Dixon Elementary

Summary:

Dixon Elementary is a public elementary school located in Holly Ridge, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 736. The school is part of the Onslow County Schools district, which is ranked 135 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dixon Elementary consistently ranks among the top 20% of elementary schools in North Carolina, with a statewide ranking between 158 and 331 out of over 1,500 schools. The school has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years, indicating strong academic performance. Dixon Elementary outperforms the Onslow County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in proficiency rates for Mathematics, Reading, and Science across all grade levels. However, the school has a significantly higher percentage of White students (78.12%) compared to the nearby schools, such as Northwoods Elementary and Clyde Erwin Elementary, which have more diverse student populations.

Another notable difference is Dixon Elementary's relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 17.59% to 30.3% over the past three years, significantly lower than the nearby schools, which have free and reduced lunch rates ranging from 51.49% to 71.25%. This suggests that Dixon Elementary serves a more affluent student population compared to the surrounding schools. Additionally, Dixon Elementary's gifted and talented students consistently perform at a high level, with the school ranking among the top 10% of North Carolina elementary schools for this student group in recent years.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 130 Betty Dixon Rd
       Holly Ridge, NC  28445-7502


(910) 327-2104

District: Onslow County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
331st of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,351 Help


Students who attend Dixon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Dixon Middle
High:    Dixon High

Student/teacher ratio:  16.3 Help
Number of students:  736

Racial breakdown:

White:
78.1%
Hispanic:
12.4%
Two or more races:
6.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  30.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Dixon Elementary ranks better than 78% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 2nd among 20 ranked elementary schools in the Onslow County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 74.43. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (78.1%), Hispanic (12.4%), two or more races (6.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 30.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Onslow County Schools District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dixon Elementary is 16.3. 18 elementary schools in the Onslow County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dixon Elementary is $8,351. 18 elementary schools in the Onslow County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dixon Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Dixon Elementary 331st of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Dixon Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Onslow County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Onslow County Schools 135th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Dixon Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Dixon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 53.09 662nd 1276 48.1%
2007 49.49 752nd 1293 41.8%
2008 63.97 470th 1324 64.5%
2009 61.09 589th 1354 56.5%
2010 70.28 387th 1363 71.6%
2011 65.19 519th 1381 62.4%
2012 69.99 407th 1388 70.7%
2013 55.80 572nd 1403 59.2%
2014 67.99 428th 1390 69.2%
2015 76.78 298th 1440 79.3%
2016 70.18 388th 1425 72.8%
2017 75.14 322nd 1429 77.5%
2018 79.92 231st 1434 83.9%
2019 81.19 216th 1473 85.3%
2021 87.56 158th 1489 89.4%
2022 77.88 275th 1514 81.8%
2023 77.95 274th 1502 81.8%
2024 74.43 331st 1505 78.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Dixon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.16 38th 86 55.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Dixon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 36.51 507th 801 36.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Dixon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.13 167th 1332 87.5%
2019 87.27 79th 1361 94.2%
2021 86.45 83rd 1329 93.8%
2022 80.28 140th 1366 89.8%
2023 78.22 189th 1437 86.8%
2024 68.26 348th 1450 76.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Dixon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.65 211th 1405 85.0%
2019 79.71 215th 1424 84.9%
2021 86.45 141st 1440 90.2%
2022 82.45 191st 1458 86.9%
2023 72.32 349th 1459 76.1%
2024 73.13 316th 1455 78.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Dixon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.98 193rd 897 78.5%
2019 65.53 193rd 878 78.0%
2021 35.46 411th 646 36.4%
2022 65.50 125th 634 80.3%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Dixon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 63.43 184th 500 63.2%
2023 69.85 11th 582 98.1%
2024 70.34 52nd 669 92.2%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Dixon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.58 11th 76 85.5%
2019 73.52 12th 72 83.3%
2021 78.30 11th 76 85.5%
2022 58.40 36th 85 57.6%
2023 56.78 33rd 81 59.3%
2024 56.53 35th 75 53.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Dixon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.16 273rd 1413 80.7%
2019 79.96 218th 1430 84.8%
2021 85.51 161st 1444 88.9%
2022 69.82 385th 1464 73.7%
2023 80.23 224th 1461 84.7%
2024 72.92 338th 1464 76.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Dixon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.75 48th 851 94.4%
2019 84.04 75th 865 91.3%
2021 90.43 52nd 843 93.8%
2023 78.71 118th 915 87.1%
2024 81.96 105th 951 89.0%
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Rank History for White students at Dixon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.82 421st 1178 64.3%
2019 64.18 409th 1183 65.4%
2021 72.75 276th 1172 76.5%
2022 60.88 432nd 1194 63.8%
2023 60.65 452nd 1183 61.8%
2024 52.99 556th 1166 52.3%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Dixon Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1991 472 35 5 7 0 n/a n/a 0 519
1992 482 39 3 5 0 n/a n/a 0 529
1993 510 49 1 9 3 n/a n/a 0 572
1994 476 37 2 6 2 n/a n/a 16 539
1995 589 40 7 6 5 n/a n/a 0 647
1996 589 40 7 6 5 n/a n/a 0 647
1997 606 48 4 6 5 n/a n/a 0 669
1998 653 47 4 3 6 n/a n/a 11 724
1999 711 60 5 14 9 n/a n/a -24 775
2000 693 59 7 14 14 n/a n/a 0 787
2001 652 52 9 19 10 n/a n/a 0 742
2002 619 63 8 15 12 n/a n/a 0 717
2003 619 63 8 15 12 n/a n/a 0 717
2004 610 56 10 21 10 n/a n/a 0 707
2005 627 53 16 25 10 n/a n/a 0 731
2006 680 62 14 18 10 n/a n/a 0 784
2007 682 37 13 25 10 n/a n/a 30 797
2008 713 42 11 37 7 n/a n/a 31 841
2009 589 72 5 25 7 n/a n/a 0 698
2010 617 57 8 31 7 n/a n/a 0 720
2011 641 41 3 41 12 0 22 0 760
2012 711 35 2 50 13 2 28 0 841
2013 711 43 5 64 7 3 37 0 870
2014 732 36 5 75 5 3 49 0 905
2015 795 33 11 103 5 4 44 0 995
2016 802 31 10 120 8 2 56 0 1029
2017 854 27 7 132 7 2 52 0 1081
2018 805 25 5 121 5 4 60 0 1025
2019 872 31 5 121 4 3 61 0 1097
2020 812 35 6 135 3 1 105 0 1097
2021 673 27 4 116 3 1 58 0 882
2022 509 25 2 73 0 1 38 0 648
2023 575 16 7 91 1 1 45 0 736

