📍 130 Betty Dixon Rd, Holly Ridge, Onslow County, 28445
Dixon Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Holly Ridge, Onslow County. The school has 736 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Onslow County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 66% of students are proficient in reading. 63% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dixon Elementary enrolls 736 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 45 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 6.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 575 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 91 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 6.1% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
223 of the school's 736 students (30%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 197 qualify for free lunch and 26 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 Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-30, state senate district 6, state house district 15.
Dixon Elementary is one of 40 schools in Onslow County Schools, based in Jacksonville, North Carolina. The district serves 27,551 students district-wide and employs 1,736 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 736 students, Dixon Elementary is close to the district average of about 689 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant