Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Tyler ISD: B

Total students

2,486

Avg. teacher experience

10.6 years

Tyler ISD: 10.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

96.8 %

Tyler ISD: 97%

Statewide: 90%

Tyler Legacy High School is a high school in Tyler, TX, in the Tyler ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 2,486 students. 39.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 6.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 96.8% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.3% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Tyler Legacy High School was 1079 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 22.7.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $54,066, which is $4,821 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

4500 Red Raider Dr
Tyler, TX 75703

Office phone number

(903) 262-2625

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Tyler Legacy High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 07. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 07.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

2,486

African American

669 (26.9%)

Tyler ISD: 26.6%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

6 (0.2%)

Tyler ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

71 (2.9%)

Tyler ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

692 (27.8%)

Tyler ISD: 47.4%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

3 (0.1%)

Tyler ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

953 (38.3%)

Tyler ISD: 21.4%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

92 (3.7%)

Tyler ISD: 2.9%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

26.9%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

2.9%

Hispanic

27.8%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

38.3%

Two or more races

3.7%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

39.6 %

Tyler ISD: 59.1%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

58.4 %

Tyler ISD: 77.9%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

7.3 %

Tyler ISD: 24.7%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

39.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

58.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

7.3%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

6.4 %

Tyler ISD: 24.3%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

15.9 %

Tyler ISD: 9.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

8.2 %

Tyler ISD: 9.8%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

6.4%

Gifted and talented

15.9%

Special education

8.2%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Tyler ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Tyler ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Tyler ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Tyler ISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

96.8 %

Tyler ISD: 97%

Statewide: 90%

African American

94.7 %

Tyler ISD: 96.3%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Tyler ISD: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

100 %

Tyler ISD: 100%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

95.2 %

Tyler ISD: 96.6%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Tyler ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

98.9 %

Tyler ISD: 98.5%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

100 %

Tyler ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

94.7%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

95.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

98.9%

Two or more races

100.0%

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0.3 %

Tyler ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0.7 %

Tyler ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

0 %

Tyler ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Tyler ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Tyler ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Tyler ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0.3 %

Tyler ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Tyler ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

27.7 %

Tyler ISD: 18.1%

Statewide: 15%

African American

31 %

Tyler ISD: 22.4%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

33.3 %

Tyler ISD: 25.5%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

14.7 %

Tyler ISD: 8.5%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

32 %

Tyler ISD: 17.7%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Tyler ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

22.1 %

Tyler ISD: 13.3%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

37.5 %

Tyler ISD: 21.4%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

20.7 %

Tyler ISD: 12.9%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

8.7 %

Tyler ISD: 6.4%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

0 %

Tyler ISD: 0%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

38.3 %

Tyler ISD: 40%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

12.1 %

Tyler ISD: 7.7%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Tyler ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

34.5 %

Tyler ISD: 31.9%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

10.8 %

Tyler ISD: 10%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

73.6 %

Tyler ISD: 61.1%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

65.4 %

Tyler ISD: 45.2%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Tyler ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

83.3 %

Tyler ISD: 75%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

75.8 %

Tyler ISD: 47%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Tyler ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

73.4 %

Tyler ISD: 71.2%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Tyler ISD: 80%

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

1079

Tyler ISD: 1027

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

22.7

Tyler ISD: 21.4

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

51.7 %

Tyler ISD: 50.5%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

35.5 %

Tyler ISD: 30.2%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

31.8 %

Tyler ISD: 27.2%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

51.7%

Math

35.5%

Reading + Math

31.8%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

180.3

African American

27.6 (15.3%)

Tyler ISD: 19.3%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

2 (1.1%)

Tyler ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

5 (2.8%)

Tyler ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

12.8 (7.1%)

Tyler ISD: 17.4%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Tyler ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

127 (70.5%)

Tyler ISD: 58.5%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

5.9 (3.2%)

Tyler ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

8.8 (4.9%)

Tyler ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

110.7 (61.4%)

Tyler ISD: 70.4%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

56.9 (31.6%)

Tyler ISD: 27.9%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

3.9 (2.1%)

Tyler ISD: 1%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

13.8

Tyler ISD: 14.6

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

10.6 years

Tyler ISD: 10.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$54,066

Tyler ISD: $53,372

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$47,288

Tyler ISD: $46,686

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$50,713

Tyler ISD: $50,289

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$52,832

Tyler ISD: $52,924

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$57,221

Tyler ISD: $56,368

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$59,696

Tyler ISD: $59,156

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$68,225

Tyler ISD: $66,753

Statewide: $71,111

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