📍 18 Dahlgren Ave, Portsmouth, Portsmouth city, 23702
Cradock Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Portsmouth, Portsmouth city. The school has 622 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Portsmouth City Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cradock Elementary enrolls 622 students across grades K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 43 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Black or African American, 13% White and 8.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 432 | 69% |
| White | 78 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 54 | 8.7% |
| Two or more races | 47 | 7.6% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
607 of the school's 622 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 607 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 Elementary 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 Elementary 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 622 students, Cradock Elementary is larger than the district average of about 538 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small