Enrollment
207
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LORENZO ISD·NCES 482823003160
Lorenzo ISD
1003 4TH ST, LORENZO, TX 79343 · (806) 634-5591 · Crosby County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL207 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% of Texas public K-12 schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
25 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
168 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 11 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 10 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 8 | 4% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 10 | 5% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 13 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 15 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 15 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (10) is 47% smaller than its 8th grade class (19).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
31.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
10.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 4.0% | 27.0% | 30.0% | 39.0% |
| Mathematics | 1.0% | 9.0% | 34.0% | 56.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 31.0% | 10.0% |
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 20.0% | 10.0% |
| 2021-22 | 20.0% | 13.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 11.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Lorenzo ISD
Lorenzo ISD's state test result (26.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo ISD this school | 207 | 81.2% | 26.2% |
| Balmorhea ISD Educational Community BALMORHEA | 146 | 83.6% | 39.5% |
| Crosbyton Cisd Pre K-12 CROSBYTON | 316 | 83.2% | 24.2% |
| Springlake-Earth ISD EARTH | 230 | 75.7% | 45.9% |
| Petersburg School PETERSBURG | 243 | 76.5% | 35.5% |
| Hart ISD HART | 206 | 86.4% | 40.9% |
Matched among Texas K-12 schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lorenzo ISD ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #192 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #215 of 218 ▼ 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #206 of 218 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #93 of 134 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 207 | #141 of 280 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.4:1 | #6 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.0% | #103 of 144 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.2% | #29 of 226 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
207
-22 (-10%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 217
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
was 9.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 207 | 24.5 | 8.4:1 | 81% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 215 | 27.1 | 7.9:1 | 89% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 239 | 25.8 | 9.3:1 | 80% (191) |
| 2020-21 | 229 | 24 | 9.5:1 | 79% (182) |
| 2017-18 | 115 | 16.5 | 7.0:1 | 77% (89) |
| 2015-16 | 116 | 17 | 6.8:1 | 73% (85) |
| 2010-11 | 120 | 20 | 6.0:1 | 28% (34) |
| 2000-01 | 164 | 18 | 9.1:1 | 67% (110) |
| 1990-91 | 217 | 20 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lorenzo ISD.
Since 2017-18: students up 80% (115 to 207); teachers up 49% (16.5 to 24.5).
About Lorenzo ISD
Lorenzo ISD is a small school serving multiple grade levels in Texas, with an address in LORENZO. The school counted 207 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 12. That is 57% below the average of about 485 students for combined schools in Texas.
Lorenzo ISD operates as its own local education agency.
Of every 100 students at Lorenzo ISD, about 80 are Hispanic. The school is also 16% White and 4% Black. That is higher than the 56% Hispanic share among all Crosby County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 33%.
Its ratio of 8.4:1 is based on 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for combined schools in Texas is 11.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 81% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 82% average for public schools in Crosby County.
Among Texas public K-12 schools, Lorenzo ISD outscored 13%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Lorenzo ISD is 12.8 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
Looking at the county, Crosby County, the median household earns about $52,188 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. Crosby County has 8 public schools with about 904 students, including Lorenzo ISD.
Of the public schools around it, Lorenzo ISD is closest to Ralls Middle School, about 8.7 miles away. There are 7 other public schools within ten miles. Lorenzo ISD's average proficiency of 26.2% compares with 45.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
The school's student count decreased 10% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio dropped from 9.5:1 to 8.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Lorenzo ISD. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Crosby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,041
Census ACS
Median income
$52,188
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
904 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Ralls Middle School8.7 mi · 90
- Ralls High School8.7 mi · 113
- Recovery Education Campus8.7 mi · 2
- Idalou High School8.7 mi · 297
- Idalou Elementary School8.8 mi · 412
- Idalou Middle School8.8 mi · 286
Frequently asked questions
About Lorenzo ISDHow many students attend Lorenzo ISD?
Lorenzo ISD enrolls approximately 207 students in grades PK-12.
Is Lorenzo ISD an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lorenzo ISD is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at Lorenzo ISD?
Approximately 8.4:1 students per teacher at Lorenzo ISD.
How diverse is Lorenzo ISD?
Lorenzo ISD reports a student body of 16% White, 80% Hispanic, 4% Black.
Is Lorenzo ISD public or private?
Lorenzo ISD is a public K-12 school, overseen by LORENZO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.