BENJAMIN N CARDOZO HIGH SCHOOL

BENJAMIN N CARDOZO HIGH SCHOOL, a heavily attended senior high in BAYSIDE, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26, works with 2,866 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so BENJAMIN N CARDOZO HIGH SCHOOL sits 329% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 34 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26 (29,203 students total), BENJAMIN N CARDOZO HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, BENJAMIN N CARDOZO HIGH SCHOOL logs that the most-represented group is Asian (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 25% Hispanic, 20% Black, 7% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Queens County as a whole is about 26% Asian, so the school skews noticeably more Asian than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, BENJAMIN N CARDOZO HIGH SCHOOL lists 193 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 72% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BENJAMIN N CARDOZO HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 54.8%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Queens County) shows that median household earnings sit near $86,136, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. BENJAMIN N CARDOZO HIGH SCHOOL is one of 392 public schools in Queens County (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students).

The closest other public school is PS 203 OAKLAND GARDENS, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BENJAMIN N CARDOZO HIGH SCHOOL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 76.8%.

BENJAMIN N CARDOZO HIGH SCHOOL operates from a metropolitan location.

Over the past 7-year window. BENJAMIN N CARDOZO HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 23% since 2018, when it stood at 3,712 (now 2,866). The White share of enrollment declined from 14% to 7% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 22.5:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

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