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Vel Phillips Memorial High School
A−

Vel Phillips Memorial High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

201 S Gammon Rd, Madison, WI 53717 · (608) 663-5990 · Part of Madison Metropolitan School District

Madison’s School Grade C better than 29% of Wisconsin school districts

Directions
Photo: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
2,004
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Vel Phillips Memorial High School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Wisconsin’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts above the state

On the path

Where Madison kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–811 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Vel Phillips Memorial High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency43%
State average 37.3%
Reading / language arts54%
State average 38.6%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

201 S Gammon Rd, Madison

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9457
Grade 10481
Grade 11512
Grade 12554
Enrollment over time
2,065’20
2,078’21
2,025’22
2,005’23
2,004’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 41%Hispanic 26%Black 15%Two or more races 9%Asian 9%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Vel Phillips Memorial High School from Madison families.

Other schools in Madison Metropolitan School District

The district →
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Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Madison
B−
631 students12:1
Leopold Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Madison
D
626 students10:1
4K PK Off Site
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Madison
619 students13:1
Kennedy Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Madison
C
582 students11:1
Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Madison
B−
462 students10:1
Olson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Verona
B
462 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Wisconsin’s other public schools; Madison’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.