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Enrollment
502
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NYSSA SD 26·NCES 410900000750
Nyssa Elementary School
809 Bower Ave, Nyssa, OR 97913 · (541) 372-3313 · Malheur County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 84.2:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
454 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 76%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 59% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Nyssa SD 26. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
32.7%
OR avg 43.0% . -3.1pp since 2023
Math
28.3%
OR avg 31.8% . -8.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.7% | 28.3% |
| 2023-24 | 35.8% | 36.6% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. 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
28.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.5%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% typical for Oregon 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 Oregon'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 Nyssa Elementary School
Nyssa Elementary School's state test result (28.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyssa Elementary School this school | 502 | 90.4% | 28.9% |
| Eyre Elementary School Salem | 538 | 89.0% | 10.8% |
| Rocky Heights Elementary School Hermiston | 442 | 92.8% | 27.4% |
| West Park Elementary School Hermiston | 408 | 91.7% | 29.7% |
| Grant Community School Salem | 444 | 89.0% | 28.5% |
| Swegle Elementary School Salem | 496 | 88.9% | 11.8% |
Matched among Oregon elementary 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 Nyssa Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Malheur County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #383 of 591 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #401 of 646 ▼ 133 | #4 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #459 of 646 ▼ 58 | #3 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 502 | #62 of 710 | #1 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #50 of 587 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.6% | #422 of 587 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.4% | #141 of 645 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #355 of 493 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
502
-46 (-8%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 625
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 502 | 36.4 | 13.8:1 | 90% (454) |
| 2023-24 | 513 | 32.4 | 15.8:1 | 91% (467) |
| 2022-23 | 537 | 34 | 15.8:1 | 89% (477) |
| 2020-21 | 548 | 33 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 580 | 31 | 18.7:1 | 72% (418) |
| 2015-16 | 533 | 29 | 18.4:1 | 72% (384) |
| 2010-11 | 540 | 34 | 15.9:1 | 80% (430) |
| 2000-01 | 580 | 38 | 15.3:1 | 83% (479) |
| 1990-91 | 625 | 31 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nyssa Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (580 to 502); teachers up 18% (31 to 36.4).
About Nyssa Elementary School
Nyssa Elementary School is a public elementary school in Nyssa, Oregon. The latest federal count shows 502 students in kindergarten through 5. Against the 321-student average for elementary schools in Oregon, enrollment here is 56% higher.
Nyssa SD 26 is made up of 4 schools with 2,115 students in all.
At Nyssa Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 72% of the student body. The remaining shares are 25% White and 3% multiracial. Malheur County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Nyssa Elementary School's diversity index is 42%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Nyssa Elementary School, 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.8:1. That is lower than the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. Roughly 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 89% average for public schools in Malheur County.
A school with Nyssa Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Oregon is predicted to score 27.5%. Nyssa Elementary School scores 28.9%, 1.4 points above that line.
According to the American Community Survey, in Malheur County, the median household income is $54,519, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. There are 25 public schools in Malheur County, enrolling about 6,566 students in all.
The nearest public school is Nyssa Virtual School, at about 0.1 miles. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal data show an 8% enrollment decrease, from 548 in 2020-21 to 502 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.6:1 to 13.8:1.
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Malheur County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,954
Census ACS
Median income
$54,519
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
6,566 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Nyssa SD 26
- Nyssa Virtual SchoolCombined · 987 students
- Nyssa High SchoolHigh · 335 students
- Nyssa Middle SchoolMiddle · 291 students
Other schools in Nyssa
- Nyssa Virtual SchoolCombined · 987 students
- Nyssa High SchoolHigh · 335 students
- Nyssa Middle SchoolMiddle · 291 students
Nearby schools
- Nyssa Virtual School0.1 mi · 987
- Nyssa High School0.1 mi · 335
- Nyssa Middle School0.2 mi · 291
- MAXINE JOHNSON ELEMENTARY6.9 mi · 377
- PARMA HIGH SCHOOL6.9 mi · 305
- PARMA MIDDLE SCHOOL6.9 mi · 321
Frequently asked questions
About Nyssa Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Nyssa Elementary School?
Nyssa Elementary School enrolls approximately 502 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Nyssa Elementary School serve?
Nyssa Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nyssa Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nyssa Elementary School is approximately 13.8:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Nyssa Elementary School?
Student demographics at Nyssa Elementary School are roughly 25% White, 72% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Nyssa Elementary School?
Nyssa Elementary School is overseen by Nyssa SD 26 in Malheur County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.