This school provided African American residents of Pottstown and surrounding neighborhoods with their first opportunity to attend a public high school where they lived. Grades 1-11 were offered in the seven-room school - originally known as the Huntersville Colored School - and included 181 students and five teachers (three for elementary school, two for high school).

The school was renamed in 1953 to honor Isaiah Dale “Ike” Torrence and Franklin Lytle, two men instrumental to the school's establishment. It closed in 1966 in the wake of U.S. Supreme Court rulings declaring segregation unconstitutional and was then used for other purposes, including as an alternative learning facility and a community recreation center. The school site is currently vacant.

As of this post, there is a redevelopment and preservation project in the works for this school and property.

Source: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission