Cardozo Education Campus
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: (202) 673-7385
Fax: (202) 673-2232
District: District Of Columbia Public Schools
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades 6,7,8,9,10,11,12 • 710 students
Cardozo Education Campus, a public school located in Washington, DC, serves grades 6-12 in the District Of Columbia Public Schools.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 3 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.
Cardozo Education Campus is a public school located in Washington, DC. 710 students attend Cardozo Education Campus.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 2/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 District of Columbia Comprehensive Assessments of Progress in Education data from DC Public Schools. |
| College Readiness | 4/10 | The College Readiness Rating uses this high school's graduation rates, college entrance exam participation and performance, or AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment participation to determine how well schools are preparing students for success in college and beyond. The College Readiness Rating was created using the following data from the 2021 Civil Rights Data Collection: percentage of students enrolled in IB, AP or Dual Enrollment classes in grades 9-12, using 2025 SAT percent college ready data from DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education, using 2025 4-year high school graduation rate data from DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education, and using 2024 demographic data from DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education. |
| Student Growth | 3/10 | The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student growth data from DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education, and using 2025 Percentage of students meeting growth target data from DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education. |
Posted: October 9, 2018
School fails to hold students accountable for their behavior.
Posted: October 9, 2018
School is run by a petty, narcissist woman that micromanages staff out of the building. High turnover due in large part to principals poor ineffective leadership. Does not build on staff strengths.
Posted: October 9, 2018
Due to nature of many classrooms in Cardozo, students with disabilities or learning differences do not get the specialized instruction they deserve and are granted by law to learn using the best methods appropriate to them
Posted: October 9, 2018
Very few students save the bullies feel safe at Cardozo EC.
Posted: October 9, 2018
Not much homework given, even less completed by the students
Posted: October 9, 2018
Teachers are trying their best to work with a population that is mostly disengaged from the learning process
Posted: October 9, 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!
Posted: November 14, 2017
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Posted: November 14, 2017
Sure we can all say that scores on test and junk dont matter. That they are all just teachers teaching stuff well never use. But they do reflect the school and how good the students are doing.
Posted: April 7, 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.
Posted: November 2, 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.
Posted: September 24, 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.
Posted: August 14, 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.
Posted: July 1, 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 !...
Posted: February 5, 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
Reviews provided by GreatSchools™
| # | Name | Type | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The VIO | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Washington SW | DC | 2.8 mi | |
| 2 | The Willoughby | Condominium/Townhouse | Chevy Chase | MD | 4.3 mi | |
| 3 | Takoma Park | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Takoma Park | MD | 4.6 mi | |
| 4 | Twenty400 | Apartment Complex | Arlington | VA | 5.8 mi | |
| 5 | Reserve at Potomac Yard | Apartment Complex | Alexandria | VA | 5.9 mi | |
| 6 | Beverly Hills | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Alexandria | VA | 6.2 mi | |
| 7 | Shirlington | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Arlington | VA | 6.4 mi | |
| 8 | Leeway Overlee - N Arlington | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Arlington | VA | 6.7 mi | |
| 9 | Forest Knolls | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Silver Spring | MD | 7.5 mi | |
| 10 | Rivergate | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Alexandria | VA | 7.5 mi | |
| 11 | Henry | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Alexandria | VA | 7.7 mi | |
| 12 | Hillandale | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Silver Spring | MD | 7.8 mi | |
| 13 | Falls Church City | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Falls Church | VA | 8.1 mi | |
| 14 | DuMont Oaks | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Silver Spring | MD | 8.4 mi | |
| 15 | Fords Landing | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Alexandria | VA | 8.6 mi | |
| 16 | Midtown Alexandria Station | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Alexandria | VA | 9 mi | |
| 17 | Burgundy Woods | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Alexandria | VA | 9.2 mi |
| # | Name | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgetown | Washington | DC | 1.5 mi | |
| 2 | Washington DC | Washington D.C. | DC | 1.8 mi | |
| 3 | Capitol Hill | Washington | DC | 2.6 mi | |
| 4 | Silver Spring | Silver Spring | MD | 4.8 mi | |
| 5 | Pentagon City | Arlington | VA | 4.9 mi | |
| 6 | Arlington | Arlington | VA | 5 mi | |
| 7 | White Oak | Silver Spring | MD | 7.8 mi | |
| 8 | Old Town Alexandria | Alexandria | VA | 8.1 mi |
| Base | Distance |
|---|---|
| Marine Barracks Washington | 3.4 mi. |
| Fort McNair | 3.6 mi. |
| Washington Navy Yard | 3.6 mi. |
| Pentagon | 3.8 mi. |
| Fort Myer | 3.9 mi. |
| Coast Guard Headquarters DC | 4 mi. |
| Henderson Hall | 4.4 mi. |
| Bolling AFB Joint Base Anacostia | 5.6 mi. |
| Walter Reed Medical Center | 6.6 mi. |
| Mark Center Alexandria | 7.9 mi. |
| Defense Health Headquarters Falls Church | 10.4 mi. |
| Andrews AFB | 11 mi. |
| Fort Belvoir | 15.9 mi. |
| Fort Meade NSA | 19.6 mi. |
| NRO Chantilly | 22.9 mi. |
| Indian Head Naval Base | 24.3 mi. |
| US Naval Academy | 29.4 mi. |
| Annapolis Naval Station | 30.4 mi. |
| Coast Guard Curtis Bay | 31.2 mi. |
| Quantico Marine Base | 35 mi. |
| Dahlgren NSWC | 39.9 mi. |
| Fort Detrick | 41.6 mi. |
