Torrence-Lytle School opened in 1937 and represented the first opportunity for African American students, elementary through high school, to attend a public school in the region where they lived. It had seven classrooms and 181 pupils. The school’s namesakes are Isaiah Torrence, founder, who was an assistant professor and farm agent and Frank Lytle, land donor, who was a prominent farmer and large landowner. Both men advocated for the education of black children.