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Dixon Middle

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Dixon Middle ranks 267 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

267^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 65% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Dixon Middle is a public middle school located in Sneads Ferry, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 978 students. The school is part of the Onslow County Schools district, which is ranked 116 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dixon Middle has consistently performed above the Onslow County Schools and North Carolina state averages in various subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Dixon Middle's proficiency rates were higher than the district and state averages in mathematics, reading, and science. The school has also shown strong performance across diverse student subgroups, with its Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Gifted and Talented students ranking well compared to other North Carolina middle schools. Over the past several years, Dixon Middle has consistently ranked in the top half of North Carolina middle schools, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

When comparing Dixon Middle to nearby schools in the Onslow County Schools district, it becomes evident that Dixon Middle is performing better academically. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, Dixon Middle's proficiency rates in mathematics and reading were higher than those of Swansboro Middle, Jacksonville Commons Middle, Northwoods Park Middle, Hunters Creek Middle, and Southwest Middle. However, the school's performance for students with disabilities is an area of concern, as it ranked 362 out of 478 North Carolina middle schools for this subgroup in the 2024-2025 school year, with a 1-star rating.

997

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,866

Per pupil spending ?

34.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

118 Ridgefield Ave
Sneads Ferry, NC 28460

(910) 347-2738

District: Onslow County Schools

Students who attend Dixon Middle usually attend:

High:

Dixon High

Feeder schools for Dixon Middle:

Elementary:	Dixon Elementary
	Southwest Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.0%

Hispanic:

14.8%

Two or more races:

7.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 47th percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the North Carolina median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg54%

267^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 8Middle Schools in the Onslow County Schools

116^th of 242Onslow County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	267 of 773	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	271 of 793	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	263 of 784	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	295 of 786	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.4	187 of 741	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	57.9	310 of 737	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	318 of 691	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.5	244 of 694	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.8	345 of 692	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.4	377 of 705	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.4	309 of 627	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.5	312 of 673	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.6	279 of 662	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.0	319 of 648	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.1	357 of 640	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.8	294 of 630	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.4	292 of 620	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.8	301 of 606	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.4	270 of 598	54.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	180 of 546	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	185 of 560	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.1	430 of 559	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.6	219 of 550	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.0	63 of 533	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	39.0	331 of 519	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.5	399 of 494	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	43.0	206 of 449	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.6	272 of 478	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	240 of 504	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	156 of 475	67.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	42 of 371	88.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	310 of 733	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.4	269 of 738	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	238 of 731	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	270 of 733	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.4	157 of 706	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	59.0	282 of 684	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	280 of 656	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	186 of 458	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	232 of 461	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.5	227 of 452	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.9	91 of 450	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	75.8	44 of 448	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	64.8	135 of 416	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.5	24 of 127	81.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	107 of 562	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	59 of 564	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	76 of 553	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	100 of 541	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	82.0	49 of 522	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	67.5	105 of 493	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	56.5	174 of 472	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	297 of 729	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	310 of 743	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	252 of 735	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.6	179 of 689	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	78.4	75 of 633	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	67.0	155 of 639	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	62.5	196 of 604	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	218 of 733	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	62.4	250 of 751	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	277 of 747	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.7	288 of 748	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.7	196 of 711	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	53.6	330 of 697	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	345 of 665	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	30 of 64	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	28 of 58	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	28 of 54	48.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.8	31 of 58	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.2	17 of 57	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	59.4	19 of 48	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.3	29 of 45	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	110 of 328	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	159 of 306	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	184 of 302	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.3	110 of 283	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.1	69 of 248	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	43.5	131 of 237	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	142 of 221	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	362 of 478	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.9	141 of 473	70.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	407 of 649	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	405 of 652	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	388 of 656	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	412 of 658	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.5	273 of 632	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.4	423 of 624	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	372 of 596	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)89th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)67th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)66th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)59th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)54th percentile-8 vs school

Military Connected (2025)53rd percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-28 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science68%+8 vs state

