Lorena Primary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Lorena, Texas

Lorena Primary in Lorena, Texas enrolled 390 students in 2024-25 with 28.9 full-time teachers, 13.5 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

437 students in 2022-23, 413 students in 2023-24, 390 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.8 to 28.9.

Students enrolled at Lorena Primary by school year2022-23: 437, 2023-24: 413, 2024-25: 39002004006002022-234372023-244132024-25390
Students enrolled at Lorena Primary by school year2022-23: 437, 2023-24: 413, 2024-25: 39002004006002022-234372023-244132024-25390
Students enrolled at Lorena Primary by school year2022-23: 437, 2023-24: 413, 2024-25: 39002004006002022-234372023-244132024-25390
Students enrolled at Lorena Primary by school year2022-23: 437, 2023-24: 413, 2024-25: 39002004006002022-234372023-244132024-25390
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2343728.815.2
2023-2441328.414.5
2024-2539028.913.5

13.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 74 of every 100 Texas elementary schools

Among the 4,584 Texas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Lorena Primary 13.5; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLorena Primary 13.5state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Lorena Primary 13.5; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLorena Primary 13.5state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Lorena Primary 13.5; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLorena Primary 13.5state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Lorena Primary 13.5; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLorena Primary 13.5state median 14.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 365 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lorena Primary enrolled 365 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 365 of the 365 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent8.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

72.6% of students were White, 20.3% Hispanic, 4.1% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White72.6%
  2. Hispanic20.3%
  3. Black4.1%
  4. Two or more races1.5%
  5. Asian0.8%
  6. Pacific Islander0.5%
  7. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Lorena

2 public elementary schools in Lorena report 2024-25 enrollment; Lorena Primary is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Lorena Elementary40914.723.7%
Lorena Primary39013.530.0%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Lorena Primary

  1. Lorena ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 409 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Spring Valley ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.3 miles away: 476 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).3.3 mi
  3. Compare Lorena Primary with Lorena ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lorena ISD spends per student$10,973 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,973
  5. The largest public schools in TexasLorena Primary is the number 3,438 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#3,438 of 4,615
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher13.5 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.13.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Lorena Primary

  1. How many students attend Lorena Primary?
    390 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 437 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lorena, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lorena Primary?
    13.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for elementary schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Lorena Primary a Title I school?
    Lorena Primary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Lorena Primary in?
    Lorena ISD, NCES district ID 4828200. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 482820010950 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22