Nyssa High School

Nyssa High School
Address
824 Adrian Blvd Nyssa, Oregon, Malheur County, 97913  United States
Coordinates	43°52′37″N 117°00′09″W / 43.876814°N 117.002437°W / 43.876814; -117.002437Coordinates: 43°52′37″N 117°00′09″W / 43.876814°N 117.002437°W / 43.876814; -117.002437
Information
Type	Public
School district	Nyssa School District
Principal	Larry Ramirez [1]
Faculty	21.0 (on FTE basis)[2]
Grades	9-12[1]
Number of students	319 (as of 2005-06)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	15.2[2]
Color(s)	Royal blue and white         [3]
Athletics conference	OSAA Eastern Oregon League 3A-5[3]
Mascot	Bulldogs[3]
Website	Nyssa High School

Nyssa High School is a high school located in Nyssa, Oregon, United States. It is in the Nyssa School District. The ethnic makeup is 55% Hispanic, 42% non-Hispanic white, with the remainder of Asian and Native American ethnicity.^[2]

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.^[4]

In 2008, 82% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 77 students, 63 graduated, 9 dropped out, 2 received a modified diploma, and 3 are still in high school.^[5][6]

Notable alumni

• Leo Long, 1954 NCAA champion in the javelin throw

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Oregon School Directory 2008-09". Oregon Department of Education. pp. 139. http://www.ode.state.or.us/pubs/directory/school-directory-september-2008.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-28. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} "Nyssa High School". National Center for Education Statistics. http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&ID=410900000752. Retrieved 2008-06-23. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} OSAA.org :: Schools
4. ^ Archived: Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)
5. ^ "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2009/06/high_school_dropout_rates.html. Retrieved 2009-07-01. 
6. ^ "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. http://blog.oregonlive.com/education_impact/2009/06/Dropout-Rates.xls. Retrieved 2009-07-01.