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Benjamin N Cardozo High School

Public Grades 9-12
730th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,234 New York High Schools
Better than 41% of New York high schools
Summary

Benjamin N Cardozo High School is a public high school located in Bayside, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,997 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #26, which is ranked 202 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Benjamin N Cardozo High School has some areas of strength, such as its performance in global studies and English language arts, it faces significant challenges in terms of overall academic achievement, graduation rates, chronic absenteeism, and performance gaps across different student subgroups. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools over the past 10 years, typically ranking between 573 and 730 out of around 1,200-1,250 high schools, and has maintained a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking in the top half of schools for English Language Learners and Homeless students, but in the bottom half for most other subgroups, including Female, Male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, White, and Multi-racial students.

When compared to other high schools in the same district, Benjamin N Cardozo High School generally performs better than Business Technology Early College High School and Martin Van Buren High School, but worse than Bayside High School and Francis Lewis High School. The school's per-student spending has increased significantly in recent years, from around $10,800 per student in 2020-2021 to nearly $24,000 per student in 2023-2024, suggesting the district is investing more resources into the school, but the impact on student outcomes is not yet clear.

2,866
Students ?
14.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$24,940
Per pupil spending ?
72.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 57-00 223rd St
       Bayside, NY  11364

(718) 279-6500

District: New York City Geographic District #26


Feeder schools for Benjamin N Cardozo High School:

Elementary:    Ps 203 Oakland Gardens
    Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell
    Ps 213 Carl Ullman School (The)
    Ps 221 North Hills School (The)
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Middle:    Junior High School 67 Louis Pasteur
Racial breakdown:

Asian:
43.5%
Hispanic:
24.5%
African American:
19.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2014 → 41st in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (59% vs 66% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2014
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school59%
District avg68%
New York avg66%
730th of 1,234
New York public high schools ?
Bottom 41%▼ down 5 pts since 2015
From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 6High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #26
202nd of 874New York City Geographic District #26 among New York 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202542.3730 of 123440.8%★★☆☆☆
202446.4686 of 124244.8%★★☆☆☆
202345.9677 of 122844.9%★★☆☆☆
202250.1626 of 119047.4%★★☆☆☆
201958.0573 of 120752.5%★★★☆☆
201853.2626 of 121048.3%★★☆☆☆
201753.2592 of 122151.5%★★★☆☆
201650.9634 of 125549.5%★★☆☆☆
201549.2676 of 125546.1%★★☆☆☆
201450.2648 of 123747.6%★★☆☆☆
201355.9622 of 121748.9%★★☆☆☆
201255.6612 of 119848.9%★★☆☆☆
201152.3635 of 116545.5%★★☆☆☆
201053.2586 of 111747.5%★★☆☆☆
200956.8524 of 108651.7%★★★☆☆
200858.3509 of 102750.4%★★★☆☆
200761.0434 of 100256.7%★★★☆☆
200658.5477 of 98651.6%★★★☆☆
200563.8320 of 93565.8%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202537.8438 of 71338.6%★★☆☆☆
202439.8398 of 69042.3%★★☆☆☆
202342.8340 of 67149.3%★★☆☆☆
202249.3255 of 59357.0%★★★☆☆
201959.8236 of 68665.6%★★★☆☆
201858.2245 of 67963.9%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202544.7245 of 41340.7%★★☆☆☆
202451.6225 of 42647.2%★★☆☆☆
202350.3233 of 42445.0%★★☆☆☆
202250.7216 of 38644.0%★★☆☆☆
201953.5249 of 44744.3%★★☆☆☆
201853.4229 of 42646.2%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202579.368 of 66989.8%★★★★☆
202471.594 of 63785.2%★★★★☆
202361.3145 of 58375.1%★★★★☆
202263.5102 of 48178.8%★★★★☆
201980.055 of 56590.3%★★★★★
201859.7168 of 54669.2%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202542.1719 of 120640.4%★★☆☆☆
202446.0694 of 121943.1%★★☆☆☆
202346.9659 of 119744.9%★★☆☆☆
202248.7629 of 115545.5%★★☆☆☆
201959.4540 of 119354.7%★★★☆☆
201854.4600 of 117649.0%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202534.3564 of 88536.3%★★☆☆☆
202436.0534 of 86538.3%★★☆☆☆
202335.4513 of 85139.7%★★☆☆☆
202243.3409 of 76046.2%★★☆☆☆
201960.3286 of 81564.9%★★★☆☆
201849.4378 of 79152.2%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202557.3190 of 60768.7%★★★☆☆
202465.9100 of 56482.3%★★★★☆
202365.394 of 53182.3%★★★★☆
202269.254 of 38986.1%★★★★☆
201955.7176 of 49364.3%★★★☆☆
201863.9131 of 49873.7%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202543.3657 of 117944.3%★★☆☆☆
202447.0597 of 117049.0%★★☆☆☆
202347.1589 of 115549.0%★★☆☆☆
202253.1488 of 110155.7%★★★☆☆
201961.3396 of 117966.4%★★★☆☆
201855.7490 of 115457.5%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202542.9709 of 120141.0%★★☆☆☆
202447.2657 of 121145.7%★★☆☆☆
202342.7686 of 119142.4%★★☆☆☆
202250.1602 of 115447.8%★★☆☆☆
201954.2587 of 119050.7%★★★☆☆
201849.8646 of 117645.1%★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202549.013 of 2751.9%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202536.2240 of 32826.8%★☆☆☆☆
202439.2205 of 30633.0%★★☆☆☆
202339.0183 of 27232.7%★★☆☆☆
202244.4131 of 21238.2%★★☆☆☆
201958.074 of 16555.2%★★★☆☆
201878.524 of 15784.7%★★★★☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202547.126 of 4744.7%★★☆☆☆
202453.219 of 4153.7%★★★☆☆
202342.823 of 4143.9%★★☆☆☆
202248.116 of 2842.9%★★☆☆☆
201953.318 of 4660.9%★★★☆☆
201856.521 of 4351.2%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202537.9688 of 114940.1%★★☆☆☆
202438.3661 of 114442.2%★★☆☆☆
202335.0715 of 113036.7%★★☆☆☆
202240.7563 of 103845.8%★★☆☆☆
201956.4422 of 113262.7%★★★☆☆
201848.3525 of 109552.1%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202524.0672 of 78814.7%★☆☆☆☆
202426.1638 of 78118.3%★☆☆☆☆
202323.9650 of 77616.2%★☆☆☆☆
202235.2546 of 73826.0%★☆☆☆☆
201941.8515 of 79335.1%★★☆☆☆
201839.1542 of 76529.2%★☆☆☆☆
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)
English Language Learner (2025)90th percentile+49 vs school
Homeless (2025)69th percentile+28 vs school
Military Connected (2025)52nd percentile+11 vs school
Native American (2025)45th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)41st percentile~ school
Asian (2025)41st percentile~ school
Female (2025)40th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)40th percentile~ school
African American (2025)39th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)36th percentile-5 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)27th percentile-14 vs school
White (2025)15th percentile-26 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
U.S. History and Government85%+10 vs state
Global History and Geography82%+6 vs state
Common Core English Language Arts74%~ state avg
Common Core Algebra II68%-7 vs state
Life Science Biology50%-8 vs state
Algebra I44%-12 vs state
Physics39%-29 vs state
Geometry30%-30 vs state
Living Environment28%-28 vs state
Common Core Geometry12%-12 vs state
Chemistry6%-58 vs state

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What people are saying
by a citizen
Sunday, February 10, 2019

