Impact of COVID-19 on Vel Phillips Memorial High School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 40th of 400 High schools | Ranks 159th of 415 High schools | 28.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
10th Grade Social Studies (Vel Phillips Memorial High School) | 59.5 | 53.5 | 6% |
10th Grade Social Studies (Madison Metropolitan School District) | 52.8 | 47.2 | 5.6% |
10th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin) | 45.9 | 47.2 | 1.3% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Vel Phillips Memorial High School) | 50.5 | 40.7 | 9.8% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Madison Metropolitan School District) | 45.1 | 40.5 | 4.6% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin) | 38.8 | 41.4 | 2.6% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Vel Phillips Memorial High School) | 47.1 | 36.3 | 10.9% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Madison Metropolitan School District) | 35.8 | 29.5 | 6.3% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin) | 30.8 | 29.4 | 1.3% |
10th Grade Science (Vel Phillips Memorial High School) | 47 | 36.2 | 10.8% |
10th Grade Science (Madison Metropolitan School District) | 37.1 | 35.5 | 1.6% |
10th Grade Science (Wisconsin) | 32.7 | 31.7 | 1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1953 | 2025 | 3.7% |
African American | 276 | 322 | 16.7% |
American Indian | 5 | 1 | 80% |
Asian | 226 | 194 | 14.2% |
Hispanic | 327 | 480 | 46.8% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 988 | 848 | 14.2% |
Two or More Races | 130 | 163 | 25.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 33.8% | 39.1% | 5.3% |