Cradock Elementary School, Portsmouth, VA

At a glance

School district: Portsmouth City Public Schools
Grades served: KG-6
School type: Regular public school
Principal: Mrs. Lakesia Jolley-Foster
Mascot & colors: Eagles
Enrollment: 616 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 19:1
Classroom teachers: 32 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510300001252

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

41%

Mathematics

43%

Science

36%

History & Social Sci.

32%

Attendance

2024-2025

12.3% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Cradock Elementary School

Cradock Elementary School is a K-6 public school in the Cradock neighborhood of Portsmouth, Virginia, part of Portsmouth City Public Schools. It sits at 18 Dahlgren Avenue within the Cradock Historic District, a National Register-listed area developed beginning in 1918 by the United States Housing Corporation as a planned community to house the influx of workers at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard during World War I. The neighborhood, one of the earliest planned pedestrian communities in the United States, was built on a 310-acre tract formerly known as Afton Farm and was named for British Rear Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock.

The school serves a predominantly residential community south of downtown Portsmouth near Paradise Creek. In 2024-2025 it enrolled 616 students across kindergarten through grade 6. The school is fully accredited under Virginia's Standards of Accreditation for 2025-2026, though it was identified for federal Comprehensive Support and Improvement in 2024-2025.

Contact

Phone: (757) 558-2811

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data — Cradock Elementary — NCES School ID, address, phone, grades, total enrollment, classroom teachers FTE, student/teacher ratio, locale, charter status, school type2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles — Cradock Elementary — Accreditation status, principal, SOL pass rates, demographics, economically disadvantaged/EL/SWD, chronic absenteeism, federal CSI designation2024-2025 metrics; 2025-2026 accreditation link ↗
Cradock Elementary School official website — Official website URL, district affiliation2026 link ↗
Cradock Elementary School official Facebook page — Mascot (Eagles) indicated by official page handle2026 link ↗
Wikipedia — Cradock Historic District — Neighborhood founding history (1918), planned community context, National Register listing, naming originn/a link ↗

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