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Vel R Phillips School

Alternative

Vel R Phillips School, a public other school in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin: grades k–12, 139 students, 4.8 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Wauwatosa School District.

Size and class size

Compared with schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 139
Teachers (FTE): 29.3
Students per teacher: 4.8
Grades: K–12; Other

Fewer students per teacher than 85% of schools in Wisconsin

Median 16.3 · 66 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 88% of schools in the US

Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared

Larger than 58% of schools in Wisconsin

Median 90 · 72 schools compared

Smaller than 59% of schools in the US

Median 207 · 3,982 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Wisconsin's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Wisconsin: 53%

Not published: too few students tested.

Forward; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Wisconsin: 54%

Not published: too few students tested.

Forward; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Other · Grades K–12
Type: District school · Alternative
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Area: Large suburb
Run by: Wauwatosa School District

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Wauwatosa School District.

Location

Address: 10201 W Watertown Plank Rd, Wauwatosa, WI 53226
Phone: (414)257-4857
City or town: Wauwatosa
County: Milwaukee County

Website Quality of life in Wauwatosa Schools in Wauwatosa

Nearby schools

The closest public schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Deeper Learning Virtual AcademyCharterMostly virtual	Pre-K–12	88	17.6	27%	20%	1.7 mi
Wauwatosa Virtual AcademyCharterFully virtual	K–12	91	22.8	—	—	1.8 mi
MacDowell Montessori School K3-12Free meals for all	Pre-K–12	823	16.2	40%	23%	2.5 mi
HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12CharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	1,974	26.3	50%	57%	4.1 mi
Central City CyberschoolCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	343	17.6	21%	17%	5.1 mi
Milwaukee Academy of ScienceCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	1,711	17.6	13%	15%	5.1 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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