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Lorena Elementary

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Lorena Elementary ranks 718 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

718^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Lorena Elementary in Lorena, TX, serves 409 students in grades 3 through 5 and is part of the highly-rated Lorena Independent School District (Isd), which ranks in the 93rd percentile statewide. The school has a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6 and a relatively low free/reduced lunch rate of 26.65%, reflecting a moderately affluent community. While it consistently earns a 4-star rating, its state ranking has slightly dipped from the 91st percentile in 2020-2021 to the 84th percentile in recent years, a subtle trend worth noting.

Academically, Lorena Elementary shines brightest in 4th-grade mathematics, where 76.61% of students are proficient—a remarkable 27 percentage points above the state average. However, reading scores tell a more complex story: 4th graders achieve 82.26% proficiency, while 3rd graders lag at 56.67%, a gap that has persisted for several years. This suggests either a challenging transition to 3rd grade or a particularly effective 4th-grade teaching team. The school also excels with male students, ranking in the 86th percentile for this subgroup, but performance for Hispanic students has been inconsistent, dropping to the 46th percentile in 2024-2025 before rebounding to the 77th percentile.

Compared to nearby schools, Lorena Elementary is a strong option but faces stiff competition from the Midway Independent School District (Isd), which includes top performers like South Bosque Elementary (98th percentile) and Woodway Elementary (5-star ratings). In contrast, schools in the Bruceville-Eddy Independent School District (Isd), such as Bruceville-Eddy Elementary and Bruceville-Eddy Intermediate, spend more per student but achieve some of the lowest test scores in the state, highlighting that socioeconomic factors often outweigh spending. Additionally, Lorena’s 5th-grade science scores (39.86% proficient) are above the state average but trail South Bosque’s 66.33%, suggesting room for growth in science curriculum.

409

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,652

Per pupil spending ?

26.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

420 N Houston
Lorena, TX 76655-9742

(254) 857-4613

District: Lorena Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Lorena Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lorena Middle
High:	Lorena High

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.2%

Hispanic:

15.6%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2016 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (68% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Texas elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg68%

Texas avg51%

718^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 11% (2016) to top 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

70^th of 951Lorena Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	81.4	718 of 4627	84.5%	★★★★☆
2025	80.0	749 of 4651	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	922 of 4710	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.8	653 of 4647	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	86.4	496 of 4581	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	89.3	430 of 4578	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	70.8	1026 of 4479	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	700 of 4359	83.9%	★★★★☆
2017	85.6	523 of 4329	87.9%	★★★★☆
2016	85.0	478 of 4286	88.8%	★★★★☆
2015	88.2	309 of 4320	92.8%	★★★★★
2014	82.5	598 of 4260	86.0%	★★★★☆
2013	85.8	400 of 4221	90.5%	★★★★★
2012	75.7	844 of 4206	79.9%	★★★★☆
2011	69.5	1210 of 4095	70.5%	★★★★☆
2010	70.6	1079 of 3937	72.6%	★★★★☆
2009	53.4	2062 of 3884	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	67.7	1199 of 3768	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.8	1207 of 3724	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	74.6	742 of 3476	78.7%	★★★★☆
2005	47.2	2148 of 3475	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	67.9	1089 of 3465	68.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	56.4	909 of 2443	62.8%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	72.1	742 of 4461	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.7	653 of 4331	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	37.4	2860 of 4295	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.2	2140 of 4240	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	77.6	780 of 4575	83.0%	★★★★☆
2025	71.9	804 of 3744	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	1095 of 4658	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	990 of 4588	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	655 of 4561	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	88.6	393 of 4499	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	72.4	913 of 4348	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	767 of 4306	82.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.0	1465 of 3075	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.5	402 of 2619	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	624 of 2980	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	553 of 2958	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	76.6	559 of 3006	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	62.3	1362 of 3184	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	1536 of 3106	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.8	1000 of 4413	77.3%	★★★★☆
2025	46.1	1985 of 3644	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.7	1608 of 4465	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.1	1135 of 4401	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	902 of 4376	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	480 of 4329	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	50.0	1996 of 4188	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.0	1215 of 4168	70.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.7	1052 of 4520	76.7%	★★★★☆
2025	54.9	1470 of 3705	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	1678 of 4594	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.2	697 of 4521	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	537 of 4477	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	91.3	130 of 4451	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	56.8	1578 of 4309	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.7	840 of 4264	80.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.6	620 of 4582	86.5%	★★★★☆
2025	82.9	491 of 3739	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	803 of 4647	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	88.3	396 of 4585	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	86.0	467 of 4563	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	85.4	510 of 4498	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	66.0	1195 of 4357	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	701 of 4319	83.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	30.4	889 of 1128	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.3	551 of 1099	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.4	515 of 1004	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.2	412 of 961	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.1	1015 of 4301	76.4%	★★★★☆
2025	60.1	1054 of 3549	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	55.0	1577 of 4292	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.9	616 of 4086	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	52.7	1410 of 3952	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.6	453 of 3799	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	54.7	1171 of 3684	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	1328 of 3558	62.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.8	758 of 3006	74.8%	★★★★☆
2025	68.9	702 of 2612	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	59.9	1201 of 3108	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.8	841 of 3106	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	698 of 3082	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	74.5	568 of 3082	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	57.4	1263 of 3142	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.8	889 of 3127	71.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2026)86th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)83rd percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)77th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)77th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)76th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)75th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2024)63rd percentile-18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)52nd percentile-32 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)21st percentile-59 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading68%+13 vs state

