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Dixon Middle

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Dixon Middle ranks 401 st of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

401^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 48% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Dixon Middle serves roughly 997 students in grades 6–8 in Sneads Ferry, NC, and is part of Onslow County Schools. The school currently earns 2 stars, ranking 401st out of 778 North Carolina middle schools (48th percentile) — a significant step back from three consecutive 3-star years with rankings in the 65th–66th percentile range. Nearby families will also want to compare Surf City Middle, Topsail Middle, and New Bridge Middle, which all earn 4 stars, as well as 3-star Swansboro Middle and Northwoods Park Middle, which also rank above Dixon this year.

Most subject test scores slipped in the latest data. The steepest declines were in 6th grade math, which fell from 60.2% proficient to 47.5% (the state average is 59.2%), and 6th grade reading, which fell from 57.1% to 51.2% (below the state's 54.8%). Eighth grade math (51.0%) and reading (52.3%) also trail state averages. The bright spot is 8th grade science, where 77.1% of Dixon students were proficient — well above the district average of 71.4% and the state average of 68.6%. Science has been a consistent strength for Dixon for several years, even in an otherwise down year.

About 34.3% of Dixon students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the chronic absenteeism rate of 24.5% is close to the state average of 24.2%. Subgroup outcomes are uneven: English learners and Hispanic students previously posted results near the top quartile statewide, but the most recent year shows declines across nearly every group. White students, special education students, gifted students, and military-connected students now all rank below the 30th percentile statewide. Dixon also spends less per student ($7,866) than many local competitors and carries a comparatively high student–teacher ratio of 18.4 to 1.

997

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

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: Holding steady — 50th percentile in 2016 → 48th in 2026

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg53%

North Carolina avg58%

401^st of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

136^th of 246Onslow 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
2026	49.6	401 of 778	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	41.8	306 of 553	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	42.7	429 of 731	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	45.2	355 of 465	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	51.1	257 of 566	54.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	45.9	383 of 725	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	54.1	332 of 736	54.9%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	30.9	49 of 67	26.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	45.6	184 of 333	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	29.8	389 of 500	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	31.6	465 of 644	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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

Male (2026)55th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)55th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)54th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)45th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)45th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)41st percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile-21 vs school

Military Connected (2026)27th percentile-22 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)24th percentile-25 vs school

Special Education (2026)22nd percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science77%+9 vs state

Reading53%-3 vs state

Mathematics51%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)				EOG Reading (2026)				EOG Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	49.6	401^st of 778 public middle schools	48.5%		62.2	267^th of 773 public middle schools	65.5%	134		47.5	55.4	51.0		51.2	54.7	52.3		77.1	$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%)	78.3	145^th of 778 public middle schools	81.4%		78.5	146^th of 773 public middle schools	81.1%	1		75.6	72.5	67.6		65.4	63.2	66.2		82.9	$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%)	23.4	621^st of 778 public middle schools	20.2%		31.2	534^th of 773 public middle schools	30.9%	87		29.5	41.4	29.6		39.9	51.6	46.7		54.6	$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%)	73.3	192^nd of 778 public middle schools	75.3%		77.7	153^rd of 773 public middle schools	80.2%	39		60.9	61.9	71.7		59.2	67.5	70.5		84.2	$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%)	38.6	494^th of 778 public middle schools	36.5%		47.2	416^th of 773 public middle schools	46.2%	78		49.3	41.4	41.7		51.8	49.5	51.7		69.4	$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%)	59.2	312^th of 778 public middle schools	59.9%		52.8	357^th of 773 public middle schools	53.8%	45		56.5	64.0	48.5		57.4	59.1	59.7		76.2	$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%)	78.4	143^rd of 778 public middle schools	81.6%		82.5	113^th of 773 public middle schools	85.4%	30	79.3	73.8	69.9	61.4	68.9	65.5	71.5	67.7	88.9	80.9	$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%)	20.6	649^th of 778 public middle schools	16.6%		34.5	512^th of 773 public middle schools	33.8%	137		28.9	32.8	34.7		40.3	44.6	40.8		59.3	$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%)	64.3	254^th of 778 public middle schools	67.4%		71.5	186^th of 773 public middle schools	75.9%	68		62.9	58.7	53.5		59.5	60.3	64.2		79.9	$8,610	$925	$7,686

Frequently Asked Questions about Dixon Middle

Is Dixon Middle a good school?

Dixon Middle ranks 401^st of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Dixon Middle attend?

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

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.

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