Tyler Legacy High School

Tyler Legacy High School
Address
Map
411 E Southeast Loop 323

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75701-9699

Coordinates32°18′04″N 95°17′49″W / 32.30115°N 95.29688°W / 32.30115; -95.29688
Information
Former nameRobert E. Lee High School (1958–2020)
TypePublic School
MottoThe sun that sets may never rise but Raider spirit never dies!
Established1958
School districtTyler Independent School District
NCES District ID4843470
NCES School ID484347004941
PrincipalGeoffrey Sherman
Teaching staff181.51 (FTE)[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,648 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio14.29[2]
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)    Red and White
Athletics conferenceUIL Class 6A
NicknameRed Raiders
NewspaperSouthern Accent [3]
Websitewww.tylerisd.org/o/legacy

Tyler Legacy High School, previously known as Robert E. Lee High School,[4] is one of two Tyler Independent School District high school campuses in the city of Tyler, Texas, the other being Tyler High School. Tyler Legacy High School has served the East Texas community since opening in 2020 and classified as a 6A school by the UIL. In 2013, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[5]

  1. ^ "ROBERT E LEE H S" (PDF). UIL Texas. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "ROBERT E LEE H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  3. ^ "Southern Accent : Tyler Lee's home for all things Lee News Media". relsouthernaccent.com.
  4. ^ Raja, Tasneem (September 19, 2017). "To Be Black at Robert E. Lee High School". The New Yorker. Condé Nast. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  5. ^ "2013 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013.