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What's the most underrated thing about Dixon Middle that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
997
Middle
DISTRICT 777 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ONSLOW COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370345002271
Dixon Middle
118 Ridgefield Ave, Sneads Ferry, NC 28460 · (910) 347-2738 · Onslow County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL997 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of North Carolina public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
342 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 337 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 361 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 299 | 30% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
57.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
55.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Dixon Middle
Dixon Middle's state test result (58.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dixon Middle this school | 997 | 34.3% | 58.5% |
| Roland-Grise Middle Wilmington | 878 | 33.5% | 70.4% |
| Rugby Middle Hendersonville | 849 | 39.6% | 69.2% |
| Swansboro Middle Swansboro | 1,052 | 43.1% | 63.2% |
| Charles P Murray Middle Wilmington | 907 | 34.3% | 76.3% |
| East Lincoln Middle Iron Station | 738 | 37.8% | 61.9% |
Matched among North Carolina middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Dixon Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Onslow County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #142 of 463 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #172 of 461 | #3 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #128 of 463 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 997 | #40 of 478 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #397 of 456 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.5% | #375 of 456 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.3% | #421 of 472 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.2% | #44 of 143 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
997
+84 (+9%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 687
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 18.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 997 | 54 | 18.5:1 | 34% (342) |
| 2023-24 | 978 | 54 | 18.1:1 | 38% (369) |
| 2022-23 | 948 | 52 | 18.2:1 | 39% (366) |
| 2020-21 | 913 | 50 | 18.3:1 | 27% (247) |
| 2017-18 | 858 | 46 | 18.6:1 | 38% (328) |
| 2015-16 | 657 | 38 | 17.3:1 | 40% (261) |
| 2010-11 | 555 | 36 | 15.4:1 | 42% (232) |
| 2000-01 | 429 | 29 | 14.8:1 | 47% (202) |
| 1990-91 | 687 | 40 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dixon Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (858 to 997); teachers up 17% (46 to 54).
About Dixon Middle
Dixon Middle is a public middle school run by Onslow County Schools in Sneads Ferry, North Carolina. The school's 997 students are in grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in North Carolina average about 605 students each.
Onslow County Schools has 39 schools; together they serve 27,397 students.
At 71%, White students outnumber all other groups at Dixon Middle combined. The remaining students are 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 5% Black. The county population is about 67% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Dixon Middle comes in at 47%.
A ratio of 18.5:1 comes from the school's 54 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina is lower than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 34% of students at Dixon Middle as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 51% average for public schools in Onslow County is 17 points.
Dixon Middle is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 50% of North Carolina public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Dixon Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 58.5% and a predicted 68.4%.
Census estimates describe Onslow County this way: median household income is about $68,148, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Onslow County number 42 and enroll about 27,501.
The shortest distance from Dixon Middle to another public school is about 1.2 miles, to Dixon Elementary. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Dixon Middle is 6th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Dixon Middle is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Dixon Middle went from 913 students to 997.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Onslow County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,906
Census ACS
Median income
$68,148
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
27,501 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Onslow County Schools
- Jacksonville HighHigh · 1,441 students
- White Oak HighHigh · 1,252 students
- Swansboro HighHigh · 1,232 students
- Dixon HighHigh · 1,085 students
- Northside HighHigh · 1,067 students
- Swansboro MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
Other Dixon Middle schools
One other US public school is named Dixon Middle. Dixon Middle is the largest of the 2.
- DIXON MIDDLEDIXON, MO · 197 students
Nearby schools
- Dixon Elementary1.2 mi · 760
- Coastal Elementary3.7 mi · 833
- Dixon High3.8 mi · 1,085
- Surf City Middle9.7 mi · 752
- Surf City Elementary9.7 mi · 857
- Southwest Middle13.9 mi · 510
Frequently asked questions
About Dixon MiddleHow large is Dixon Middle?
Dixon Middle enrolls approximately 997 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Dixon Middle serve?
Dixon Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Dixon Middle have?
Dixon Middle employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Dixon Middle?
Student demographics at Dixon Middle are roughly 71% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Dixon Middle in?
Dixon Middle is part of Onslow County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.