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Dixon Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 519 32.0 16.2 0
1992 529 28.0 18.8 26.3
1993 572 30.0 19.1 36.7
1994 539 28.0 19.3 44.6
1995 647 35.0 18.5 38.3
1996 647 35.0 18.5 38.3
1997 669 36.0 18.6 35.3
1998 724 40.0 18.1 35.9
1999 775 41.0 19.5 45.8
2000 787 46.0 17.1 46.4
2001 742 46.0 16.1 50.5
2002 717 49.0 14.6 51
2003 717 49.0 14.6 51
2004 707 49.0 14.4 46.1
2005 731 49.0 14.9 49.4
2006 784 49.0 16.0 46.3
2007 797 n/a n/a 41.7
2008 841 48.4 17.4 45.2
2009 698 46.5 15.0 39
2010 720 43.4 16.7 52.8
2011 760 47.5 15.9 48
2012 841 48.6 17.3 41.9
2013 870 49.7 17.4 41.8
2014 905 53.5 16.9 36.5
2015 995 58.0 17.1 35.7
2016 1029 56.0 18.3 31.4
2017 1081 61.0 17.7 39.6
2018 1025 59.5 17.2 31.4
2019 1097 61.4 17.8 32.9
2020 1097 67.0 16.3 27
2021 882 59.0 14.9 23
2022 648 38.0 17.0 17.6
2023 736 45.0 16.3 30.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Dixon Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 519 32.0 16.2 0
1992 529 28.0 18.8 26.3
1993 572 30.0 19.1 36.7
1994 539 28.0 19.3 44.6
1995 647 35.0 18.5 38.3
1996 647 35.0 18.5 38.3
1997 669 36.0 18.6 35.3
1998 724 40.0 18.1 35.9
1999 775 41.0 19.5 45.8
2000 787 46.0 17.1 46.4
2001 742 46.0 16.1 50.5
2002 717 49.0 14.6 51
2003 717 49.0 14.6 51
2004 707 49.0 14.4 46.1
2005 731 49.0 14.9 49.4
2006 784 49.0 16.0 46.3
2007 797 n/a n/a 41.7
2008 841 48.4 17.4 45.2
2009 698 46.5 15.0 39
2010 720 43.4 16.7 52.8
2011 760 47.5 15.9 48
2012 841 48.6 17.3 41.9
2013 870 49.7 17.4 41.8
2014 905 53.5 16.9 36.5
2015 995 58.0 17.1 35.7
2016 1029 56.0 18.3 31.4
2017 1081 61.0 17.7 39.6
2018 1025 59.5 17.2 31.4
2019 1097 61.4 17.8 32.9
2020 1097 67.0 16.3 27
2021 882 59.0 14.9 23
2022 648 38.0 17.0 17.6
2023 736 45.0 16.3 30.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Dixon Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $596 (7.1%) $7,756 (92.9%) $8,351

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Dixon Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 216th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 274th of 1502 Elementary schools
 3.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Dixon Elementary)71.570.9
 0.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Onslow County Schools)60.157.1
 3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Dixon Elementary)73.661.4
 12.2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Onslow County Schools)56.546.1
 10.4%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Dixon Elementary)71.467.3
 4.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Onslow County Schools)52.550.1
 2.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Dixon Elementary)76.871.8
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Onslow County Schools)56.952.8
 4.1%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students1097736
 32.9%
African American3116
 48.4%
American Indian41
 75%
Asian57
 40%
Hispanic12191
 24.8%
Pacific Islander31
 66.7%
White872575
 34.1%
Two or More Races6145
 26.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients32.9%30.3%
 2.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Dixon Elementary

Students at Dixon Elementary are 78% White, 12% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 736 students attended Dixon Elementary.

Dixon Elementary ranks 331st of 1505 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Dixon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dixon Middle
High : Dixon High


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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