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Vel Phillips Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

522^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 17% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Vel Phillips Middle School is a public middle school in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, serving 811 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Oshkosh Area School District, which is ranked 337 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Vel Phillips Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were significantly lower than the district and state averages. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with many subgroups receiving 0 or 1 star ratings from SchoolDigger. Additionally, Vel Phillips Middle School has higher chronic absenteeism and dropout rates compared to the district and state averages.

When comparing Vel Phillips Middle School to other middle schools in the Oshkosh Area School District, it is clear that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance and student outcomes. For instance, Traeger Middle School, located just 4.25 miles away, consistently outperforms Vel Phillips Middle School on standardized tests and has a much higher statewide ranking. The high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds at Vel Phillips Middle School suggests that the school may be facing significant challenges in terms of resource allocation, teacher quality, and student support services, which could be contributing to its underperformance.

832

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,922

Per pupil spending ?

62.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1401 Kentucky St
Oshkosh, WI 54901

(920) 424-0177

District: Oshkosh Area School District

Students who attend Vel Phillips Middle School usually attend:

High:

North High

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.8%

African American:

18.1%

Two or more races:

11.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (34% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg51%

Wisconsin avg54%

522^nd of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Oshkosh Area School District

337^th of 426Oshkosh Area School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	522 of 628	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	536 of 641	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	528 of 640	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	501 of 617	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	513 of 613	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	513 of 594	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	463 of 579	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.3	493 of 612	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.7	464 of 609	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	45.3	407 of 612	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.5	463 of 585	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	49.5	346 of 569	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.9	421 of 559	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.5	442 of 549	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	47.7	374 of 539	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.3	358 of 521	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.2	363 of 519	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.1	235 of 366	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.0	247 of 382	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	61.1	169 of 332	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	60.1	168 of 324	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	102 of 117	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	110 of 118	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	49.6	44 of 130	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.1	64 of 125	48.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.0	89 of 134	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.5	99 of 127	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	91 of 123	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	61 of 88	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	63 of 87	27.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.5	79 of 90	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	82 of 95	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	86 of 90	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	81 of 91	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	86 of 90	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	127 of 178	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	151 of 173	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	108 of 170	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	72 of 158	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.1	106 of 138	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	131 of 153	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	105 of 140	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	463 of 573	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	468 of 580	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	466 of 579	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	468 of 576	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	466 of 574	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	482 of 557	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	435 of 551	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	28.9	181 of 239	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	192 of 221	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	196 of 225	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	163 of 209	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	148 of 204	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	453 of 509	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	473 of 520	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	446 of 525	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	458 of 522	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	459 of 499	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	434 of 487	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	391 of 489	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	495 of 577	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	489 of 585	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	500 of 591	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	450 of 577	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	492 of 572	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	474 of 557	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	441 of 551	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	118 of 126	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	119 of 131	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	113 of 132	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	106 of 126	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	121 of 129	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	85 of 101	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	284 of 414	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	312 of 425	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	366 of 439	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	326 of 421	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	348 of 437	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	213 of 414	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	190 of 417	54.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	358 of 399	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	369 of 407	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	377 of 412	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	317 of 397	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	333 of 393	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	361 of 382	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	315 of 375	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+15 vs school

Asian (2025)31st percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2024)24th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)13th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)6th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies52%-10 vs state

