Nyssa High School

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{{Infobox school

| name = Nyssa High School

| logo =

| streetaddress = 824 Adrian Boulevard

| city = Nyssa

| state = Oregon

| zipcode = 97913

| country = United States

| coordinates = {{coord|43.876814|-117.002437|format=dms|type:edu_source:googlemaps_region:US-OR|display=inline,title}}

| type = Public

| district = Nyssa School District

| principal =

| grades = 9-12

| enrollment = 345 (2023-2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=410900000752|title=Nyssa High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=April 6, 2025}}

| teaching_staff = 20.17 {{FTE}}

| ratio = 17.10

| rival =

| nickname = Bulldogs

| colors = Royal blue and white {{Color box|#002366|border=darkgray}}{{Color box|white|border=darkgray}}

| conference = OSAA Eastern Oregon League 3A-5

| newspaper = Bulldog Bulletin

| opened =

| homepage = {{URL|http://nhs.nyssa.k12.or.us/}}

}}

Nyssa High School is a high school located in Nyssa, Oregon, United States. It is in the Nyssa School District.

Academics

In 1985, Nyssa High School was honored in the Blue Ribbon Schools Program, the highest honor a school can receive in the United States.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf |title=Archived: Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF) |access-date=2009-07-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326055622/http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf |archive-date=2009-03-26 |url-status=dead }}

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 326 students enrolled in 2016-17 was:

  • Male - 49.1%
  • Female - 50.9%
  • Native American/Alaskan - 0.6%
  • Asian - 0.3%
  • Hispanic - 69.0%
  • White - 28.2%
  • Multiracial - 1.9%

72.4% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch.

Notable alumni

  • Leo Long, 1954 NCAA champion in the javelin throw

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