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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
335
-12 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 16.4:1
% White
27%
was 29%
% Hispanic
70%
was 69%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Nyssa High School
Nyssa High School is one of the tight-knit four-year high schools in Nyssa, Oregon, one of the schools within Nyssa SD 26, with 335 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 47% below the state mean of about 630.
Nyssa SD 26 runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 2,115 students. Nyssa High School is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, Nyssa High School records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 70%. Other groups include 27% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Malheur County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the resource side, On paper, Nyssa High School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.8:1, putting Nyssa High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 92% of students at Nyssa High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
With demographic context factored in, Nyssa High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 27.0%, the actual is 41.9%, a residual of +14.9 points.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Malheur County put the typical household earns roughly $54,519 per year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Nyssa High School is one of 25 public schools in Malheur County (combined enrollment of about 6,566 students).
Nearest neighbor: Nyssa Virtual School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Nyssa High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Nyssa High School at 2nd of 4; the average score across the group is 33.1%.
The campus sits in a low-density setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Nyssa High School has fell 3%, going from 347 students in 2018 to 335 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.