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Cradock Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

18 Dahlgren Ave, Portsmouth, VA 23702 · (757) 558-2811 · Part of Portsmouth City Public Schools

Portsmouth’s School Grade D better than 11% of Virginia school districts

Directions
Students
616
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
City
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Cradock Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 32 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 33 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Portsmouth kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Portsmouth kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–6Cradock ElementaryYou are here
7–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 69.5%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Virginia’s 1,758 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

18 Dahlgren Ave, Portsmouth

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten91
Grade 189
Grade 297
Grade 390
Grade 485
Grade 576
Grade 688
Enrollment over time
626’20
665’21
622’22
606’23
616’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 67%Hispanic 13%White 9%Two or more races 9%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cradock Elementary from Portsmouth families.

Other schools in Portsmouth City Public Schools

The district →
Mount Hermon Preschool Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Portsmouth
208 students10:1
Olive Branch Preschool Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Portsmouth
171 students9:1
Churchland Preschool Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Portsmouth
112 students10:1
Churchland Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Portsmouth
C+
721 students16:1
Churchland Academy Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Portsmouth
D
626 students16:1
Simonsdale Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Portsmouth
C−
613 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Virginia’s other public schools; Portsmouth’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.