Cradock Elementary

Cradock Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Portsmouth, Virginia, one of the schools within Portsmouth City Public Schools. The school hosts 616 students in grades K through 6. That puts it 23% above the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 499 students.

Within Portsmouth City Public Schools, which oversees 22 schools and 12,905 students, Cradock Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Cradock Elementary lists that Black students make up the majority at 67%. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 9% White, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 51% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Cradock Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Cradock Elementary sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 60.9%; actual is 36.8%, a gap of -24.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Portsmouth city indicate median household income runs about $60,491, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Portsmouth city runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,905 students), of which Cradock Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Cradock Middle, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cradock Elementary ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 52.3%.

Cradock Elementary operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. Cradock Elementary's enrollment has climbed 5% since 2018, when it stood at 589 (now 616). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 4% to 13%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 today.

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