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Cardozo Education Campus

1200 Clifton St. NW, Washington, DC 20009 · (202) 673-7385 · District of Columbia
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL710 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of District of Columbia public high schools
  • DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded District of Columbia public high schools

Enrollment
710
High
DISTRICT 695 · STATE 553
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 6345%
Grade 7629%
Grade 8537%
Grade 919027%
Grade 1015322%
Grade 1111216%
Grade 1210615%
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
61%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 13% · US 43%
Hispanic
35650%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 19% · US 30%
Black
33447%
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 62% · US 15%
Asian
101%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
30%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
40357%
Female
30743%

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Test scores

DC CAPE 2024-25 . % Meeting + Exceeding
English Language Arts
15.0%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
2.4%
DC avg 27.5%

What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all District of Columbia schools, those numbers are about 38 and 28.

Source: DC CAPE. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Cardozo Education Campus ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn District of ColumbiaIn District of Columbia
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
2.4%#34 of 34#34 of 34
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
15.0%#31 of 36#31 of 36
Enrollment
ranked largest first
710#10 of 45#10 of 45
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
9.1:1#9 of 41#9 of 41
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
52.7%#8 of 39#8 of 39
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-9.9%#5 of 9#5 of 9
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
710
+89 (+14%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 858
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 8.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2571078.49.1:1N/A
2023-2470673.69.6:1N/A
2022-2363966.59.6:1N/A
2020-21621748.4:1N/A
2017-187887910.0:1N/A
2015-167837810.0:1100% (783)
2010-116075411.2:178% (475)
2000-017207110.1:196% (689)
1990-918586912.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cardozo Education Campus.

About Cardozo Education Campus

Among the schools in Washington, District of Columbia, is Cardozo Education Campus, a medium-sized high school. The school's 710 students are in grades 6 through 12. Statewide, high schools in District of Columbia average about 553 students each.

District of Columbia Public Schools is the local district for Cardozo Education Campus. It runs 117 schools with 52,030 students.

Hispanic students make up a majority at Cardozo Education Campus, at 50%. The remaining shares are 47% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of District of Columbia's population at about 12%. Pick two students at random and there is a 53% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

The school reported 78.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 9.1:1. That is 2.1 students per teacher below the 11.2:1 average for high schools in District of Columbia.

Measured against District of Columbia public high schools, Cardozo Education Campus receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

District of Columbia census figures show that the median household income is $109,870, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. There are 247 public schools in District of Columbia, enrolling about 94,385 students in all.

Tubman Elementary School is located about 0.3 miles from Cardozo Education Campus. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

NCES assigns Cardozo Education Campus the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

2024-25 enrollment was 710, a 14% increase from 621 in 2020-21.

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District of Columbia at a glance

View full county profile
Population
681,294
Census ACS
Median income
$109,870
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
64%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
247
94,385 students

Quick facts

School name
Cardozo Education Campus
District
District of Columbia Public Schools
Address
1200 Clifton St. NW, Washington, DC 20009
Phone
(202) 673-7385
County
District of Columbia
Level
High
Grade range
06–12
Total enrollment
710
Teachers (FTE)
78
Student–teacher ratio
9.1:1
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
110003000082
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Cardozo Education Campus
What is the total enrollment at Cardozo Education Campus?
Cardozo Education Campus enrolls approximately 710 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Cardozo Education Campus serve?
Cardozo Education Campus serves grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Cardozo Education Campus have?
Cardozo Education Campus employs 78 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Cardozo Education Campus?
Student demographics at Cardozo Education Campus are roughly 1% White, 50% Hispanic, 47% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Cardozo Education Campus in?
Cardozo Education Campus is part of District of Columbia Public Schools.
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