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Cardozo Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2169^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 21% of California middle schools

Summary

Cardozo Middle is a public middle school serving 544 students in grades 6-8 within the Riverbank Unified School District, which ranks in the bottom quarter of all districts in California.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with student proficiency in math (13%) and English (34%) well below state averages and lower than most nearby schools like Elizabeth Ustach Middle and Oakdale Junior High. A notable concern is chronic absenteeism, with nearly 24% of students missing too much school, a rate higher than the state and many surrounding schools. Interestingly, despite these struggles, Cardozo Middle shows a relative strength in supporting its English Language Learner students, performing better in this area than many comparable schools.

An important finding is that Cardozo Middle spends more per student ($18,724) than several higher-performing schools in the area, yet achieves poorer results, suggesting factors beyond funding are impacting outcomes. Performance has been inconsistent year-to-year, and math scores drop sharply by 8th grade. While the school serves a community with high economic need, its challenges with attendance and translating resources into academic growth are key areas for families to consider when evaluating the school's environment.

544

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,306

Per pupil spending ?

82.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3525 Santa Fe St.
Riverbank, CA 95367-2300

(209) 869-2591

District: Riverbank Unified

Students who attend Cardozo Middle usually attend:

High:

Riverbank High

Feeder schools for Cardozo Middle:

Elementary:	California Avenue Elementary
	Mesa Verde Elementary
	Riverbank Language Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.5%

White:

16.0%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 36th percentile in 2019 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 36th-percentile peak (2019) to 21st (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg21%

California avg41%

2,169^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1186^th of 1,543Riverbank Unified among California 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	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	2169 of 2761	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	2235 of 2783	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	2057 of 2781	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	1997 of 2740	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	756 of 894	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	1736 of 2715	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.5	1773 of 2480	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.8	1943 of 2508	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.8	1626 of 2497	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	16.2	2149 of 2477	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.2	1944 of 2379	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.4	1622 of 2259	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.4	1663 of 2236	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.2	1813 of 2179	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.7	1557 of 2063	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.6	1618 of 2005	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.4	1593 of 1999	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.1	1269 of 1804	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.0	1176 of 1777	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	29.3	1209 of 1769	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.5	806 of 1531	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.1	211 of 354	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	725 of 1491	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.7	629 of 1369	54.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.5	636 of 1478	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	614 of 1521	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.7	906 of 1540	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	265 of 363	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.8	551 of 1442	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	376 of 1364	72.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	1985 of 2533	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	1994 of 2551	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	1954 of 2531	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	1925 of 2509	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	656 of 738	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	1499 of 2380	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.9	1778 of 2262	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	1799 of 2395	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	1971 of 2388	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	1636 of 2374	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	1778 of 2359	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.1	1189 of 2213	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	1337 of 2072	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	1949 of 2542	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	2001 of 2579	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	1866 of 2531	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	1868 of 2458	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	538 of 721	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	1370 of 2369	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	1483 of 2230	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	2068 of 2534	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	2151 of 2552	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1819 of 2538	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	1757 of 2527	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.8	597 of 763	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	1635 of 2407	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	1508 of 2273	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	1198 of 1566	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	1105 of 1552	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	1266 of 1531	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	1386 of 1520	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	1246 of 1537	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	1290 of 1543	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	983 of 1555	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.6	1242 of 1602	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	1285 of 1496	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)57th percentile+37 vs school

Disabled (2022)47th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-14 vs state

