📍 824 Adrian Blvd, Nyssa, Malheur County, 97913
Nyssa High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Nyssa, Malheur County. The school has 350 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Nyssa SD 26 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers 4 AP courses. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Nyssa High School enrolls 350 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Hispanic or Latino, 34% White and 4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 217 | 62% |
| White | 117 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
322 of the school's 350 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 322 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Nyssa High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OR-20, state senate district 30, state house district 60.
Nyssa High School is one of 4 schools in Nyssa SD 26, based in Nyssa, Oregon. The district serves 2,117 students district-wide and employs 80 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 350 students, Nyssa High School is smaller than the district average of about 529 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant