Tyler Legacy H S

Tyler Isd · Smith County · High school

Tyler Legacy H S enrolled 2,767 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 97.1% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the top 44% of Texas campuses (2024).

Small group: only ~19 Black students in a recent year here. One student can move a rate several points. Read the shaded 95% bands, not single-year jumps.

At a glance vs. Texas

Tyler Legacy H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24top 40% in TX+5.8 vs TX
Tyler Legacy H S 95.6%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24top 41% in TX+9.6 vs TX
Tyler Legacy H S 84.7%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22top 11% in TX+15.5 vs TX
Tyler Legacy H S 60.1%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24bottom 12% in TX-45.1 vs TX
Tyler Legacy H S 36.0%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24top 31% in TX+3.0 vs TX
Tyler Legacy H S 17.5%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25top 47% in TX+2.4 vs TX
Tyler Legacy H S 28.4%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24bottom 36% in TX-4.9 vs TX
Tyler Legacy H S 50.2%Texas 55.1%

The advanced pipeline

Black students at each gate, latest year. Each stage has its own denominator; the bars sit side by side, never multiplied.

Complete an advanced or dual-credit course50 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 273 · White: 80
Take an AP/IB exam7 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 269 · White: 36
Pass an AP/IB exam42 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 19 · White: 79

Outcomes

Graduation rate

Share of the class that graduated high school within 4 years.

80859095100201220152018202120249690

College/career/military ready

Met Texas' readiness checklist: a qualifying test score, college credit, a career certificate, or military enlistment.

20406080201720192021202320248575

Exists from the class of 2017. A checklist, not a test. See Methods.

Enrolled in a Texas college

Enrolled in a Texas college or university the fall after graduating.

304050607020162018202020226045

Texas colleges only: misses out-of-state, military, and trade paths. Runs through the class of 2022.

College entrance exams

Took the SAT or ACT

Share of graduates who took a college entrance exam.

20406080201220152018202120248136

Can top 100% where juniors test (the denominator is graduates).

College-ready test score

Scored at or above the college-ready benchmark on the SAT or ACT.

0102030402012201520182021202418

The benchmark was redefined between 2017 and 2018, and COVID broke the series between 2020 and 2021. Compare within eras, not across the dashed lines.

Avg SAT math

Average SAT math score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 530 is the college-ready benchmark.

42044046048050052054020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark447434

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg SAT reading/writing

Average SAT reading and writing score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 480 is the college-ready benchmark.

50060070080020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark467

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg ACT math

Average ACT math score among test-takers (1-36).

16171819201320162019202220241816

Avg ACT English

Average ACT English score among test-takers (1-36).

16171819201320162019202220241816

Avg ACT science

Average ACT science score among test-takers (1-36).

17181920201320162019202220241917

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

Met grade level on the Algebra I STAAR, the state test nearly every student takes.

102030402017201920222024202528

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

30405060201720192022202420254941

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

304050201720192022202420254432

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

Completed at least one advanced or dual-credit course (grades 11-12).

203040506070201420172020202320245550

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

102030402015201720192021202320243519

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

5101520122015201820212024177

Passed an AP/IB exam

Scored a passing 3+ on an AP exam (4+ on IB), among students who took one.

204060802012201520182021202442

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336695

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202497.1%95.6%98.1%97.5%95.4%
College/career/military ready202485.3%84.7%84%86.1%83.9%
Algebra I proficiency202541.6%28.4%41.8%58.6%35.4%
Biology proficiency202562.8%40.8%60.2%79.7%48.9%
English II proficiency202557%32.2%50%81.6%44.1%
Advanced course completion202467.1%50.2%63.3%80%57.3%
Took an AP/IB course202438.3%18.9%28.2%56%24.8%
Took an AP/IB exam202422.9%7.1%15.8%36.1%11.6%
Passed an AP/IB exam202471.3%42.1%55.6%78.7%64.4%

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Years are the school year the students were measured in, not the report year. Missing points mean the state masked a small group for privacy, not zero. Data: Texas Education Agency TAPR. Download this school's data (JSON).