Mathematics68%+20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Lorena Elementary	Public	3-5	420 N Houston	Lorena	76655	McLennan County	Lorena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 857-4613	409	28	14.6	26.7%	320 (78.2%)	9 (2.2%)	64 (15.6%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	81.4	718^th of 4627 public elementary schools	84.5%		80	749^th of 4651 public elementary schools	83.9%	31	56.7	82.3	64.6	51.7	76.6	72.8	$7,652
Lorena Pri	Public	PK, KG-2	1191 Old Lorena Rd	Lorena	76655	McLennan County	Lorena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 857-8909	390	29	13.4	32.8%	283 (72.6%)	16 (4.1%)	79 (20.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)								(n/a)							$8,131
Spring Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	610 Spring Vly Rd	Hewitt	76643	McLennan County	Midway Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 761-5710	476	31	15.2	42.0%	256 (53.8%)	60 (12.6%)	127 (26.7%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.3%)	85.9	546^th of 4627 public elementary schools	88.2%		89	410^th of 4651 public elementary schools	91.2%	136	68.8	73.7	75.6	60.9	63.2	65.2	$8,875
Park Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Ritchie Rd	Hewitt	76643	McLennan County	Midway Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(254) 761-5770	680	43	15.8	39.1%	283 (41.6%)	75 (11.0%)	205 (30.1%)	64 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	50 (7.4%)	88.2	447^th of 4627 public elementary schools	90.3%		87.8	464^th of 4651 public elementary schools	90.0%	17	68.1	82.2	74.1	59.7	66.3	74.8	$8,664
Castleman Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	755 S Hewitt Dr	Hewitt	76643	McLennan County	Midway Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 761-5755	570	37	15.2	56.5%	223 (39.1%)	71 (12.5%)	204 (35.8%)	25 (4.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.7%)	58	1715^th of 4627 public elementary schools	62.9%		62.7	1453^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	68.8%	262	42.2	58.1	70.5	39.8	51.2	51.6	$8,625
Hewitt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Panther Way	Hewitt	76643	McLennan County	Midway Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 761-5750	511	35	14.5	59.7%	182 (35.6%)	89 (17.4%)	170 (33.3%)	21 (4.1%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (8.0%)	62.2	1502^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	67.5%		67	1257^th of 4651 public elementary schools	73.0%	245	45.6	54.0	77.1	36.8	50.7	59.0	$9,713
Bruceville-Eddy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	#1 Eagle Dr	Eddy	76524	McLennan County	Bruceville-Eddy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 859-5525	115	13	9.1	47.8%	64 (55.7%)	1 (0.9%)	49 (42.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)							$10,035
Bruceville-Eddy Intermediate	Public	3-5	#1 Eagle Dr	Eddy	76524	McLennan County	Bruceville-Eddy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 859-5525	126	14	9.1	52.4%	65 (51.6%)	4 (3.2%)	53 (42.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	11.8	4431^st of 4627 public elementary schools	4.2%		26	3672^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	21.0%	759	20.8	22.2	40.6	16.7	15.6	39.4	$9,967
Chapel Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9400 Chapel Rd	Waco	76712	McLennan County	Midway Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(254) 761-5780	532	34	15.4	41.9%	263 (49.4%)	40 (7.5%)	162 (30.5%)	20 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	45 (8.5%)	81	725^th of 4627 public elementary schools	84.3%		78.2	823^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	82.3%	98	54.8	68.1	82.4	53.4	63.9	70.3	$9,503
South Bosque Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	#1 Wickson Rd	Waco	76712	McLennan County	Midway Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 761-5720	578	35	16.7	14.2%	383 (66.3%)	32 (5.5%)	84 (14.5%)	44 (7.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.5%)	97.4	83^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	98.2%		98	50^th of 4651 public elementary schools	98.9%	33	90.7	96.0	82.9	84.0	90.0	73.2	$8,259

Frequently Asked Questions about Lorena Elementary

How many students attend Lorena Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 409 students attended Lorena Elementary.

What district is Lorena Elementary in?

Lorena Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Lorena Elementary?

Students at Lorena Elementary are 78% White, 16% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Lorena Elementary a good school?

Lorena Elementary ranks 718^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Lorena Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lorena Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lorena Middle
High : Lorena High

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