Schools & Families in Doctor Phillips
Doctor Phillips is zoned into Orange County Public Schools, and its named high school posts mixed, real results -- respected locally for athletics and diversity, but with academic ratings that run genuinely average by national metrics.
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Learn moreDr. Phillips High School: solid local reputation, mixed academic ratings
Dr. Phillips High School carries a Niche overall grade of B+ (3.86 out of 5 based on 1,231 reviews) and ranks #13 among Best Public High Schools in Orange County, #3 for Best High Schools for Athletes in Orange County, and #4 for Most Diverse Public High Schools in Orange County. GreatSchools, using a different academic-outcomes-focused methodology, rates the school 4 out of 10 -- a real gap between the two ratings systems worth understanding rather than picking just one figure.
Enrollment and outcome data
Dr. Phillips High School serves 3,042 students with a 23:1 student-teacher ratio, an average GPA of 3.43, a 95% graduation rate, and an average SAT score of 1150, per GreatSchools and U.S. News data -- solid, real outcome numbers even where the GreatSchools academic rating itself runs on the lower side.
Confirm the specific zoned school for any address
Orange County Public Schools' zoning boundaries don't always match community names exactly -- confirm the specific elementary, middle, and high school any address is zoned for directly with the district rather than assuming a single 'Doctor Phillips schools' characterization applies uniformly.
Key takeaways
- Dr. Phillips High School: Niche B+ (3.86/5), #13 Best Public HS in Orange County, #3 for athletics, #4 most diverse -- but a lower 4/10 GreatSchools academic rating, a real gap between rating systems.
- 3,042 students, 23:1 student-teacher ratio, 3.43 average GPA, 95% graduation rate, 1150 average SAT.
- Confirm the specific zoned elementary, middle, and high school for any address with Orange County Public Schools rather than assuming uniform quality.
- Two rating systems (Niche vs. GreatSchools) disagree meaningfully on this school -- worth checking both before deciding.
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