Tyler Independent School District is an independent school district based in Tyler, Texas (USA).
In addition to serving most of Tyler, the district serves the city of Noonday and rural areas in west central Smith County. Notable alumni include Earl Campbell (Tyler High) and Sandy Duncan (Tyler Legacy High).
In 2019, the school district was rated as a "B" by the Texas Education Agency.
History
Like other Texas school districts, Tyler ISD formerly separated children into different schools on the basis of race. The district established a plan to racially integrate; the board of trustees approved such a plan in 1965, eleven years after the Supreme Court's landmark ruling in Brown v. Board of Education. The district was not fully integrated until July 1970, after a federal court ordered immediate integration.
Demographics
Leadership
School Board
The District is run by a seven-member school board of trustees who are elected in single member districts to three-year terms each May.
Former Trustees include: Rev. Fritz Hager Jr, Rev. Orenthia Mason, Freeman Sterling, Jean Washington and Therelee Washington.
Schools
High Schools (Grades 9-12) Tyler Legacy High School (1958) Tyler High School (1912) Early College High School RISE Academy
Middle Schools (Grades 6-8) Boulter Middle School (1960) Hubbard Middle School (1964) Moore MST Magnet School (1955) Three Lakes Middle School (2015)
Elementary Schools (Grades PK-5) Austin Elementary Bell Elementary Bonner Elementary Clarkston Elementary Dixie Elementary Douglas Elementary Griffin Elementary Jack Elementary Jones Elementary Orr Elementary Owens Elementary Peete Elementary Ramey Elementary Rice Elementary Woods Elementary
Innovation Schools (Grades PK-8) Caldwell Arts Academy Birdwell Dual Language Immersion School
Auxiliary Facilities
Tyler ISD also maintains the Professional Development Complex (located adjacent to Peete Elementary in Tyler). This facility houses a small number of information technology staff and serves as a large training facility for Tyler ISD faculty and staff. It is located in the building which served as the former campus of Peete Elementary (commonly called, "The Old Peete Campus"). Gary Elementary also serves as the district's site for elementary gifted and talented education (referred to as the TARGET program)