Cardozo Education Campus

1200 Clifton Street Northwest

Washington, DC 20009

School District

District Of Columbia Public Schools
Grade

6-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:8
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by teacher on October 10, 2018

This school has been very frustrating because Cardozo has so much potential, but it will never be met with short sightedness and high turnover. Principal needs to go!
Submitted by student on November 14, 2017

Sure we can all say that scores on test and junk don’t matter. That they are all just teachers teaching stuff we’ll never use. But they do reflect the school and how good the students are doing.
Submitted by other on April 08, 2015

For those writing the high-star reviews here... you do realize that you're damning the school with faint praise, right? "The school has some AP classes" does not make a good public school. 75%+ of the kids who take AP classes *passing the AP tests* makes a good public school. Woodrow Wilson HS's pass rate is barely above 50%, and that's at the lower end of what would count as a good school. Only 17% of the kids at Cardozo who take AP tests pass the tests. That's LESS THAN ONE IN FIVE. If your kid was one of the lucky success stories, then great, I'm genuinely glad for you. But for those of us who want our kids in a school where their peers will all be expected to take a full AP courseload and pass every single AP test, Cardozo just isn't setting high enough standards for their kids. And by giving 4 and 5 star reviews to the school, you're helping the school administrators deceive themselves to think that the standards are high enough. They're not, and as parents whose kids would have gone to Wilson and had Wilson-level academic expectations now get routed into Cardozo, they're going to start feeling the heat to step up.
Submitted by parent on November 03, 2014

My son attended Cardozo Education Campus. He did very well there maintaining his presence on the honor roll for his entire high school period. He was a member of the TRANSTEM Academy where his great love for aviation was deepened. Cardozo offers a wealth of extra curricula activities, the teachers are caring and highly qualified and a number of AP classes are offered. My son got a wide exposure to a number of opportunities that he would otherwise not have been exposed to like summer scholarships to aviation camps, college tours, meeting infamous individuals in the transportation industry like Barrington Irving, and visiting a number of places like SouthWest Airlines headquarters and JetBlue. He participated in several meaningful activities and represented the school in different sports. And when he thought he wanted to divert from our high expectations, teachers were there to help mentor him. I am glad my son attended Cardozo despite a number of persons trying to dissuade him from attending. Yes there were some disruptive students and they are every where but he kept his focus and had our support. He is now successfully enrolled in Delaware State University majoring in aviation.
Submitted by other on September 25, 2013

I graduated in 1996 and grew up in the housing projects across the street. Cardozo had a lot of problems back then, but now the area is gentrified, and the school has been renovated. There is a new principal and new programs. I wish we had that. I am happy for the new students. It's such a beautiful school.
Submitted by other on August 15, 2013

I graduated in 2009 from Cardozo I am a proud clerk, I am currently a graduate student. I would like to say that Cardozo has contributed a great deal to my education. My time there was filled with positive experiences some not so good things had happened but the good out weighed the bad. we had a great basketball team, the transtech program was awsome as well as the AP literature classes . The staff truly care about the students, I would strongly recommend this school.
Submitted by teacher on July 02, 2012

I am a graduate and alumni of Cardozo shs ...I rated it high because my years there were wonderful ...what made Me love this school was the history and pride that poured out purple love :)) the choir and marching band saved a lot of peoples lives....I am now currently working with the 2012-2013 marching band and this program has been so good to so many students..like graduating HS and going to college...many of the students come back from college in there university tees and thank us ..its what keep us going...I personally feel depressed sometimes because me as well as others that has been there for 4 years going into 5-6 are volunteers who get no help at all but we keep going ...we love Cardozo Shs and most importantly we love our CHILDREN !...
Submitted by parent on February 06, 2012

i heard about this school.. i would like to ask you a question..? i want my son to join in your school but i'm busy with my work so i'm having free time to came to visit at your school... my son had pass to grade 10 (s.l.c)in nepal.. but in here i don't know how to admit my son in high school.. what should i have to do to get my son admission on your school.... i will be very grateful if you give me some idea about how to admit my son in your school... thank you