17.0	17.0	31.0	33.3	35.6		33.3	33.0	19.7	21.7		25.3							$19,095	$2,056	$17,039
S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary	Public	K-5	4100 Golden Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1625	508	23	22.2	73.6%	50 (9.8%)	23 (4.5%)	365 (71.9%)	45 (8.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (3.9%)	29.9	3969^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.2%		40.2	3166^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.1%	803																	25.5	25.5	20.3	34.4	43.4		34.1	24.3	23.7	29.3		26.0							$19,612	$1,443	$18,169
Valley View Elementary	Public	K-5	11750 Gramercy Pl.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1670	675	29	23.1	81.8%	42 (6.2%)	13 (1.9%)	593 (87.9%)	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (2.1%)	24.6	4447^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.1%		23.5	4526^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.9%	79	12.9	14.5	1.7	9.8	48.4	19.4	25.4	31.2	17.7	17.7	5.1	13.7	9.7	11.3	3.4	8.2	26.2	26.2	31.7	25.0	34.0		30.1	29.7	20.4	20.4		23.3	94.7	96.2		95.5	96.2	95.5	$14,631	$1,438	$13,193
Promenade Elementary	Public	K-5	550 Hamilton Dr.	Corona	91719	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1650	579	26	22.2	73.6%	72 (12.4%)	57 (9.8%)	333 (57.5%)	74 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	39 (6.7%)	65.8	1803^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	69.2%		54.4	2324^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.4%	521																	40.0	40.0	54.3	54.8	53.1		54.1	54.3	51.6	40.6		48.5	97.0	98.0					$20,980	$1,954	$19,026
Collett Elementary	Public	K-5	10850 Collett Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1605	425	19	22.3	93.4%	24 (5.6%)	26 (6.1%)	346 (81.4%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.5%)	25.2	4375^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.3%		31.9	3791^st of 5869 public elementary schools	35.4%	584																	21.8	21.8	28.6	29.2	34.6		31.0	34.9	19.4	21.8		24.9	93.3				93.3	97.1	$21,048	$2,539	$18,509
Allan Orrenmaa Elementary	Public	K-5	3350 Fillmore St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1635	507	21	23.8	81.9%	50 (9.9%)	14 (2.8%)	399 (78.7%)	33 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	32.8	3741^st of 5857 public elementary schools	36.1%		35.9	3445^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.3%	296																	18.3	18.3	30.1	37.8	36.3		34.2	40.8	37.3	23.5		34.4	97.0						$19,659	$1,431	$18,228
Myra Linn Elementary	Public	K-5	10435 Branigan Way	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1630	440	21	21.1	92.5%	9 (2.0%)	29 (6.6%)	386 (87.7%)	6 (1.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	24.1	4491^st of 5857 public elementary schools	23.3%		24.5	4419^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.7%	72																	15.7	15.7	27.3	31.3	32.5		30.4	26.0	29.9	24.1		26.4							$21,397	$2,273	$19,124
Twinhill Elementary	Public	K-5	11000 Campbell Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1665	442	20	22.6	92.5%	21 (4.8%)	12 (2.7%)	386 (87.3%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	32.1	3786^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.4%		40	3177^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.9%	609																	21.3	21.3	20.3	29.9	57.3		36.9	19.7	16.2	40.0		25.8	96.3						$19,735	$1,491	$18,244
William McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	2050 Aztec Ln.	Corona	92879	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-7190	598	26	23.0	81.1%	95 (15.9%)	64 (10.7%)	333 (55.7%)	58 (9.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	42 (7.0%)	37.9	3354^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.7%		33.3	3651^st of 5869 public elementary schools	37.8%	297																	26.9	26.9	19.1	40.7	43.6	50.5	38.7	30.1	31.4	28.2	33.3	30.9	96.1	96.1	98.0		97.1		$16,660	$766	$15,894
La Granada Elementary	Public	K-5	10346 Keller Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1615	524	24	21.8	96.0%	20 (3.8%)	3 (0.6%)	491 (93.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	16.6	5140^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.2%		14.9	5316^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.4%	176																	10.0	10.0	18.8	23.4	27.8		23.2	25.3	21.9	20.0		22.4	92.7	95.5		96.4	93.6	94.6	$19,809	$2,244	$17,565

Frequently Asked Questions about Phillip M. Stokoe Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Phillip M. Stokoe Elementary?

Students at Phillip M. Stokoe Elementary are 78% Hispanic, 9% African American, 8% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Phillip M. Stokoe Elementary in?

Alvord Unified

Is Phillip M. Stokoe Elementary a good school?

Phillip M. Stokoe Elementary ranks 4349^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Phillip M. Stokoe Elementary attend?

Students who attend Phillip M. Stokoe Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ysmael Villegas Middle
High : Hillcrest High

How many students attend Phillip M. Stokoe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 621 students attended Phillip M. Stokoe Elementary.

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