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.
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