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Lorena High

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Lorena High ranks 206 th of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

206^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 90% of Texas high schools

Summary

Lorena High is a public high school serving 553 students in grades 9-12 in Lorena, Texas, which is part of the Lorena Independent School District. This high-performing school has consistently ranked in the top 15% of Texas high schools, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for multiple school years.

Lorena High's exceptional academic achievements are evident in its 100% four-year graduation rate and 0% dropout rate, significantly outperforming the state averages. The school's students also excel on STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) exams, with proficiency rates that far surpass the state averages. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, Lorena High had 70.09% proficiency in Algebra I, 84.71% in Biology, and 85.16% in U.S. History, compared to the state averages of 47.01%, 62.04%, and 67.94%, respectively.

Lorena High's strong performance extends across various student subgroups, with the school ranking 90th out of 1,891 Texas high schools for female students and 30th out of 677 for multi-racial students in the 2022-2023 school year, both earning 5-star ratings. While Lorena High outperforms many nearby schools, such as Robinson High and Midway High, which also demonstrate strong academic performance, Lorena High's consistent excellence and focus on equity make it a standout institution in the region.

580

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,325

Per pupil spending ?

25.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

#1 Leopard Ln
Lorena, TX 76655-3433

(254) 857-4604

District: Lorena Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Lorena High:

Elementary:	Lorena Elementary
	Lorena Pri
Middle:	Lorena Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.2%

Hispanic:

15.9%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (78% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Texas high schools

✓100% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg79%

Texas avg56%

206^th of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

65^th of 961Lorena 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
2025	81.1	206 of 1974	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	262 of 1990	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	159 of 1961	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	84.8	128 of 1876	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	85.5	113 of 1861	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	83.5	141 of 1857	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	76.0	247 of 1797	86.3%	★★★★☆
2017	77.9	215 of 1777	87.9%	★★★★☆
2016	79.2	121 of 1762	93.1%	★★★★★
2015	76.1	213 of 1743	87.8%	★★★★☆
2014	79.0	153 of 1734	91.2%	★★★★★
2013	77.2	184 of 1652	88.9%	★★★★☆
2012	73.9	181 of 1603	88.7%	★★★★☆
2011	73.9	266 of 1672	84.1%	★★★★☆
2010	73.4	258 of 1568	83.5%	★★★★☆
2009	74.5	250 of 1539	83.8%	★★★★☆
2008	70.0	397 of 1510	73.7%	★★★★☆
2007	72.8	325 of 1497	78.3%	★★★★☆
2006	77.8	186 of 1430	87.0%	★★★★☆
2005	81.4	109 of 1429	92.4%	★★★★★
2004	83.6	46 of 1427	96.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	330 of 834	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.4	182 of 1065	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	44.7	498 of 1069	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	99.3	2 of 1020	99.8%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	78.1	177 of 1837	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	81.2	121 of 1829	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	71.0	285 of 1810	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	63.0	375 of 1784	79.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	78.5	158 of 1437	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	56.6	384 of 1371	72.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	174 of 1504	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	172 of 1880	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.1	90 of 1891	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	86.4	93 of 1841	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	85.2	110 of 1815	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	82.6	141 of 1798	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	74.4	292 of 1781	83.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	350 of 964	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.2	353 of 1182	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	453 of 1172	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.2	179 of 1177	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	58.3	617 of 1145	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	72.2	248 of 1137	78.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	114 of 1453	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	71.2	295 of 1805	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	189 of 1820	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	134 of 1762	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	87.0	84 of 1743	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	82.9	152 of 1714	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	68.7	338 of 1691	80.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	162 of 1513	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	60.6	477 of 1884	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	211 of 1897	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	175 of 1847	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	84.1	107 of 1848	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	73.8	245 of 1818	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	62.4	420 of 1794	76.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	217 of 1515	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	338 of 1891	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	257 of 1913	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	157 of 1853	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	83.7	144 of 1840	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	82.8	161 of 1824	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	74.8	268 of 1803	85.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	207 of 598	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	88.3	30 of 677	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	73.9	123 of 664	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	89.2	25 of 588	95.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	701 of 1299	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.6	464 of 1548	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	132 of 1478	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	55.2	448 of 1418	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.5	154 of 1382	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	90.3	59 of 1357	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	73.6	192 of 1347	85.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	335 of 1294	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	375 of 1556	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	192 of 1576	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	169 of 1525	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.1	227 of 1510	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	75.4	238 of 1526	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.5	385 of 1539	75.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile+3 vs school

At Risk (2022)90th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)86th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)65th percentile-24 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)64th percentile-26 vs school

African American (2025)60th percentile-29 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History85%+17 vs state

