📍 835 Dixon Road, Willow Spring, Johnston County, 27592
Dixon Road Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Willow Spring, Johnston County. The school has 598 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Johnston County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dixon Road Elementary enrolls 598 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 6.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 355 | 59% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 161 | 27% |
| Black or African American | 40 | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 6.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
277 of the school's 598 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 263 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dixon Road Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 11, state house district 28.
Dixon Road Elementary is one of 48 schools in Johnston County Public Schools, based in Smithfield, North Carolina. The district serves 37,320 students district-wide and employs 2,398 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 598 students, Dixon Road Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 778 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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