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Lorenzo Independent School District (Isd)

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
4622nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,627 Texas Alternative Schools
Better than 0% of Texas alternative schools
Summary

Lorenzo Independent School District (ISD) is a small, rural school district in Lorenzo, TX, serving approximately 207 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade, with over 81% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

This district stands out for its strong commitment to student retention, boasting a 100% graduation rate and a near-zero dropout rate. However, this success in graduation contrasts sharply with academic performance on state assessments (STAAR), where proficiency rates are significantly below state averages across most subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2025-2026 school year, 0% of 6th graders were proficient in Reading and Math. The district spends a notably high amount per student ($19,759) and maintains a very low student-to-teacher ratio (8.4:1), suggesting a resource-intensive environment that has not yet translated into high test scores. When compared to nearby Crosbyton Consolidated Independent School District and Petersburg Independent School District (ISD), Lorenzo ISD has the lowest student-to-teacher ratio and the highest per-student spending, yet its test scores are consistently the lowest of the three.

Despite widespread struggles, Lorenzo ISD has a clear strength in high school Biology, with 81.25% of students proficient in the 2025-2026 school year, outperforming the state average by over 10 points. This success is not replicated in other subjects like Algebra I (23.53%) or U.S. History (35.71%). The comparison to Petersburg School is particularly telling: Petersburg has a similar enrollment size and poverty rate but consistently outperforms Lorenzo in nearly every subject and grade level. This suggests that while poverty is a factor, it is not the sole determinant of academic outcomes, and there may be instructional or curricular differences driving the performance gap. The primary takeaway is a need for a strategic review of how the district's significant resources are being deployed to improve core academic outcomes, particularly in elementary and middle school Reading and Math.

207
Students ?
8.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,259
Per pupil spending ?
81.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1003 4th St
       Lorenzo, TX  79343

