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Enrollment
531
Middle
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 280219001370
Cardozo Middle School
3180 McDowell Rd. Ext., Jackson, MS 39204 · (601) 346-5635 · Hinds County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL531 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
531 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 129 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 175 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 227 | 43% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 62% · US 70%
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
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
13.1%
MS avg 45.9% . -1.9pp since 2023
Math
11.2%
MS avg 52.8% . -4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 13.1% | 11.2% |
| 2023-24 | 15.0% | 16.1% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
16.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-27.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cardozo Middle School
Cardozo Middle School's state test result (16.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardozo Middle School this school | 531 | 100.0% | 16.7% |
| Northwest Middle School Meridian | 484 | 100.0% | 31.7% |
| Columbus Middle School Columbus | 597 | 99.7% | 29.3% |
| Magnolia Middle School Meridian | 440 | 100.0% | 32.8% |
| Midtown Public Charter School Jackson | 420 | 100.0% | 30.9% |
| Reimagine Prep Jackson | 457 | 100.0% | 29.5% |
Matched among Mississippi middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cardozo Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Hinds County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.7% | #173 of 176 | #10 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.2% | #178 of 181 ▼ 3 | #13 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.1% | #175 of 181 ▼ 4 | #12 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 531 | #50 of 186 | #5 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #10 of 163 | #4 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.8% | #149 of 164 | #9 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #28 of 184 | #8 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.3% | #18 of 34 | #7 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle 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 2024-25Enrollment
531
-194 (-27%) vs 2020
-6% since 2010-11, when it was 563
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 17.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 531 | 51 | 10.4:1 | 100% (531) |
| 2023-24 | 573 | 50.6 | 11.3:1 | 100% (573) |
| 2022-23 | 625 | 51 | 12.3:1 | 100% (625) |
| 2020-21 | 725 | 42 | 17.3:1 | 100% (725) |
| 2017-18 | 495 | 38.9 | 12.7:1 | 100% (495) |
| 2015-16 | 585 | 33 | 17.7:1 | 100% (585) |
| 2010-11 | 563 | 35 | 16.1:1 | 94% (527) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cardozo Middle School.
About Cardozo Middle School
Cardozo Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school in Jackson, Mississippi, administered by Jackson Public Schools. The school serves 531 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Cardozo Middle School is a school in Jackson Public Schools. The district has 45 schools and 19,765 students.
At Cardozo Middle School, Black students make up 94% of the student body. The school is also 4% Hispanic. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 72%. Cardozo Middle School has a diversity index of 12%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Cardozo Middle School counts 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 10.4 students for each one. The 13.7:1 average for middle schools in Mississippi is higher than this school's figure. About 100% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. It compares with 88% for public schools in Hinds County.
Cardozo Middle School trails its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 27.4 points (16.7% versus 44.1%), a bottom-10% result in Mississippi on BeatsExpectations.
Hinds County census figures show that median household income is about $49,402, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. Cardozo Middle School is among the 84 public schools in Hinds County.
The school nearest to Cardozo Middle School is Bates Elementary School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles of Cardozo Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Cardozo Middle School places 8th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
NCES describes the area around Cardozo Middle School as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Cardozo Middle School had 725 students in 2020-21 and 531 in 2024-25, a 27% decrease. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.3:1 in 2020-21, and 10.4:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Cardozo Middle School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Hinds County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
218,533
Census ACS
Median income
$49,402
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
32,870 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jackson Public Schools
- Murrah High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
- Forest Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,139 students
- Callaway High SchoolHigh · 994 students
- Jim Hill High SchoolHigh · 975 students
- Lanier Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 895 students
- Provine High SchoolHigh · 791 students
Other schools in Jackson
- Murrah High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
- Forest Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,139 students
- Callaway High SchoolHigh · 994 students
- Jim Hill High SchoolHigh · 975 students
- Lanier Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 895 students
- Provine High SchoolHigh · 791 students
Other Cardozo Middle schools
One other US public school is named Cardozo Middle. Cardozo Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Cardozo MiddleRiverbank, CA · 544 students
Nearby schools
- Bates Elementary School0.0 mi · 482
- Forest Hill High School1.3 mi · 1,139
- Oak Forest Elementary School1.5 mi · 436
- Van Winkle Elementary School1.6 mi · 275
- MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 176
- WINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL2.0 mi · 590
Frequently asked questions
About Cardozo Middle SchoolHow many students attend Cardozo Middle School?
Cardozo Middle School enrolls approximately 531 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Cardozo Middle School serve?
Cardozo Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cardozo Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cardozo Middle School is approximately 10.4:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Cardozo Middle School?
Student demographics at Cardozo Middle School are roughly 2% White, 4% Hispanic, 94% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Cardozo Middle School in?
Cardozo Middle School is part of Jackson Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.