Open Quote I'm an alumnus. I do however Wonder what happened to the test scores between 2010 and 2011 not returning them to the highs of 2010 Close Quote


by a parent
Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Open Quote My son goes to this school and over 4K students are crazy. It is difficult for them to learn and get attention from teachers. Every time when students switch classes, they always say "Here comes 42nd Street again", students were unable to get across the hallway. Also, drugs are a big problem too, many students are selling drugs inside the school. Ever since many schools were closed and forced into one school, it became a disaster. I believe Mayor had used up all the money for his helicopter and personal property. Cardozo used to be one of the best school, now one of the low end school with drugs all over. Close Quote


by a student
Friday, February 10, 2012

Open Quote I am currently a senior at this school and I've attended this school since I was a freshman, so you can trust me when I say that this is the one of the best schools in Queens, NY. There is a wide variety of classes to choose from and at many different levels: regular, honors, Davinci (for math and science only), AP. You can always challenge yourself. Also, the teachers for the most part are good and knowledgeable! If you are having trouble in class, many of the teachers are willing to tutor you during their break. This school really tries its best to prepare its students for the regents exam. During the Spring term, students may stay after school twice a week for extra regents help. These extra regents help classes are free and taught by actual teachers. If that's not enough, students having trouble in a class may sign up get tutored by an Arista student in the library during their free period. Arista is a special program at Cardozo for the students excelling in their classes and willing to commit hours to community service.

There are many different types of students at Cardozo. It is very diverse. There are students from all nationalities and religions. Everyone gets along here! The school is also not at all separated into their own cliques. Everyone hangs out with each other despite nationality or popularity. From what I can see, hardly any bullying happens.

There are many clubs and teams at Cardozo, from the Badminton Club to Red Cross Club to Chess Club . . . you name it! And if you don't find your club on the list, you can start the club yourself! Many of the teams at Cardozo are also the best in the city. For instance, Cardozo's Science Olympiad Team always places first, second, or third place; above prestigious schools like Stuyvesant. Our athletics are great also, especially the boys' basketball team and girls' volleyball team. The school has great school spirit. During its major sporting events, Cardozo's mascot the bulldog and cheerleaders will support its teams. Throughout the school year performance events are also held in the school's auditorium to showcase how talented this school is. The students' favorite performances often include dances done by members of Cardozo's recognized Dance Program. Students not part of the chorus, band, or dance program may also showoff their talent by auditioning for a spot in the Multicultural, Oh-Snap (poetry/rap open mic), Talent Show events held throughout the year. For students who would like to feel like a model, students may also sign up for Cardozo's fashion club runway event. Cardozo students could always find something to do to get involved!

This school is really safe. The security guards and deans are always around in the hallways to keep traffic flowing peacefully. Which is needed and helpful because Cardozo is crowded. Many of the security guards and deans also get along with the students and greet them in the hallways. However, they do their job very well. If you break the school rules they will give you a warning or punish you right on the spot.

Cardozo does a great job assisting students with their college application process. Cardozo hosts a College Fair every year consisting of over a hundred colleges. Students also meet with their college advisor several times to help them make the right college choice. Orientations are also given to the students about how to apply. The advisors at the college office are knowledgeable and experienced in the college process. They know what they are doing. The college office is also always open for questions.

The atmosphere outside of school is great. There are many school parks within blocks of cardozo where you can play handball or basketball. There are also nice hangout places a block away from Cardozo, like McDonalds, Dunkin Donuts, etc.

Hope you found this review helpful. Good luck! Close Quote


by a parent
Monday, December 26, 2011

Open Quote benjamin cardozo is an excellent school and i can't wait for my child to be enrolled into it . Close Quote


by a student
Saturday, April 17, 2010

Open Quote I am a freshman at this school currently, and it is a great school. It is so welcoming and great. Once you get to know everyone including teachers and students, they're all caring and considerate. =] Close Quote





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Students at Benjamin N Cardozo High School are 44% Asian, 25% Hispanic, 20% African American, 7% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,866 students attended Benjamin N Cardozo High School.

Benjamin N Cardozo High School ranks 730th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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