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Dixon Road Elementary

Johnston County Schools · Johnston County

Address
835 Dixon Road, Willow Spring, NC 27592
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370237002856
644
Students
38.3
Teachers (FTE)
16.8:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
71
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
10.8%
Chronically absent
37.5%
Economically disadvantaged

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Dixon Road Elementary's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Attendance zone

Johnston County Public Schools

The area Johnston County Public Schools assigns to Dixon Road Elementary. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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Zone boundary published by Johnston County Public Schools as “Johnston County Public Schools Approved Attendance Areas 25-26_26-27”, last updated 2025-09-27.

How Dixon Road Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 71 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools74th percentile
Higher than 74% · rank 591 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools77th percentile
Higher than 77% · rank 294 of 1,419
Johnston County Public Schools69th percentile
Higher than 69% · rank 14 of 45

Chronic absence is lower here than at 88% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 7 points since 2014 (64 → 71). Met or exceeded expected growth in 9 of 10 years, exceeding it in 5. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202571BMet68.4
202474BExceeded71.1
202375BExceeded70.9
202272BExceeded66.8
201965CMet62.2
201869CMet67.5
201774BExceeded71
201666CNot Met66
201565CMet62
201464CExceeded59

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Johnston County Public Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 56.52%Hispanic 31.06%Black 6.21%Two+ Races 5.59%Asian 0.47%Native Am. 0.16%
White: 56.52% (364) Hispanic: 31.06% (200) Black: 6.21% (40) Two+ Races: 5.59% (36) Asian: 0.47% (3) Native Am.: 0.16% (1)
White56.52%
Hispanic31.06%
Black6.21%
Two+ Races5.59%
Asian0.47%
Native Am.0.16%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 644
50.16%323 Female
49.84%321 Male

Student counts for Dixon Road Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 644 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 89.2%Chronically absent 10.8%
Regular attendance: 89.2% (581) Chronically absent: 10.8% (70)
Regular attendance89.2%
Chronically absent10.8%

Student Population

Students Counted: 651
37.5%Economically disadvantaged
9.01%58 English learners

Student indicators for Dixon Road Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 651 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 88.75%Beginning 11.25%
Experienced: 88.75% (33) Beginning: 11.25% (4)
Experienced88.75%
Beginning11.25%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 37.3 FTE
97.86%Fully licensed
2.14%Emergency or provisional
6.7%3 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Dixon Road Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 37.3 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)72.3%47.6%
Science (grades 5 & 8)66%46.8%
Reading (grades 3–8)62.5%43.2%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)27.7%24.7%33.1%14.5%
Reading (grades 3–8)37.5%19.3%28%15.2%
Science (grades 5 & 8)34%19.1%39.4%7.4%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-0.0679.7

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers37.34
Experienced teachers33.14 (89%)
Beginning teachers4.2 (11%)
Holding a standard license36.54 (98%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0.8 (2%)
National Board certified2.5

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (70 of 651)10.8%
Economically disadvantaged37.5%
English learners making progress (of 58)69%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.77
Library books per student13.72
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.09

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Dixon Road Elementary report card PDF

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Dixon Road Elementary's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.