(806) 634-5591

District: Lorenzo Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
80.2%
White:
15.9%
African American:
3.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2023 → 43rd in 2026
Strengths
100% graduate within 4 years
Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2023
Small classes — about 8 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (25% vs 52% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)
!Reading scores 41 pts below the Texas average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school25%
District avg25%
Texas avg52%
Elementary school
4,622nd of 4,627
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 1%▼ down 19 pts since 2021
From bottom 19% (2021) to bottom 1% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
2,257th of 2,335
Texas public middle schools ?
Bottom 3%▼ down 48 pts since 2016
From top 49% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
1,155th of 2,009
Texas public high schools ?
Bottom 43%▼ down 29 pts since 2016
From top 28% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Texas High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20262.14622 of 46270.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20257.04565 of 46511.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.64606 of 47102.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.84130 of 464711.1%★☆☆☆☆
202215.74171 of 45819.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202122.03719 of 457818.8%★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202213.94314 of 44613.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20262.74569 of 45750.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20254.03739 of 37440.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.54638 of 46580.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.54109 of 458810.4%★☆☆☆☆
202211.54387 of 45613.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202118.63968 of 449911.8%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20262.44407 of 44130.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20256.83616 of 36440.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.74368 of 44652.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.44170 of 44015.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.14265 of 43762.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202123.33680 of 432915.0%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20263.24512 of 45200.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20257.43676 of 37050.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.04570 of 45940.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202323.03938 of 452112.9%★☆☆☆☆
202225.03788 of 447715.4%★☆☆☆☆
202127.13595 of 445119.2%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20264.64551 of 45820.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202518.13348 of 373910.5%★☆☆☆☆
202416.54249 of 46478.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.73970 of 458513.4%★☆☆☆☆
202227.33549 of 456322.2%★☆☆☆☆
202128.73274 of 449827.2%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20242.13096 of 31080.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202230.32405 of 308222.0%★☆☆☆☆
202122.52650 of 308214.0%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20269.22257 of 23353.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202530.21724 of 234426.5%★☆☆☆☆
202438.21468 of 237238.1%★★☆☆☆
202320.41974 of 233015.3%★☆☆☆☆
202214.12066 of 22548.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202123.41783 of 225220.8%★☆☆☆☆
201918.51919 of 219312.5%★☆☆☆☆
201829.21543 of 208025.8%★☆☆☆☆
201730.71465 of 202727.7%★☆☆☆☆
201653.9970 of 198751.2%★★★☆☆
201525.21692 of 204317.2%★☆☆☆☆
201338.71357 of 197331.2%★★☆☆☆
201223.71646 of 195115.6%★☆☆☆☆
201137.71463 of 189522.8%★☆☆☆☆
201037.81381 of 180323.4%★☆☆☆☆
200935.61365 of 176322.6%★☆☆☆☆
200834.31355 of 171821.1%★☆☆☆☆
200732.11315 of 168421.9%★☆☆☆☆
200617.11424 of 158510.2%★☆☆☆☆
200552.5828 of 158247.7%★★☆☆☆
200465.0526 of 157366.6%★★★☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202212.42132 of 21822.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202128.51709 of 211819.3%★☆☆☆☆
201920.41916 of 20586.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201828.41650 of 200817.8%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20264.72225 of 22400.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202517.81652 of 18259.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202448.81051 of 224253.1%★★★☆☆
202318.51974 of 224111.9%★☆☆☆☆
202212.12122 of 22214.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202125.01698 of 215121.1%★☆☆☆☆
201916.71874 of 20478.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201838.51268 of 200836.9%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20266.12116 of 21411.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202526.41403 of 173118.9%★☆☆☆☆
202444.51106 of 211947.8%★★☆☆☆
202321.71829 of 211613.6%★☆☆☆☆
202216.31929 of 20777.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202127.11597 of 204321.8%★☆☆☆☆
201915.71820 of 19355.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201831.61395 of 189526.4%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20266.82217 of 22531.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202530.81370 of 182024.7%★☆☆☆☆
202445.11144 of 223548.8%★★☆☆☆
202322.51934 of 225114.1%★☆☆☆☆
202221.61935 of 222012.8%★☆☆☆☆
202129.71646 of 217224.2%★☆☆☆☆
201917.71926 of 20737.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201835.11427 of 203930.0%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202626.91775 of 225321.2%★☆☆☆☆
202543.2984 of 181845.9%★★☆☆☆
202430.41625 of 224627.6%★☆☆☆☆
202326.01757 of 224521.7%★☆☆☆☆
202217.81973 of 222811.4%★☆☆☆☆
202122.71764 of 216818.6%★☆☆☆☆
201922.01756 of 206915.1%★☆☆☆☆
201820.31781 of 203012.3%★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
201925.795 of 10812.0%★☆☆☆☆
201849.058 of 12553.6%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202547.7728 of 156853.6%★★★☆☆
202499.65 of 189199.7%★★★★★
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202642.91155 of 200942.5%★★☆☆☆
202536.01256 of 197436.4%★★☆☆☆
202424.51535 of 199022.9%★☆☆☆☆
202325.51487 of 196124.2%★☆☆☆☆
202224.11462 of 187622.1%★☆☆☆☆
202123.11465 of 186121.3%★☆☆☆☆
201935.21239 of 185733.3%★★☆☆☆
201841.31015 of 179743.5%★★☆☆☆
201737.61068 of 177739.9%★★☆☆☆
201666.2502 of 176271.5%★★★★☆
201544.21097 of 174337.1%★★☆☆☆
201450.2925 of 173446.7%★★☆☆☆
201335.01203 of 165227.2%★☆☆☆☆
201244.7973 of 160339.3%★★☆☆☆
201131.51423 of 167214.9%★☆☆☆☆
201032.71321 of 156815.8%★☆☆☆☆
200923.71354 of 153912.0%★☆☆☆☆
200816.01377 of 15108.8%☆☆☆☆☆
200748.3959 of 149735.9%★★☆☆☆
200661.7626 of 143056.2%★★★☆☆
200542.41013 of 142929.1%★☆☆☆☆
200463.1573 of 142759.8%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202312.8964 of 10699.8%☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202224.61469 of 183720.0%★☆☆☆☆
202122.91513 of 182917.3%★☆☆☆☆
201931.61322 of 181027.0%★☆☆☆☆
201813.21696 of 17844.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202639.61189 of 193638.6%★★☆☆☆
202522.31210 of 150419.5%★☆☆☆☆
202411.31696 of 18809.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.41625 of 189114.1%★☆☆☆☆
202218.71529 of 184116.9%★☆☆☆☆
202132.81248 of 181531.2%★★☆☆☆
201940.01148 of 179836.2%★★☆☆☆
201827.51391 of 178121.9%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202641.31066 of 186042.7%★★☆☆☆
202526.91102 of 145324.2%★☆☆☆☆
202424.71391 of 180522.9%★☆☆☆☆
202331.51246 of 182031.5%★★☆☆☆
202223.71387 of 176221.3%★☆☆☆☆
202122.31405 of 174319.4%★☆☆☆☆
201937.51104 of 171435.6%★★☆☆☆
201841.1954 of 169143.6%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202633.91351 of 193730.3%★★☆☆☆
202539.8833 of 151344.9%★★☆☆☆
202425.51462 of 188422.4%★☆☆☆☆
202332.11317 of 189730.6%★★☆☆☆
202224.01471 of 184720.4%★☆☆☆☆
202122.51503 of 184818.7%★☆☆☆☆
201936.11221 of 181832.8%★★☆☆☆
201834.21242 of 179430.8%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202641.81097 of 195443.9%★★☆☆☆
202541.9794 of 151547.6%★★☆☆☆
202425.01411 of 189125.4%★☆☆☆☆
202338.01160 of 191339.4%★★☆☆☆
202232.41244 of 185332.9%★★☆☆☆
202118.11538 of 184016.4%★☆☆☆☆
201932.71253 of 182431.3%★★☆☆☆
201852.6729 of 180359.6%★★★☆☆

