📍 57-00 223rd St, Bayside, Queens County, 11364
Benjamin N Cardozo High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bayside, Queens County. The school has 3,100 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #26 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 187.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 93% of students are proficient in reading. 91% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 31 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Benjamin N Cardozo High School enrolls 3,100 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 187.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Asian, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 21% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 1,292 | 42% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 759 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 656 | 21% |
| White | 276 | 8.9% |
| Two or more races | 61 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 38 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 17 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
2,214 of the school's 3,100 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,962 qualify for free lunch and 252 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Benjamin N Cardozo High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY-60, state senate district 16, state house district 26.
Benjamin N Cardozo High School is one of 34 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26, based in BAYSIDE, New York. The district serves 29,528 students district-wide and employs 2,518 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 3,100 students, Benjamin N Cardozo High School is larger than the district average of about 868 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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