📍 21 Alden Ave, Portsmouth, Portsmouth city, 23702
Cradock Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Portsmouth, Portsmouth city. The school has 533 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Portsmouth City Public Schools school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cradock Middle enrolls 533 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 41 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% Black or African American, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino and 7.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 420 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 40 | 7.5% |
| White | 39 | 7.3% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
533 of the school's 533 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 533 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cradock Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-30, state senate district 18, state house district 80.
Cradock Middle is one of 24 schools in Portsmouth City Public Schools, based in Portsmouth, Virginia. The district serves 12,905 students district-wide and employs 959 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 533 students, Cradock Middle is close to the district average of about 538 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small