Dixon Elementary

Dixon Elementary, a substantial elementary-level community in Holly Ridge, North Carolina, part of Onslow County Schools, works with 760 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 63% bigger than typical.

Dixon Elementary is one of 39 schools operated by Onslow County Schools, a district that works with 27,397 students overall.

Demographically, Dixon Elementary lists that White students make up the majority at 76%. Beyond that, the school logs 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Onslow County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Dixon Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 33% of students at Dixon Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Onslow County's rate of about 51%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Dixon Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 68.6%, the actual is 63.7%, a residual of -4.9 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Onslow County indicate median household earnings sit near $68,148, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Onslow County's 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,501 students), Dixon Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Dixon Middle, around 1.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dixon Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 60.1%.

Dixon Elementary operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Dixon Elementary's enrollment has shrank 26% since 2018, when it stood at 1,025 (now 760). Class-load math has fell: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.