Summary:
ZIP code 97913 in Nyssa, Oregon, has one elementary school: Nyssa Elementary School, a K–5 school with 502 students in Nyssa School District 26. The district ranks 27th of 141 districts, at the 81st percentile with 4 stars, while the school ranks 472nd of 709 schools in 2025–2026, at the 33rd percentile with 2 stars. The school’s rank improved from 498th of 706 (29th percentile, 1 star) in 2024–2025 to 472nd of 709 (33rd percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026, but it remains below its 2023–2024 position of 403rd of 710 (43rd percentile, 2 stars).
Attendance and resources are notable strengths. In 2024–2025, chronic absenteeism was 12.9% at the school, compared with 10.6% in the district and 33.5% statewide—slightly above the district but far below Oregon’s rate. Economic need is very high: 90.44% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch. The school also spent $19,888 per student and had a student-teacher ratio of 13.7 students per teacher. Those conditions are generally favorable, though the academic results below suggest other factors are at work.
In OSAS test proficiency for 2025–2026, the school trails the district and state in all all-grade subjects. ELA all grades was 36.9% proficient, versus 46.8% district and 43.8% state. Math was 28.9%, versus 32.8% district and 32.9% state. Science was 24.1%, versus 34.1% district and 30.6% state. Grade-level highlights include 5th grade ELA at 43.0%, just 4.1 points below the state’s 47.1%, and 4th grade math at 33.3%. The weakest relative result was 3rd grade math at 25.3%, 16.0 points below the state’s 41.3%; 5th grade science was 24.1%, below both the district’s 38.8% and the state’s 30.8%. Overall, the school’s brightest signals are attendance, spending, and class size, while the main challenge is raising proficiency in core subjects.
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