Biology85%+23 vs state

English I Reading75%+24 vs state

English II Reading74%+18 vs state

Algebra I70%+23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Lorena High	Public	9-12	#1 Leopard Ln	Lorena	76655	McLennan County	Lorena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 857-4604	580	46	12.7	25.5%	442 (76.2%)	19 (3.3%)	92 (15.9%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.4%)	81.1	206^th of 1974 public high schools	89.6%		77.3	262^nd of 1990 public high schools	86.8%	56	70.1	84.7	75.2	73.9	85.2									$11,325
Bruceville-Eddy High School	Public	9-12	# 1 Eagle Dr	Eddy	76524	McLennan County	Bruceville-Eddy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 859-5525	201	22	9.0	49.8%	112 (55.7%)	4 (2.0%)	77 (38.3%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	30.4	1384^th of 1974 public high schools	29.9%		31.5	1377^th of 1990 public high schools	30.8%	7	13.3	52.7	33.3	57.1	47.2									$14,218
Axtell/Be Daep	Public	8-12	# 1 Eagle Dr	Eddy	76524	McLennan County	Bruceville-Eddy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 859-5525	4	8	.5		2 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Midway High School	Public	9-12	8200 Mars Dr	Waco	76712	McLennan County	Midway Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 761-5650	2,687	166	16.2	30.3%	1,407 (52.4%)	329 (12.2%)	688 (25.6%)	126 (4.7%)	5 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	125 (4.7%)	80.5	220^th of 1974 public high schools	88.9%		77.9	245^th of 1990 public high schools	87.7%	25	66.7	81.4	76.9	78.5	81.6									$7,248
Robinson High School	Public	9-12	700 W Tate	Robinson	76706	McLennan County	Robinson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 662-3840	725	56	12.9	36.7%	413 (57.0%)	18 (2.5%)	260 (35.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.0%)	68.6	452^nd of 1974 public high schools	77.1%		73.2	357^th of 1990 public high schools	82.1%	95	39.2	74.5	70.2	74.2	76.3									$10,538
University High School	Public	9-12	3201 S New Rd	Waco	76706	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 756-1843	1,752	123	14.1	83.9%	85 (4.9%)	393 (22.4%)	1,243 (70.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	24 (1.4%)	24.2	1535^th of 1974 public high schools	22.2%		25.2	1518^th of 1990 public high schools	23.7%	17	15.3	43.2	36.5	38.3	55.8									$9,521
Harmony School Of Innovation - Waco	Public, Charter	6-12	1100 S Valley Mills Dr	Beverly Hills	76711	McLennan County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 235-0321	614	38	16.1	86.2%	77 (12.5%)	55 (9.0%)	461 (75.1%)	9 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	33.8	1301^st of 1974 public high schools	34.1%		31.1	1385^th of 1990 public high schools	30.4%	84	37.5	34.7	40.7	52.2	66.2	30.8	35.4	40.7	25.0	8.6	34.3	39.8	8.3	$11,499
Waco High School	Public	9-12	2020 N 42nd St	Waco	76710	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 776-1150	1,885	140	13.4	83.7%	156 (8.3%)	559 (29.7%)	1,121 (59.5%)	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (2.1%)	14.6	1702^nd of 1974 public high schools	13.8%		17.3	1663^rd of 1990 public high schools	16.4%	39	29.4	31.2	21.0	28.6	46.4									$10,225
McGregor High School	Public	9-12	903 Bluebonnet Pkwy	McGregor	76657	McLennan County	McGregor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 840-2853	437	44	9.9	52.4%	173 (39.6%)	22 (5.0%)	232 (53.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	58.6	712^th of 1974 public high schools	63.9%		59	714^th of 1990 public high schools	64.1%	2	64.6	50.5	62.8	61.1	74.5									$11,822
Moody High School	Public	9-12	11862 S Lonestar Pkwy	Moody	76557	McLennan County	Moody Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 853-3622	216	23	9.4	54.6%	125 (57.9%)	10 (4.6%)	64 (29.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.9%)	34.1	1287^th of 1974 public high schools	34.8%		44.1	1082^nd of 1990 public high schools	45.6%	205	43.8	53.9	40.3	50.8	46.7									$13,374

Frequently Asked Questions about Lorena High

What district is Lorena High in?

Lorena Independent School District (Isd)

What schools feed into Lorena High?

Lorena High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Lorena Elementary
Elementary : Lorena Pri
Middle : Lorena Middle

Is Lorena High a good school?

Lorena High ranks 206^th of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lorena High?

Students at Lorena High are 76% White, 16% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend Lorena High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 580 students attended Lorena High.

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