LORENA PRI

LORENA PRI operates as a low-enrollment elementary school in LORENA, Texas, one of the schools within LORENA ISD. Current enrollment sits at 390 students spanning grades pre-K through 2. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so LORENA PRI sits 25% smaller than that benchmark.

LORENA ISD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,817 students; LORENA PRI is among them.

Looking at the student body, LORENA PRI lists that White students make up the majority at 73%. Beyond that, the school logs 20% Hispanic, 4% Black. By comparison, McLennan County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 33% of students at LORENA PRI qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against McLennan County (around 62%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for McLennan County indicate the typical household earns roughly $66,643 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, McLennan County runs 124 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,703 students), of which LORENA PRI is one.

Nearest neighbor: LORENA EL, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around LORENA PRI.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LORENA PRI has fell 3%, going from 404 students in 2018 to 390 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the LORENA PRI community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.