Cardozo Middle School

Cardozo Middle School is one of the middle-of-the-pack middle-grades schools in Jackson, Mississippi, operated by Jackson Public Schools, with 531 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Jackson Public Schools runs 35 schools in total, collectively educating 16,870 students. Cardozo Middle School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Cardozo Middle School records that nearly all students (94%) are Black. Other groups include 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 72% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Cardozo Middle School logs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.4:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at Cardozo Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Hinds County's rate of about 88%.

Across the wider county, Hinds County reports that the typical household earns roughly $49,402 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hinds County runs 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,870 students), of which Cardozo Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Bates Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cardozo Middle School has increased 7%, going from 495 students in 2018 to 531 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 in 2025.

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