The Lytle Independent School District was formed in 1884 to provide educational services to the agricultural community headquartered in Lytle, Texas covering the northern-most section of Atascosa and a portion of Medina Counties. 

Lytle ISD offers a wide variety of enrichment programs to students of all ages. The district has a Primary, Elementary, Junior High and High School. High school students have taken Dual Credit college classes since 2008. In 2018, an early college program called P-TECH was added and since May 2023, 12  P-TECH students have graduated with their Associate’s degree plus industry certifications a couple weeks before receiving their high school diplomas.

In 2021, the district joined the Collegiate Edu-Nation network which is a P-20 program that further expands the attainment of industry certifications and associates degrees for many Career and Technical Education programs of study such as Culinary Arts, Construction Trades, Manufacturing Technology, Welding, Business Management, Cybersecurity, Commercial Photography, and Audio-Visual Technology. Lytle ISD is a Capturing Kids’ Hearts District, and in 2024, the district was named a CKH National Showcase District. Also in 2024, the Primary and Elementary schools earned the Capturing Kids' Hearts National Showcase School Award from the Flippen Group for the seventh year in a row, and the Junior High Campus was named a CKH Showcase School for the first time.

The district operates under the motto "Empower today, inspire tomorrow."

The Lytle Pirate Athletics program is building a history of state-level appearances and champions. In Cross Country, runner Jeremy Juarez placed fifth at the 2006 State meet. In 2012, the Boys Cross Country team earned the State Runner Up title. The 2013 and 2022 boys teams were State Champions. Also in 2022, the Girls Cross Country team captured third place, winning Bronze State medals. In 2023, the Girls team improved to second place at the State meet, while the Boys got third in State. 

Also in 2023, after 10 tough years, the football team made the playoffs.

In 2023, Boys Basketball played in the Final Four State Qualifiers Tournament, and in 2024, the Boys made the Regional Quarterfinals tournament. In 2024 Girls Basketball made Lytle history with their fourth repeat District Championship, and another appearance at Regional Quarterfinals. Calyssa Sevier scored a career total of 3,175 points. In 2022-23, the Girls Basketball team was Regional Runner Up for Conference 3A Elite 8 (one game away from the state tournament.)

In 2023 Natalie Pacheco and Mario Diaz both won State Powerlifting Champion titles. In 2024, Luke Estrada placed third and Mario Diaz placed second in State Powerlifting.

In Track, in 2022, Robert Wagner placed sixth in the 800 meter run, and in 2023 he placed ninth at the State Track meet. In the girls 800 meter race, Moriah Gomez took second place, a State Track Silver medalist in 2023. In 2024, Calyssa Sevier placed sixth in the 800 at State.

Also in 2024, Lola Patino and Hector Anaya were State Qualifiers in Mixed DoublesTennis .

Overall in 2023, Lytle Athletics won 7 District Championships. 

Since 1972, the Lytle Pirate Band has had twenty students earn All-State Band honors. The most recent being Emelia Garcia in 2021 and Stefan Grigsby in 2022.

For UIL Academics, in 2021 and 2022, Mason Davila placed third at the state level for Number Sense. In 2023, the Social Studies team (Robert Wagner, Samantha Mujica and Miguel Gonzalez won fourth in state, and Robert Wagner placed 7th in the individual Social Studies competition. Lytle's UIL Young Filmmakers production teams have placed in the top six in the state seven times in the past decade, and in 2023, a UIL Young Filmmakers team produced a State Champion Documentary, Housing the Unhoused, which was also named a First Place in State Nobelity Prize Winner.

This district of innovation is led by Superintendent Dustin Breithaupt, Ed.D. and Assistant Superintendent Tanya Tate, Ed.D. The Board of Trustees is made up of LeeAnna Mask, Reagan Wagner, Bobby Sollock, Mae Flores, Bobby Duty, Allan Brown and Jeremy Davenport. "Our district is committed to a vision of education in which we prepare students for their future. Students, staff, parents, and community members partner with us as we work toward preparing our learners for a successful life after graduation." says Superintendent Breithaupt.

• Home to four traditional campuses and one alternative school, covering an attendance zone of 46 square miles

• Serves the educational needs for approximately 1750 students

• Proud member of UIL District 15-3A Division 1 football, 30-3A all other UIL sporting and academic events

• Home to over 300 employees

• School Colors: Black and Gold

• Lytle ISD Mascot: Pirates

Oh, our hearts with joy are thrilling
When the Lytle colors wave
And our spirits rise with rapture
When the Lytle sons are brave
Fight for victory
Fight for honor
And the victors crown will hold
All hail the proud defenders of the
Black and the Gold!

Fight ya Pirates! Fight ya Pirates! Fight! Fight! Fight!

A place where students maximize their potential as active agents of their learning.

Lytle ISD exists to design learning experiences to empower students.

• Shape our culture where student pride results in persistence and commitment to producing quality work.

• Support teacher effectiveness as a designer, leader, and

  guide to instruction leading to the design of meaningful

  learning experiences.

• Cultivate partnerships with our community in support

  of the district direction.

• Educators are designers, leaders, and facilitators.

• Meaningful relationships foster a trusting community of learners.

• Customized learning experiences foster student growth.

• Learning thrives in a culture that values diverse opinions,

  risk-taking, and new ideas.

• Students voluntarily give their attention, persistence, and

  commitment to meaningful work.

• The core business of school is to design engaging learning

  experiences that meet the social, emotional, and academic

  needs of its students.

• Effective Communicators

• Creative Thinkers

• Goal-focused

• Collaborators

• Problem Solvers

• Self-motivators

• Persistent

• Achievers

• Productive

• Citizens