Cradock Middle

Located at 21 Alden Ave, in Portsmouth, Virginia, Cradock Middle is a modestly sized intermediate school that hosts 516 students (grades 7 through 8), part of Portsmouth City Public Schools. That puts it 31% below the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 750 students.

Portsmouth City Public Schools runs 22 schools in total, collectively educating 12,905 students. Cradock Middle is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Cradock Middle records that Black students make up the majority at 77%. The remainder breaks down as 8% multiracial, 7% White, 7% Hispanic. By comparison, Portsmouth city as a whole is about 51% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 103% of students at Cradock Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Cradock Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.9%, the actual is 47.1%, a residual of -12.8 points.

In the area at large, Portsmouth city reports that median household earnings sit near $60,491, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Portsmouth city's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,905 students), Cradock Middle is one campus in the mix.

Cradock Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cradock Middle ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 50.5%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Five-year trend. Cradock Middle's enrollment has grew 3% since 2018, when it stood at 503 (now 516). Black enrollment moved from 82% to 77% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.