Science33%-17 vs state

English Language Arts32%-22 vs state

Mathematics30%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)					Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)					Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)		Forward Exam Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Vel Phillips Middle School	Public	6-8	1401 Kentucky St	Oshkosh	54901	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 424-0177	832	73	11.4	62.3%	423 (50.8%)	151 (18.1%)	74 (8.9%)	81 (9.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (11.9%)	20.1	522^nd of 628 public middle schools	16.9%		22.4	536^th of 641 public middle schools	16.4%	14			29.1	34.4	31.8			25.0	34.4	28.7		52.2		33.3	$14,922	$895	$14,026
Tipler Middle	Public	4-8	325 S Eagle St	Oshkosh	54902	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 424-0320	366	32	11.5	41.0%	246 (67.2%)	20 (5.5%)	32 (8.7%)	34 (9.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.0%)	65.2	218^th of 628 public middle schools	65.3%		59	271^st of 641 public middle schools	57.7%	53	100.0	90.9	65.8	57.7	54.1	100.0	100.0	64.9	55.9	53.2	100.0	72.5	100.0	60.6	$14,063	$573	$13,491
South Park Middle	Public	6-8	1551 Delaware St	Oshkosh	54902	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 424-0431	354	32	10.9	44.1%	244 (68.9%)	26 (7.3%)	27 (7.6%)	24 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.3%)	47.1	369^th of 628 public middle schools	41.2%		53.8	319^th of 641 public middle schools	50.2%	50			52.9	44.1	48.5			46.3	47.8	45.0		65.0		55.0	$15,768	$760	$15,008
Traeger Middle	Public	6-8	3000 W 20th Ave	Oshkosh	54904	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 424-0065	447	32	14.1	16.8%	368 (82.3%)	10 (2.2%)	16 (3.6%)	26 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.8%)	86.4	47^th of 628 public middle schools	92.5%		87.6	39^th of 641 public middle schools	93.9%	8			74.2	70.1	77.2			71.0	72.8	77.9		86.0		80.2	$13,399	$494	$12,905
Neenah Middle School	Public	4-8	1275 Tullar Rd	Neenah	54956	Winnebago County	Neenah Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 751-6850	1,913	132	14.5	31.7%	1,535 (80.2%)	60 (3.1%)	146 (7.6%)	76 (4.0%)	9 (0.5%)	6 (0.3%)	81 (4.2%)	62	241^st of 628 public middle schools	61.6%		69.2	185^th of 641 public middle schools	71.1%	56	100.0	50.5	52.6	62.9	61.2	100.0	57.8	56.3	64.0	58.8	100.0	60.7	95.2	53.6	$10,942	$295	$10,647
Winneconne Middle	Public	6-8	400 N 9th Ave	Winneconne	54986	Winnebago County	Winneconne Community School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 582-5800	411	25	16.3	17.5%	387 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	89.6	28^th of 628 public middle schools	95.5%		89.9	26^th of 641 public middle schools	95.9%	2			84.3	81.6	71.8			81.3	80.9	82.3		81.5		72.6	$10,866	$321	$10,546
Omro Middle	Public	6-8	455 Fox Trl	Omro	54963	Winnebago County	Omro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 303-2301	223	21	10.8	28.3%	193 (86.5%)	2 (0.9%)	17 (7.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	66	215^th of 628 public middle schools	65.8%		60.4	265^th of 641 public middle schools	58.7%	50			57.1	61.7	59.5			71.4	68.3	67.9		65.1		45.8	$12,688	$814	$11,875
Stockbridge Middle	Public	6-8	110 School St	Stockbridge	53088	Calumet County	Stockbridge School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 439-1158	40	4	9.8	7.5%	39 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.5%)	27.7	485^th of 628 public middle schools	22.8%		20.7	542^nd of 641 public middle schools	15.4%	57			58.3	44.4	42.9			33.3	33.3	28.6		14.3		14.3	$12,758	$407	$12,351
Maplewood Middle	Public	6-8	1600 Midway Rd	Menasha	54952	Winnebago County	Menasha Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 967-1600	676	57	11.9	55.9%	396 (58.6%)	43 (6.4%)	154 (22.8%)	36 (5.3%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.9%)	35.9	449^th of 628 public middle schools	28.5%		36.8	448^th of 641 public middle schools	30.1%	1			41.2	39.9	43.7			46.7	50.7	48.8		50.0		34.4	$12,975	$1,146	$11,829
Bessie Allen Middle	Public	6-8	305 McKinley St	North Fond du Lac	54937	Fond du Lac County	North Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 929-3754	339	23	14.6	48.7%	221 (65.2%)	8 (2.4%)	92 (27.1%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	23.5	503^rd of 628 public middle schools	19.9%		35.3	461^st of 641 public middle schools	28.1%	42			36.2	32.1	38.1			33.3	41.3	41.9		41.0		27.6	$12,834	$333	$12,501

Frequently Asked Questions about Vel Phillips Middle School

Is Vel Phillips Middle School a good school?

Vel Phillips Middle School ranks in the bottom 16.9% of Wisconsin middle schools.

How many students attend Vel Phillips Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 832 students attended Vel Phillips Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Vel Phillips Middle School attend?

Students who attend Vel Phillips Middle School usually go on to attend North High

What is the racial makeup of Vel Phillips Middle School?

Students at Vel Phillips Middle School are 51% White, 18% African American, 12% Two or more races, 10% Asian, 9% Hispanic.

What district is Vel Phillips Middle School in?

Oshkosh Area School District

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