Writing17%~ state avg

Listening15%-10 vs state

Mathematics13%-24 vs state

Science13%-20 vs state

Reading6%~ state avg

Overall6%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cardozo Middle	Public	6-8	3525 Santa Fe St.	Riverbank	95367	Stanislaus County	Riverbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 869-2591	544	28	19.4	82.5%	87 (16.0%)	3 (0.6%)	427 (78.5%)	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	21.5	2169^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.4%		20.6	2235^th of 2783 public middle schools	19.7%	66	3.3	7.0	7.7	6.3	13.3	23.3	7.7	15.2	6.7	32.6	7.7	17.0	0.0	4.7	12.8	6.3	12.9	12.9	32.5	36.1	34.4	34.4	13.8	16.3	10.3	13.3	$22,306	$20,824	$1,482
Elizabeth Ustach Middle	Public	6-8	2701 Kodiak Dr.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 552-3000	1,016	50	20.4	56.3%	255 (25.1%)	17 (1.7%)	510 (50.2%)	145 (14.3%)	7 (0.7%)	13 (1.3%)	69 (6.8%)	60.3	901^st of 2761 public middle schools	67.4%		66.7	753^rd of 2783 public middle schools	72.9%	148																	37.2	37.2	44.6	48.1	46.2	46.4	33.7	44.2	51.8	43.8	$19,647	$18,950	$697
Daniel J. Savage Middle	Public	6-8	1900 Maid Mariane Ln.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 552-3300	906	43	21.3	52.6%	262 (28.9%)	31 (3.4%)	437 (48.2%)	90 (9.9%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.8%)	76 (8.4%)	54.2	1067^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.4%		58.4	922^nd of 2783 public middle schools	66.9%	145																	27.9	27.9	51.8	47.0	51.0	49.9	41.0	31.4	34.4	35.4	$20,931	$20,262	$669
Somerset Middle	Public	6-8	1037 Floyd Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-5300	947	45	20.8	74.0%	242 (25.6%)	34 (3.6%)	499 (52.7%)	85 (9.0%)	4 (0.4%)	11 (1.2%)	72 (7.6%)	38.3	1536^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.4%		32.5	1724^th of 2783 public middle schools	38.1%	188																	25.2	25.2	35.1	39.5	42.9	39.2	28.4	24.6	29.8	27.7	$20,336	$19,662	$674
El Portal Middle	Public	6-8	805 First St.	Escalon	95320	San Joaquin County	Escalon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 838-7095	587	30	19.6	55.4%	258 (44.0%)	6 (1.0%)	300 (51.1%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	32.2	1750^th of 2761 public middle schools	36.6%		44.1	1338^th of 2783 public middle schools	51.9%	412	0.0			0.0	0.0			0.0	6.3			6.3	0.0			0.0	21.2	21.2	25.0	42.6	30.7	33.2	16.8	25.8	36.0	26.2	$14,632	$14,230	$402
Oakdale Junior High	Public	7-8	400 Maag Ave.	Oakdale	95361	Stanislaus County	Oakdale Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 847-2294	780	35	22.0	38.3%	401 (51.4%)	9 (1.2%)	331 (42.4%)	16 (2.1%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.2%)	45.3	1319^th of 2761 public middle schools	52.2%		54.5	1029^th of 2783 public middle schools	63.0%	290																	33.7	33.7		43.8	45.9	44.9		25.9	25.5	25.7	$20,324	$19,678	$646
Roosevelt Junior High	Public	7-8	1330 College Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1930	818	38	21.7	74.7%	165 (20.2%)	28 (3.4%)	476 (58.2%)	47 (5.7%)	5 (0.6%)	8 (1.0%)	89 (10.9%)	41.6	1445^th of 2761 public middle schools	47.7%		38.2	1526^th of 2783 public middle schools	45.2%	81																	26.5	26.5		43.8	41.0	42.3		30.6	25.4	27.9	$24,010	$21,852	$2,158
Norman N. Glick Middle	Public	7-8	400 Frazine Rd.	Modesto	95357	Stanislaus County	Empire Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 577-3945	602	29	20.6	80.6%	105 (17.4%)	23 (3.8%)	414 (68.8%)	35 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	18 (3.0%)	38.7	1528^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.7%		28.7	1868^th of 2783 public middle schools	32.9%	340																	21.7	21.7		50.0	47.4	48.7		20.3	18.8	19.6	$1,651	$338	$1,313
La Loma Junior High	Public	7-8	1800 Encina Ave.	Modesto	95354	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1906	705	35	20.3	76.3%	178 (25.2%)	13 (1.8%)	439 (62.3%)	20 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.1%)	44 (6.2%)	35.3	1636^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.7%		30.2	1805^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.1%	169																	22.6	22.6		40.4	36.2	38.3		25.7	26.0	25.8	$25,664	$23,438	$2,226
Prescott Junior High	Public	7-8	2243 West Rumble Rd.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 529-9892	746	36	20.5	74.3%	104 (13.9%)	26 (3.5%)	408 (54.7%)	113 (15.1%)	5 (0.7%)	8 (1.1%)	82 (11.0%)	37.9	1546^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.0%		36.4	1582^nd of 2783 public middle schools	43.2%	36																	24.1	24.1		41.8	39.0	40.5		28.8	23.8	26.4	$20,115	$19,396	$719

Frequently Asked Questions about Cardozo Middle

What high school do graduates of Cardozo Middle attend?

Students who attend Cardozo Middle usually go on to attend Riverbank High

How many students attend Cardozo Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 544 students attended Cardozo Middle.

Is Cardozo Middle a good school?

Cardozo Middle ranks in the bottom 21.4% of California middle schools.

What district is Cardozo Middle in?

Riverbank Unified

What is the racial makeup of Cardozo Middle?

Students at Cardozo Middle are 78% Hispanic, 16% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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