Migrant

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202256.840 of 11464.9%★★★☆☆
202152.039 of 9759.8%★★★☆☆
201970.324 of 11378.8%★★★★☆
201850.063 of 13151.9%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202596.625 of 129998.1%★★★★★
202440.7879 of 154843.2%★★☆☆☆
20239.71456 of 14781.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.01335 of 13571.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201822.91168 of 134713.3%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202584.763 of 129495.1%★★★★★
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)
Elementary school
At Risk (2022)3rd percentile-6 vs school
Male (2026)1st percentile~ school
White (2024)<1st percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)<1st percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)<1st percentile~ school
Female (2026)<1st percentile~ school
Middle school
Special Education (2025)54th percentile+27 vs school
Male (2026)21st percentile+18 vs school
Migrant (2019)12th percentile~ school
At Risk (2022)2nd percentile-6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)1st percentile~ school
Female (2026)1st percentile-3 vs school
High school
Special Education (2025)98th percentile+62 vs school
White (2025)95th percentile+59 vs school
Migrant (2022)65th percentile+43 vs school
Male (2026)44th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)43rd percentile~ school
Female (2026)39th percentile-4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile-12 vs school
At Risk (2022)20th percentile~ school
African American (2023)10th percentile-14 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
Biology81%+11 vs state
English II Reading68%+9 vs state
English I Reading53%~ state avg
U.S. History36%-34 vs state
Algebra I24%-30 vs state
Social Studies15%-16 vs state
Reading14%-41 vs state
Mathematics9%-34 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 207 students attended Lorenzo Independent School District (Isd).

Lorenzo Independent School District (Isd) ranks in the bottom 0.1% of Texas alternative schools.

Students at Lorenzo Independent School District (Isd) are 80% Hispanic, 16% White, 4% African American.


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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026
2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026
2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025
2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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