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TYLER H S
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STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About TYLER H S
TYLER H S, a sizable senior high in TYLER, Texas, run under TYLER ISD, enrolls 2,148 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so TYLER H S sits 170% above that benchmark.
TYLER ISD runs 26 schools in total, collectively educating 18,708 students. TYLER H S is one of those campuses.
On demographics, TYLER H S reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 68% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 27% Black, 3% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.
Looking at school resources, The school reports having 146 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 87% of students at TYLER H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Smith County (around 64%), the school's rate is north of typical.
With demographic context factored in, TYLER H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.0%; this one delivers 40.8%.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Smith County put median household income runs about $74,192, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. TYLER H S is one of 65 public schools in Smith County (combined enrollment of about 37,385 students).
The closest other public school is BOULTER MIDDLE, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts TYLER H S at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 28.5%.
TYLER H S operates from a metropolitan location.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 2,154 students in 2018 compared to 2,148 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment contracted from 32% to 27% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.
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