Summary:
Nyssa School District 26 contains a single elementary school, Nyssa Elementary School, serving grades K–5 at 809 Bower Ave in Nyssa, Oregon, with 502 students enrolled. Because the district lists only one elementary school, all elementary-level information here relates to that school, even though the district overall ranks 27th of 141 districts statewide — the 81st percentile with 4 stars.
Attendance is the school's clearest strength. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 12.9% in 2024–2025 is far below Oregon's 33.5%, though slightly above the district's 10.6%. Academic results are the main challenge: in every reported OSAS subject and grade for 2025–2026, proficiency trails both the district and the state. The strongest area is 5th grade ELA at 43.0% proficient, compared with 51.0% in the district and 47.1% statewide. The weakest are 3rd grade math at 25.3% — 16.0 points below the state — and 5th grade science at 24.1%, which is 14.7 points below the district. All-grades ELA is 36.9%, math 28.9%, and science 24.1%, each below both benchmarks. Statewide rank history reflects this: 403rd of 710 with 2 stars in 2023–2024, 498th of 706 with 1 star in 2024–2025, and 472nd of 709 with 2 stars in 2025–2026.
The school serves a population with very high economic need, with 90.44% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, alongside per-student spending of $19,888 and a student-teacher ratio of 13.7. Recent rank movement is encouraging — up 26 positions and from 1 star to 2 stars between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026 — but the school remains at the 33rd percentile, below the state median and well behind the district's 81st-percentile, 4-star overall rating. Results vary by grade: 5th grade ELA is the relative bright spot, while early math and science are the weakest areas.
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