Vel Phillips Memorial High
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Madison, Wisconsin
Vel Phillips Memorial High in Madison, Wisconsin enrolled 2,004 students in 2024-25 with 127.1 full-time teachers, 15.8 students per teacher against the Wisconsin high-school median of 13.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 34% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Wisconsin: 40.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 87% (Wisconsin: 90.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%
2,025 students in 2022-23, 2,005 students in 2023-24, 2,004 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 123.2 to 127.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 2,025 | 123.2 | 16.4 |
| 2023-24 | 2,005 | 119.7 | 16.7 |
| 2024-25 | 2,004 | 127.1 | 15.8 |
15.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 77 of every 100 Wisconsin high schools
Among the 522 Wisconsin high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
21 AP courses and one counselor per 315 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Vel Phillips Memorial High enrolled 2,078 students and had 6.6 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 137 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses21
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)6.6, one per 315 of the 2,078 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions137
- Chronically absent50.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
40.7% of students were White, 26.5% Hispanic, 15.4% Black in 2024-25.
- White40.7%
- Hispanic26.5%
- Black15.4%
- Two or more races8.8%
- Asian8.6%
- American Indian0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Vel Phillips Memorial High scored proficient or above: 34% in math, against 40.1% in math across Wisconsin. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Wisconsin, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 34% | 36% (2021-22) | 40.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
87% of the 514 students in Vel Phillips Memorial High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across Wisconsin. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Wisconsin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 87% | 86% | 90.5% |
| Students in the class | 514 | 2,074 | 65,638 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Madison
7 public high schools in Madison report 2024-25 enrollment; Vel Phillips Memorial High is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| West High | 2,222 | 16.2 | 30.3% |
| Vel Phillips Memorial High | 2,004 | 15.8 | 38.0% |
| East High | 1,643 | 15.5 | 51.1% |
| LaFollette High | 1,541 | 14.8 | 51.7% |
| Innovative High | 138 | 7.9 | 71.7% |
| Capital High | 129 | 8.7 | 84.5% |
| Shabazz-City High | 106 | 7.3 | 43.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Vel Phillips Memorial High
- West HighThe nearest public high school, 3.7 miles away: 2,222 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).3.7 mi
- Innovative HighThe next nearest public high school, 6.7 miles away: 138 students, 7.9 per teacher (2024-25).6.7 mi
- Compare Vel Phillips Memorial High with West HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Madison Metropolitan School District spends per student$17,411 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,411
- The largest public schools in WisconsinVel Phillips Memorial High is the number 6 by size of 535 Wisconsin high schools open in 2024-25.#6 of 535
- Wisconsin schools by students per teacher15.8 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 13.8 for high schools.15.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Vel Phillips Memorial High
How many students attend Vel Phillips Memorial High?
2,004 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,025 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Madison, WI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Vel Phillips Memorial High?
15.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Wisconsin median for high schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Vel Phillips Memorial High a Title I school?
Vel Phillips Memorial High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Vel Phillips Memorial High do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Vel Phillips Memorial High scored proficient or above: 34% in math, against 40.1% in math across Wisconsin. Wisconsin's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Vel Phillips Memorial High?
87% of the 514 students in Vel Phillips Memorial High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across Wisconsin. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Vel Phillips Memorial High in?
Madison Metropolitan School District, NCES district ID 5508520. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 550852000937 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.