Vel R Phillips School
Wauwatosa, WI · High School
Vel R Phillips School is a high school in Wauwatosa, WI with 106 students enrolled and a 74% proficiency rate. Part of Wauwatosa School District. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
Vel R Phillips School is a small high school in Wauwatosa, WI, serving 106 students in the Wauwatosa School District. That headcount is below the 408-student average for schools in the district.
On the latest EDFacts assessments, 74% of students reached grade-level proficiency in combined math and reading — a rate near the top of the national distribution. That is 10 points above the 64% average for the Wauwatosa School District. Against the 53% Wisconsin statewide average, the school sits 21 points higher.
Over the last three reported years the district proficiency rate this school inherits has risen by about 27 points. As a high school, it reports a 92% adjusted-cohort graduation rate, the share of first-time ninth-graders who earn a regular diploma within four years.
The student-teacher ratio is 6.2 to 1, well below the U.S. average of about 16 to 1; unusually low ratios often reflect specialty programs or small-by-design campuses. A relatively low 3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
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About This School
Vel R Phillips School is a high school located in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. The school serves 106 students. The student-to-teacher ratio is 6.2:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 74% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading. The school reports a 92% graduation rate.
3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Vel R Phillips School is part of the Wauwatosa School District in Wisconsin.
How This School Compares
Vel R Phillips School has 106 students enrolled, making it smaller than the average school in Wauwatosa School District (408 students). Its 74% proficiency rate is 10 percentage points above the district average of 64%. Compared to the Wisconsin state average of 53%, the school performs 21 points higher. With a 6.2:1 student-teacher ratio, it offers smaller class sizes than the national average.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Vel R Phillips School has 106 students enrolled. The student-to-teacher ratio is 6.2:1.
According to EDFacts data, 74% of students at Vel R Phillips School meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Vel R Phillips School has a 92% graduation rate, measuring the percentage of students who graduate within four years.
Vel R Phillips School is part of the Wauwatosa School District in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.