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Dr. Phillips High School
Grades 9–12 · Orange County Public Schools · Orlando, FL
Rating
8/10
GreatSchools
Grades
9–12
Enrollment
3,500
Student : Teacher
21:1
Founded
1987
Homes in the Dr. Phillips High School zone
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“Dr. Phillips High School is an Orange County public high school known for its performing-arts magnet, strong AP and IB programs, and service to the Dr. Phillips and Bay Hill communities.”
Dr. Phillips High opened in 1987 in southwest Orlando and quickly became an anchor for the Dr. Phillips / Bay Hill area. The Visual and Performing Arts Magnet (DP VPA) brings students in from across the district by application, and the academic track runs full AP, IB, and Cambridge options. Campus is immediately adjacent to Restaurant Row and minutes from Universal Studios / Turkey Lake and the I-4 corridor.
Academic programs
- Advanced Placement (AP) — 25+ courses
- International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme
- Cambridge AICE Diploma Programme
- DP Visual and Performing Arts Magnet (audition-based)
- Engineering and Biomedical programs
- Dual enrollment with Valencia and UCF
How to enroll
Zoned students automatically enroll via OCPS; the DP VPA magnet is audition/portfolio-based with applications opening in fall for the following school year. Check ocps.net for current application windows and audition schedules.
What makes it stand out
The Visual and Performing Arts Magnet is the flagship — graduates regularly place at Juilliard, Berklee, and NYU Tisch. For families who want arts + academics without private-school tuition, this is the Central Florida public option.
Extracurriculars
- Full athletic program (football, basketball, baseball, soccer, swimming, tennis, track)
- Band, orchestra, chorus, jazz, color guard
- Theatre + musical theatre productions
- Robotics, Science Olympiad, Mock Trial
Frequently asked about Dr. Phillips High School
What neighborhoods are zoned for Dr. Phillips High School?
The attendance zone covers Dr. Phillips proper plus parts of Bay Hill, Turkey Lake, Lake Cane, and Sand Lake — generally the corridor south of Sand Lake Road, west of I-4, north of Lake Sheen Road, and east of Apopka-Vineland Road. Address-specific zone confirmation is at ocps.net.
How do I apply to the DP VPA magnet?
Applications open in fall through OCPS SchoolNet Choice Portal. Auditions run in winter; acceptance decisions go out in spring. Strands include dance, music (instrumental + vocal), theatre, technical theatre, and visual arts. Students outside the DP zone can apply — magnet acceptance overrides zoning.
What's the median home price zoned for Dr. Phillips High?
Homes zoned for Dr. Phillips run broadly $550K to $2M+, with the Bay Hill and Dr. Phillips proper sections trending higher (many golf-course and lakefront properties $1M-$3M) and the Turkey Lake / Sand Lake corridor lower ($500K-$800K for non-waterfront single family). Pull a zone-filtered search for current median.
Is Dr. Phillips High safe?
The campus has the standard OCPS security posture (School Resource Officer, controlled access during the school day, ID badges). The surrounding Dr. Phillips area is one of the lowest-crime ZIP codes in Orange County, which is part of why the neighborhood is consistently priced at a premium.
How does Dr. Phillips High compare to Windermere High?
Both are top-rated OCPS high schools serving southwest Orlando suburbia. Dr. Phillips High has a stronger performing-arts program (the DP VPA magnet) while Windermere High is newer (opened 2017), tends to have a higher GreatSchools rating, and draws more from the newer master-planned communities west of CR 535. For buyers, it often comes down to which zone the specific address is in — there's no single better.
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