Nyssa Middle School

Nyssa Middle School is a middle-grades school of intimate scale in Nyssa, Oregon, operated by Nyssa SD 26, enrolling 291 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 41% leaner than the state mean of about 494.

Nyssa SD 26 runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 2,115 students. Nyssa Middle School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Nyssa Middle School records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 69% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 30% White. The wider county runs roughly 34% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.3:1, putting Nyssa Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 93% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Nyssa Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.1%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Malheur County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $54,519 per year, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Malheur County's 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,566 students), Nyssa Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Nyssa High School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Nyssa Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Nyssa Middle School at 4th of 4; the average score across the group is 38.1%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Nyssa Middle School's enrollment has climbed 8% since 2018, when it stood at 269 (now 291). The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 65% to 69% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

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