Cardozo Middle

As a close-knit middle school in Riverbank, California, Cardozo Middle serves 544 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Riverbank Unified.

Riverbank Unified comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,954 students; Cardozo Middle is among them.

In terms of who attends, Cardozo Middle records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 78%. Other groups include 16% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 50% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Cardozo Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 83% of students at Cardozo Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Stanislaus County (around 71%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Cardozo Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.3%; this one delivers 19.8%.

Across the wider county, Stanislaus County reports that median household income runs about $81,468, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Cardozo Middle is one of 190 public schools in Stanislaus County (combined enrollment of about 106,477 students).

Adelante High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cardozo Middle at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 33.0%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cardozo Middle has increased 6%, going from 511 students in 2018 to 544 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Cardozo Middle community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.