Enrollment
335
High
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NYSSA SD 26·NCES 410900000752
Nyssa High School
824 Adrian Blvd, Nyssa, OR 97913 · (541) 372-2287 · Malheur County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL335 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 84.2:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
307 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 76%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 90 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 88 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 78 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 79 | 24% |
Student demographics
43%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
Feeds from
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
70.0%
OR avg 43.0% . +20.7pp since 2023
Math
34.3%
OR avg 31.8% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 34.3% |
| 2023-24 | 49.3% | 25.3% |
% 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
41.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.0%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 High School
Nyssa High School's state test result (41.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyssa High School this school | 335 | 91.6% | 41.9% |
| Gervais High School Gervais | 324 | 99.4% | 24.4% |
| North Marion High School Aurora | 564 | 87.4% | 21.8% |
| Ontario High School Ontario | 709 | 100.0% | 23.1% |
| Lost River High School Merrill | 242 | 91.7% | 38.2% |
| Hermiston High School Hermiston | 1,705 | 91.8% | 36.2% |
Matched among Oregon high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #30 of 177 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #24 of 194 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #13 of 201 ▲ 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 335 | #137 of 257 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #14 of 171 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.4% | #107 of 171 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.6% | #41 of 207 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.5% | #83 of 102 |
Ranked against other public high 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
335
-12 (-3%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 315
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 335 | 23.2 | 14.4:1 | 92% (307) |
| 2023-24 | 345 | 20.2 | 17.1:1 | 92% (319) |
| 2022-23 | 350 | 21.3 | 16.4:1 | 92% (322) |
| 2020-21 | 347 | 19 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 347 | 21.1 | 16.4:1 | 72% (251) |
| 2015-16 | 347 | 19 | 18.3:1 | 72% (251) |
| 2010-11 | 304 | 21 | 14.5:1 | 60% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 319 | 26 | 12.3:1 | 50% (158) |
| 1990-91 | 315 | 23 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nyssa High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (347 to 335); teachers up 10% (21.1 to 23.2).
About Nyssa High School
Nyssa High School is a low-enrollment high school in Nyssa, Oregon, administered by Nyssa SD 26. The student body numbers 335 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Oregon) has about 630 students.
Nyssa High School is a school in Nyssa SD 26. The district has 4 schools and 2,115 students.
Nyssa High School's enrollment is 70% Hispanic. Other groups make up 27% White and 2% multiracial. County-wide, 34% of Malheur County residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Nyssa High School comes in at 43%.
The teaching staff at Nyssa High School is 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.4:1. The average ratio among high schools in Oregon is 19.8:1, higher than at this school. About 92% of students, or 307, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Nyssa High School is 14.9 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (41.9% versus 27.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Oregon.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Malheur County show that median household income is about $54,519, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Nyssa High School is one of 25 public schools in Malheur County, which together enroll about 6,566 students.
The nearest other public school, Nyssa Virtual School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 33.1%; Nyssa High School's is 41.9%, ranking 2nd of 4.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 347 in 2020-21 and 335 in 2024-25, a 3% decrease. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 18.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.4:1.
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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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 502 students
- Nyssa Middle SchoolMiddle · 291 students
Other schools in Nyssa
- Nyssa Virtual SchoolCombined · 987 students
- Nyssa Elementary SchoolElementary · 502 students
- Nyssa Middle SchoolMiddle · 291 students
Nearby schools
- Nyssa Virtual School0.1 mi · 987
- Nyssa Middle School0.1 mi · 291
- Nyssa Elementary School0.1 mi · 502
- MAXINE JOHNSON ELEMENTARY6.8 mi · 377
- PARMA HIGH SCHOOL6.9 mi · 305
- PARMA MIDDLE SCHOOL6.9 mi · 321
Frequently asked questions
About Nyssa High SchoolHow many students attend Nyssa High School?
Nyssa High School enrolls approximately 335 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Nyssa High School serve?
Nyssa High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nyssa High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nyssa High School is approximately 14.4:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Nyssa High School?
At Nyssa High School, the student body is approximately 27% White, 70% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Nyssa High School public or private?
Nyssa High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Nyssa SD 26.
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