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Cradock Elementary

Public Grades K-6

1082^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Cradock Elementary is a public elementary school located in Portsmouth, Virginia, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 606 students. The school is part of the Portsmouth City Public Schools district, which is ranked 117 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cradock Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Virginia elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 969 and 1,082 out of around 1,100 schools. The school has received a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating poor performance compared to other schools in the state. Cradock Elementary's proficiency rates on the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) tests are significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Cradock's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate was 51.65%, compared to 72.89% for the state and 55.92% for the Portsmouth City Public Schools district. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.4% to 30.5% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Portsmouth City Public Schools district, such as Westhaven Elementary, Lakeview Elementary, and Douglass Park Elementary, also perform poorly on academic measures and have high rates of poverty and chronic absenteeism, similar to Cradock Elementary. However, some schools in the neighboring Chesapeake City Public Schools district, such as Truitt Intermediate, G.A. Treakle Elementary, and Camelot Elementary, significantly outperform Cradock Elementary and the other Portsmouth schools on academic measures, despite serving similar student populations.

616

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,399

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18 Dahlgren Ave
Portsmouth, VA 23702-2820

(757) 558-2811

District: Portsmouth City Public Schools

Students who attend Cradock Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cradock Middle
High:	Manor High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

66.6%

Hispanic:

12.7%

White:

9.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (40% vs 70% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg52%

Virginia avg70%

1,082^nd of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Portsmouth City Public Schools

117^th of 129Portsmouth City Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	3.7	1082 of 1110	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	1077 of 1114	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	1067 of 1114	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	1075 of 1109	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	1027 of 1103	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	969 of 1105	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	953 of 1097	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	40.8	753 of 1099	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.6	887 of 1096	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	40.7	763 of 1100	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.4	873 of 1110	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.6	723 of 1120	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	29.9	942 of 1117	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.0	692 of 1117	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.2	507 of 1113	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.8	399 of 1082	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	47.8	665 of 1081	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.6	514 of 1083	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	47.3	663 of 1071	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	23.8	932 of 1062	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	558 of 579	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	564 of 588	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	527 of 579	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	4.3	1069 of 1096	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	1052 of 1098	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	1044 of 1100	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	1004 of 1046	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	977 of 1036	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	1064 of 1093	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	1075 of 1101	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	1050 of 1093	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	954 of 973	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.1	974 of 979	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

African American (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

White (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics42%-28 vs state

English Reading41%-30 vs state

Science34%-35 vs state

VA Studies32%-37 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)				SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)				SOL VA Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	SOL VA Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cradock Elementary	Public	K-6	18 Dahlgren Ave	Portsmouth	23702	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 558-2811	616	32	19.2	100.0%	58 (9.4%)	410 (66.6%)	78 (12.7%)	11 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (8.8%)	3.7	1082^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	2.5%		5.3	1077^th of 1114 public elementary schools	3.3%	5	51.7	36.7	42.3	37.2	33.8	38.5	37.7	43.7	44.2	31.5		$9,399	$2,707	$6,693
Victory Elementary	Public	K-6	2828 Greenwood Drive	Portsmouth	23701	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 393-8806	586	37	15.8	100.5%	107 (18.3%)	360 (61.4%)	49 (8.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	63 (10.8%)	17.7	953^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	14.1%		28.1	863^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	22.5%	90	66.7	46.9	48.8	60.3	38.6	54.3	63.0	48.8	58.9	49.4		$10,658	$2,577	$8,081
G.A. Treakle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Gilmerton Rd	Chesapeake	23323	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 558-5361	440	36	12.0	72.3%	103 (23.4%)	189 (43.0%)	89 (20.2%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.4%)	76.4	271^st of 1110 public elementary schools	75.6%		65.7	417^th of 1114 public elementary schools	62.6%	146	83.1	93.3	86.4		78.8	78.0	85.3	76.6			74.6	$14,861	$1,555	$13,307
Brighton Elementary	Public	K-6	1100 Portsmouth Blvd.	Portsmouth	23704	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 393-8870	483	31	15.5	99.4%	15 (3.1%)	401 (83.0%)	33 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	16.4	967^th of 1110 public elementary schools	12.9%		12.8	997^th of 1114 public elementary schools	10.5%	30	50.7	70.0	62.9	62.9	32.3	33.3	55.0	47.5	55.7	40.7		$11,238	$3,029	$8,208
Douglass Park Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-6	34 Grand St	Portsmouth	23701	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(757) 393-8646	510	33	15.4	102.9%	8 (1.6%)	436 (85.5%)	46 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.5%)	1.9	1101^st of 1110 public elementary schools	0.8%		1.4	1109^th of 1114 public elementary schools	0.4%	8	48.7	28.2	30.4	27.0	33.9	39.7	39.1	34.6	27.0	22.1		$9,237	$2,293	$6,943
Camelot Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 Guenevere Dr	Chesapeake	23323	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 558-5347	491	38	12.9	77.4%	58 (11.8%)	260 (53.0%)	118 (24.0%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (8.4%)	47.3	635^th of 1110 public elementary schools	42.8%		40.4	722^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	35.2%	87	75.3	71.6	80.8		71.6	60.0	64.6	72.9			51.4	$11,927	$1,427	$10,500
Rena B. Wright Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	600 Park Ave	Chesapeake	23324	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 494-7585	300	24	12.5	74.7%	48 (16.0%)	182 (60.7%)	39 (13.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.3%)								(n/a)												$16,494	$2,538	$13,956
Truitt Intermediate	Public	3-5	1100 Holly Ave	Chesapeake	23324	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 494-8014	256	16	16.1	75.0%	46 (18.0%)	155 (60.5%)	27 (10.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.2%)	27	861^st of 1110 public elementary schools	22.4%		15.7	974^th of 1114 public elementary schools	12.6%	113	79.2	63.4	48.3		38.9	69.2	67.1	52.3			46.6	$15,318	$2,065	$13,253
Westhaven Elementary	Public	K-6	3701 Clifford St	Portsmouth	23707	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 393-8855	401	35	11.4	100.0%	64 (16.0%)	268 (66.8%)	31 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.7%)	8.2	1043^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	6.0%		6.4	1065^th of 1114 public elementary schools	4.4%	22	53.9	50.0	37.0	48.3	20.4	53.9	47.6	42.6	38.3	47.5		$11,875	$2,810	$9,065
Portlock Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	1857 Varsity Dr	Chesapeake	23324	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 494-7555	518	41	12.5	74.3%	74 (14.3%)	218 (42.1%)	175 (33.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.7%)								(n/a)												$12,706	$1,508	$11,198

Frequently Asked Questions about Cradock Elementary

How many students attend Cradock Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 616 students attended Cradock Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Cradock Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cradock Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cradock Middle
High : Manor High

What district is Cradock Elementary in?

Portsmouth City Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Cradock Elementary?

Students at Cradock Elementary are 67% African American, 13% Hispanic, 9% White, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Cradock Elementary a good school?

Cradock Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.5% of Virginia elementary schools.

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