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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the DR. PHILLIPS HIGH administration to hear?
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Enrollment
2,964
High
DISTRICT 1,338 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144002572
DR. PHILLIPS HIGH
6500 TURKEY LAKE RD, ORLANDO, FL 32819 · (407) 355-3200 · Orange County
GRADES 08–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL2,964 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
129 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
1,162 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 5 | 0% |
| Grade 8 | 3 | 0% |
| Grade 9 | 719 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 725 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 781 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 731 | 25% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from ORANGE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
51.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.4pp since 2023
Math
39.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +17.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.5% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.1% | 22.0% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like DR. PHILLIPS HIGH
DR. PHILLIPS HIGH's state test result (47.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR. PHILLIPS HIGH this school | 2,964 | 39.2% | 47.5% |
| SOUTH PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL PLANTATION | 2,303 | 35.9% | 55.6% |
| APOPKA HIGH APOPKA | 3,446 | 37.9% | 50.4% |
| JULE F SUMNER HIGH SCHOOL RIVERVIEW | 3,602 | 39.9% | 46.1% |
| SOUTH BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL HOLLYWOOD | 2,358 | 37.4% | 42.4% |
| PALM BEACH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL WELLINGTON | 2,760 | 37.0% | 54.4% |
Matched among Florida high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where DR. PHILLIPS HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #355 of 555 | #19 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #299 of 549 ▲ 153 | #19 of 28 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #338 of 559 ▲ 26 | #18 of 28 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,964 | #26 of 830 | #8 of 49 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.0:1 | #345 of 575 | #10 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.4% | #132 of 594 | #7 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.2% | #367 of 630 | #11 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.4% | #57 of 289 | #3 of 19 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,964
-640 (-18%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 3,615
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
was 22.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,964 | 129 | 23.0:1 | 39% (1,162) |
| 2023-24 | 3,042 | 133 | 22.9:1 | 42% (1,290) |
| 2022-23 | 3,202 | 135 | 23.7:1 | 44% (1,398) |
| 2020-21 | 3,604 | 159 | 22.7:1 | 58% (2,106) |
| 2017-18 | 3,773 | 172 | 21.9:1 | 48% (1,799) |
| 2015-16 | 3,581 | 176 | 20.4:1 | 51% (1,840) |
| 2010-11 | 3,624 | 175 | 20.7:1 | 39% (1,430) |
| 2000-01 | 4,324 | 195 | 22.2:1 | 21% (915) |
| 1990-91 | 3,615 | 208 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DR. PHILLIPS HIGH.
About DR. PHILLIPS HIGH
DR. PHILLIPS HIGH is a high-enrollment high school in Florida, with an address in ORLANDO. The student body numbers 2,964 students, from grades 8 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Florida is about 1,035, so this school runs 186% bigger than that.
DR. PHILLIPS HIGH is one of the 272 schools that make up ORANGE (207,778 students in total).
Hispanic students are the largest group at DR. PHILLIPS HIGH, with 43% of enrollment. Next come 36% Black, 15% White, and 4% Asian. The county population is about 34% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at DR. PHILLIPS HIGH belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 66%.
Teachers at DR. PHILLIPS HIGH total 129 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 23.0:1. High schools in Florida average about 23.5:1, a similar figure. The school counts 1,162 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 39%. Across public schools in Orange County, the average is about the same, 39%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 47.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 61.5%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Orange County, median household income is about $79,719, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. DR. PHILLIPS HIGH is one of 286 public schools in Orange County, which together enroll about 216,813 students.
UNIVERSAL EDUCATION CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 4 schools in the immediate area with test results, DR. PHILLIPS HIGH ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 3,604 in 2020-21 and 2,964 in 2024-25, an 18% decrease.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at DR. PHILLIPS HIGH, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,471,937
Census ACS
Median income
$79,719
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
286
216,813 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- UNIVERSAL EDUCATION CENTER0.7 mi · 24
- DR. PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 638
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLE1.0 mi · 1,290
- PALM LAKE ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 574
- SIMON YOUTH FOUND ACAD AT OUTLET MKTPLCE1.4 mi · 21
- FLORIDA VIRTUAL MIDDLE SCHOOL1.7 mi · 2,559
Frequently asked questions
About DR. PHILLIPS HIGHHow large is DR. PHILLIPS HIGH?
DR. PHILLIPS HIGH enrolls approximately 2,964 students in grades 08-12.
What grades does DR. PHILLIPS HIGH serve?
DR. PHILLIPS HIGH serves grades 08-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DR. PHILLIPS HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DR. PHILLIPS HIGH is approximately 23.0:1 (129 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at DR. PHILLIPS HIGH?
At DR. PHILLIPS HIGH, the student body is approximately 15% White, 43% Hispanic, 36% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees DR. PHILLIPS HIGH?
DR. PHILLIPS HIGH is overseen by ORANGE in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.