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Lorena Independent School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Lorena, and parts of Hewitt and Robinson.

Lorena’s School Grade A better than 89% of Texas school districts

Students
1,817
Schools
4
Spent per student
$11,590
TX $12,815
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
29%
Debt
$21.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lorena Independent School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 89% of Texas districts
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 10% less per student than the TX average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $21.4M, about $11,761 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 89% of the 1,191 Texas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade
ALorena 1,817

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lorena. Grade by grade →

PK–2Lorena PriThis district
3–5Lorena ElThis district
6–8Lorena MiddleThis district
9–12Lorena HighThis district

Test scores vs. TX

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency61%
State average 40.9% · 1,019 students tested
Reading / language arts70%
State average 51.1% · 1,004 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 90.3% · 100 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$11,590 per student · 10% below TX
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 35%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 39%State 54%Federal 7%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,741’20
1,766’21
1,807’22
1,858’23
1,817’24

Up 4.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 76%Hispanic 17%Black 3%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools.

Lorena Pri
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Lorena
390 students13:1
Lorena El
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Lorena
A
409 students15:1
Lorena Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lorena
A−
438 students13:1
Lorena High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lorena
A+
580 students13:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Midway Independent School DistrictWaco
$10,856per student
Waco Independent School DistrictWaco
$14,400per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Texas.