Reading58%+5 vs state

Mathematics56%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)				EOG Reading (2025)				EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dixon Middle	Public	6-8	118 Ridgefield Ave	Sneads Ferry	28460	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 347-2738	997	54	18.4	34.3%	708 (71.0%)	52 (5.2%)	148 (14.8%)	8 (0.8%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	73 (7.3%)	62.2	267^th of 773 public middle schools	65.5%		62.5	271^st of 793 public middle schools	65.8%	4		60.2	52.4	54.1		57.1	57.9	58.8		68.3	$7,866	$808	$7,058
Surf City Middle	Public	6-8	12345-B Literacy Lane	Hampstead	28443	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 928-0087	752	41	18.4	21.3%	621 (82.6%)	11 (1.5%)	61 (8.1%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (6.6%)	78.5	146^th of 773 public middle schools	81.1%		81.6	118^th of 793 public middle schools	85.1%	28		79.3	74.1	64.5		65.7	62.4	63.0		66.8	$6,848	$445	$6,403
Southwest Middle	Public	6-8	3000 Furia Dr	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 455-1105	510	34	15.0	62.0%	273 (53.5%)	75 (14.7%)	106 (20.8%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (9.2%)	31.2	534^th of 773 public middle schools	30.9%		26.7	596^th of 793 public middle schools	24.8%	62		40.7	40.3	25.8		42.5	49.7	52.2		48.9	$9,298	$1,210	$8,088
New Bridge Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	401 New Bridge Street	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(910) 346-5144	482	29	16.6	39.0%	275 (57.1%)	63 (13.1%)	98 (20.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (9.1%)	77.7	153^rd of 773 public middle schools	80.2%		75.8	165^th of 793 public middle schools	79.2%	12		63.2	66.9	68.9		66.3	64.2	68.2		70.9	$8,907	$1,119	$7,788
Hunters Creek Middle	Public	6-8	4040 Hunters Trail	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 353-2147	856	51	16.7	57.2%	427 (49.9%)	165 (19.3%)	159 (18.6%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	90 (10.5%)	47.2	416^th of 773 public middle schools	46.2%		45.6	432^nd of 793 public middle schools	45.5%	16		48.7	46.2	47.9		45.3	54.2	57.6		59.2	$8,588	$869	$7,719
Northwoods Park Middle	Public	6-8	904 Sioux Dr	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 347-1202	633	38	16.6	52.8%	279 (44.1%)	156 (24.6%)	116 (18.3%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	73 (11.5%)	52.8	357^th of 773 public middle schools	53.8%		41.7	470^th of 793 public middle schools	40.7%	113		50.5	63.5	39.4		51.5	55.5	54.4		62.7	$8,566	$672	$7,894
Topsail Middle	Public	5-8	17445 US Hwy 17	Hampstead	28443	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 270-2612	837	45	18.6	20.1%	699 (83.5%)	21 (2.5%)	67 (8.0%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.5%)	82.5	113^th of 773 public middle schools	85.4%		82.1	116^th of 793 public middle schools	85.4%	3	83.7	73.4	74.3	64.3	68.3	67.2	66.0	68.3	86.2	76.1	$8,344	$489	$7,855
Jacksonville Commons Middle	Public	6-8	315 Commons Drive South	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 346-6888	918	54	17.0	62.6%	283 (30.8%)	301 (32.8%)	197 (21.5%)	26 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	108 (11.8%)	34.5	512^th of 773 public middle schools	33.8%		27.4	591^st of 793 public middle schools	25.5%	79		38.4	42.1	42.4		42.7	44.5	51.7		54.5	$7,843	$907	$6,936
Swansboro Middle	Public	6-8	1240 West Corbett Ave	Swansboro	28584	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 326-3601	1,052	56	18.7	43.1%	727 (69.1%)	63 (6.0%)	144 (13.7%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	106 (10.1%)	71.5	186^th of 773 public middle schools	75.9%		67	233^rd of 793 public middle schools	70.6%	47		64.3	69.7	56.6		52.9	68.1	70.6		65.3	$8,610	$925	$7,686

Frequently Asked Questions about Dixon Middle

What is the racial makeup of Dixon Middle?

Students at Dixon Middle are 71% White, 15% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% African American.

What district is Dixon Middle in?

Onslow County Schools

How many students attend Dixon Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 997 students attended Dixon Middle.

What high school do graduates of Dixon Middle attend?

Students who attend Dixon Middle usually go on to attend Dixon High

Is Dixon Middle a good school?

Dixon Middle ranks 267^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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