Other / mixed grade configuration · Washington, DC

Cardozo Education Campus

Federal NCES profile for Cardozo Education Campus, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 40/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 110003000082
0/100100/10040/100
👥 S:T ratio
57
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
72
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Cardozo Education Campus earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the District of Columbia median.

#63 of 154
schools in Washington · Resource Index
40
Resource Index · Typical
10.8:1
students per teacher
710
students enrolled

Cardozo Education Campus has class sizes near the District of Columbia median. Computed live against every District of Columbia school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Cardozo Education Campus ranks #63 of 154 schools in Washington, DC.

Enrollment

710

District of Columbia · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

66.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.8:1

vs 12.3:1 District of Columbia avg

-12% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Cardozo Education Campus compares with District of Columbia and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Cardozo Education Campus

Cardozo Education Campus is a large combined-grade school in Washington, District of Columbia, enrolling 710 students.

At 10.8:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the District of Columbia median, within a few percentage points of the 12.3:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in District of Columbia, bigger than 94% of state schools at 710 students.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 243 scored District of Columbia schools.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (50%) and African American (47%) (diversity index 53/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 142 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 77.3% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Discipline events run high: 142 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 710 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

Among Washington's public schools, it stands alongside District of Columbia International School (1,654 students): Cardozo Education Campus is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (10.8:1 vs 11.3:1).

District of Columbia Public Schools also operates Jackson-Reed Hs (1,855 students) and Columbia Heights Education Campus (1,563 students) alongside Cardozo Education Campus.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Cardozo Education Campus compares

Cardozo Education Campus on the metrics families compare, against District of Columbia and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs District of Columbia District of Columbia avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.8:1 ▼ 12% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 710 top 6% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10.8:1
Leaner classes than 84% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
710
Bigger than 81% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
10.8:1
students per teacher - 12% below state mean
Top 41% in District of Columbia - lower ratio than 59% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
77.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$27,425
per pupil, district-wide - below District of Columbia avg of $31,650
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors5.0 FTE
Per 142 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
20
in-school suspensions + 122 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 20.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 50.1%
African American 47.0%
Asian 1.4%
White 0.8%
Two or More 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 50.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 52.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 52.8, Cardozo Education Campus is more mixed than the District of Columbia school average of 33.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 16

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for District of Columbia Public Schools, which includes Cardozo Education Campus.

$27,425
Per student
-13%
vs District of Columbia
Avg $31,650
+65%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 86.2%
Federal 13.8%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Cardozo Education Campus Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Jackson-Reed Hs Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Columbia Heights Education Campus Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Deal Ms Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Coolidge Hs Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Roosevelt Hs Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Cardozo Education Campus's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

District Of Columbia Public Schools · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Washington

6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of District of Columbia, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Cardozo Education Campus's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Cardozo Education Campus

How many students attend Cardozo Education Campus?

Cardozo Education Campus has 710 students enrolled. It is a public school in Washington, DC.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Cardozo Education Campus?

The student-teacher ratio at Cardozo Education Campus is 10.8:1, which is 12% lower than the District of Columbia average of 12.3:1 and 31% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Cardozo Education Campus?

The largest demographic group at Cardozo Education Campus is Hispanic or Latino at 50.1% of enrollment, in Washington, DC. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 52.8/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Cardozo Education Campus?

Cardozo Education Campus has a Resource Investment Index of 40/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Cardozo Education Campus rank among schools in Washington?

By Resource Investment Index, Cardozo Education Campus ranks #63 of 154 schools in Washington, DC. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Washington on the city page.

Is Cardozo Education Campus a good school?

Cardozo Education Campus earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the District of Columbia median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in District of Columbia Public Schools?

Besides Cardozo Education Campus, District of Columbia Public Schools also operates Jackson-Reed Hs (1,855 students), Columbia Heights Education Campus (1,563 students), and Deal Ms (1,462 students). See the District of Columbia Public Schools district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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