📍 500 Leopard Ln, Lorena, McLennan County, 76655
Lorena Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lorena, McLennan County. The school has 442 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Samantha Craytor. It is part of the Lorena Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 61% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lorena Middle enrolls 442 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 341 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 74 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2.7% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
137 of the school's 442 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 120 qualify for free lunch and 17 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 Middle 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 Middle 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 442 students, Lorena Middle is larger than the district average of about 363 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe