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Enrollment
644
Elementary
DISTRICT 690 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOHNSTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370237002856
Dixon Road Elementary
835 Dixon Road, Willow Spring, NC 27592 · (919) 894-7771 · Johnston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL644 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
641 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 112 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (112) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
62.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
72.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
67.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 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 Road Elementary
Dixon Road Elementary's state test result (67.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dixon Road Elementary this school | 644 | 99.5% | 67.0% |
| China Grove Elementary China Grove | 592 | 99.5% | 31.1% |
| Cullowhee Valley School Cullowhee | 570 | 99.5% | 43.0% |
| Meadow School Benson | 646 | 98.3% | 65.1% |
| Sand Hill-Venable Elem Asheville | 590 | 98.0% | 45.7% |
| Cape Fear Elementary Rocky Point | 533 | 99.4% | 46.6% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary 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 Road Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Johnston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #298 of 1,297 | #7 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #276 of 1,296 | #5 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #270 of 1,300 | #5 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 644 | #274 of 1,485 | #16 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #1,186 of 1,377 | #19 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.7% | #779 of 1,379 | #21 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #107 of 1,414 | #10 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.7% | #195 of 369 | #3 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
644
+88 (+16%) vs 2020
+24% since 2010-11, when it was 521
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 644 | 38.3 | 16.8:1 | 100% (641) |
| 2023-24 | 638 | 44.1 | 14.5:1 | 100% (635) |
| 2022-23 | 598 | 41.5 | 14.4:1 | 46% (277) |
| 2020-21 | 556 | 38 | 14.6:1 | 33% (183) |
| 2017-18 | 587 | 38.5 | 15.3:1 | 37% (216) |
| 2015-16 | 560 | 35 | 16.0:1 | 36% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 521 | 35 | 14.9:1 | 44% (227) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dixon Road Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (587 to 644); teachers unchanged (38.5 to 38.3).
About Dixon Road Elementary
Dixon Road Elementary is a public elementary school run by Johnston County Public Schools in Willow Spring, North Carolina. Enrollment stands at 644 students, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 38% larger than the average for elementary schools in North Carolina.
The 48 schools of Johnston County Public Schools, including Dixon Road Elementary, enroll 37,320 students.
More than half of enrollment at Dixon Road Elementary is White: 57%. Enrollment also includes 31% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 6% multiracial. A diversity index of 58% means there is a 58% chance two randomly chosen students at Dixon Road Elementary are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.8:1. The school has 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1. In all, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Dixon Road Elementary earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 86% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
In North Carolina, Dixon Road Elementary is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 67.0% compared with a predicted 48.5%.
For Johnston County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $83,384, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 52 public schools and about 41,004 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, McGee's Crossroads Elem, is about 1.7 miles. Around the school, 6 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Dixon Road Elementary is 2nd among 9 schools close by.
Dixon Road Elementary is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
The school grew from 556 students in 2020-21 to 644 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 14.6:1 to 16.8:1.
Dixon Road Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Johnston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
234,263
Census ACS
Median income
$83,384
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
41,004 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Johnston County Public Schools
- Corinth Holders HighHigh · 2,187 students
- Clayton HighHigh · 1,929 students
- Cleveland HighHigh · 1,889 students
- West Johnston HighHigh · 1,563 students
- Smithfield-Selma HighHigh · 1,548 students
- South Johnston HighHigh · 1,355 students
Other schools in Willow Spring
- Willow Springs ElementaryElementary · 826 students
Nearby schools
- McGee's Crossroads Elem1.7 mi · 950
- McGee's Crossroads Middle1.8 mi · 757
- West Johnston High3.3 mi · 1,563
- Cleveland Middle3.9 mi · 936
- Cleveland Elementary4.3 mi · 851
- West View Elementary4.6 mi · 969
Frequently asked questions
About Dixon Road ElementaryHow large is Dixon Road Elementary?
Dixon Road Elementary enrolls approximately 644 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Dixon Road Elementary serve?
Dixon Road Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Dixon Road Elementary have?
Dixon Road Elementary employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Dixon Road Elementary?
Student demographics at Dixon Road Elementary are roughly 57% White, 31% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Dixon Road Elementary public or private?
Dixon Road Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Johnston County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.