Vel Phillips Memorial High School

Virtual

Regular School · Madison, WI

Vel Phillips Memorial High School is a regular school school in Madison, Wisconsin, serving grades 09–12 with 2,004 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.8:1.

Level

High

Grades

09 – 12

Enrollment

2,004

Teachers (FTE)

127.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	810	40%
Hispanic/Latino	527	26%
Black or African American	306	15%
Two or more races	175	9%
Asian	172	9%
Not Specified	13	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	2,004	1,075M / 916F

English Language Learners: 311 (16% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	43.0% +4pp	39.0%	310
Reading Proficiency	54.0% +13.3pp	40.7%	310
Science Proficiency	46.0%	—	310
4-Year Graduation Rate	89.0%	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (21)

733 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

877 students enrolled

SAT/ACT Takers

861

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

4.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

514

25.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	2,004	100%

Contact & Location

201 S Gammon Rd

Madison, WI 53717

Phone: (608)663-5990

http://memorial.madison.k12.wi.us/

District

Madison Metropolitan School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $27,731

District enrollment: 25,237

Other Schools in District

Cesar Chavez Elementary Elementary
Crestwood Elementary Elementary
Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School Elementary
Elvehjem Elementary Elementary
Emerson Elementary Elementary
Franklin Elementary Elementary
Gompers Elementary Elementary
Hawthorne Elementary Elementary

View all 53 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 53717) → CensusDepth.com
Wisconsin population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Wisconsin teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

550852000937

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD