Tyler High School

3535 Lion Lane

School District

Tyler Independent
Grade

9-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:15
Type

public

School Map for Tyler Independent School District

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Reviews

Submitted by other on June 01, 2020

I absolutely love this school!!! Great faculty and staff!!!
Submitted by other on November 09, 2018

This is a school in crisis. It will require a much larger security presence to change anything.
Submitted by other on May 05, 2015

JT has made some tremendous academic gains these past two years. We truly appreciate the direction that Dr. Kenneth Gay is moving the school forward and bringing academic pride back to JT!!!
Submitted by teacher on May 30, 2014

I have been so impressed the the change at John Tyler that has been implemented by Dr. Gay, the administrative staff, and teachers. John Tyler is moving in a positive direction and you can tell the students are excited and enjoying the school. The focus has finally moved from discipline to instruction and the teachers that are not doing their best are being found out. The school is not yet perfect, but it is headed in the right direction. They are bringing back a lot of programs that have been missing like ag and cosmetology. John Tyler is becoming a place of pride again. The Orchestra won sweepstakes for the first time in the history of the school and the new UIL coordinator is a person that seems to be excited to focus the students on academic events besides the usual athletics. Some great things are happening at John Tyler and I can't wait to see where we are headed next. Go CUJO!!!
Submitted by parent on April 08, 2013

This districts' high schools are STILL too crowded! And they've just lost ANOTHER principal at John Tyler!
Submitted by student on April 04, 2013

This school needs improvement academically. The teachers NEED to get involed with the students. Of course there are some teachers who care but thats only a small fraction of a staff. It's as if they only cared about athletics. Not happy at all
Submitted by teacher on July 28, 2010

From what I read & as a former teacher with MANY years of experience from another district, it sounds like the administration & staff need a huge raise for even staying. It sounds as if the school's student body needs a reform. The merchandise is BAD!!! Try to hang in there, teachers.
Submitted by other on July 18, 2010

My daughter-in-law was a teacher at this school for one year. During that time she encountered daily altercations between students. There were either gang or racially motivated. The administration was helpless to do anything. One of the teachers was fatally stabbed by a student. The faculty is so concerned for their own safety and trying to maintain discipline that they have little time to do any real teaching. Even though jobs are hard to get these days, my daughter-in-law quit her job at the end of the year rather than go back again. The school district needs to wake up to the situation and get some discipline going, starting with uniforms for all students, and active presence of competent law enforcement on campus. Get the parents involved too.
Submitted by teacher on May 19, 2010

I am a teacher at this school. John Tyler has problems. We have been through several principals in the last few years--our current principal was not even allowed to finish serving to the end of the year, but was removed and replaced with someone from the District who knew how to manage the campus. We are currently looking at a new principal to find a good fit for next year. Not to say that the principal was our school's only problem, of course. The majority of my 10th grade students start the school year with poor reading/interpretation skills, a complete lack of study skills, and absolutely no investment in their futures or academic success. It doesn't help that some other teachers on campus are too lax, letting students use phones, listen to music, curse, and act crude in the school. What JT needs is strong leadership, consistency, and support.
Submitted by student on May 11, 2009

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