📍 420 N Houston, Lorena, McLennan County, 76655
Lorena el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lorena, McLennan County. The school has 415 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Liza Cunningham. It is part of the Lorena Isd school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 60% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lorena el enrolls 415 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 3.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 318 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 69 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 3.9% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
129 of the school's 415 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 116 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lorena el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 22, state house district 56.
Lorena el is one of 5 schools in LORENA ISD, based in LORENA, Texas. The district serves 1,817 students district-wide and employs 135 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 415 students, Lorena el is close to the district average of about 363 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe