📍 201 S Gammon Rd, Madison, Dane County, 53717
Vel Phillips Memorial High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Madison, Dane County. The school has 2,025 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 123.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 54% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 91%. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Vel Phillips Memorial High enrolls 2,025 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 123.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 848 | 42% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 480 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 322 | 16% |
| Asian | 194 | 9.7% |
| Two or more races | 163 | 8.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
791 of the school's 2,025 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 704 qualify for free lunch and 87 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Vel Phillips Memorial High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WI-20, state senate district 26, state house district 78.
Vel Phillips Memorial High is one of 54 schools in Madison Metropolitan School District, based in Madison, Wisconsin. The district serves 25,155 students district-wide and employs 2,064 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,025 students, Vel Phillips Memorial High is larger than the district average of about 466 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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