Cardozo Education Campus

Washington · DC · District of Columbia Public Schools · Public · K-12 combined


AP rigor: 82nd percentile nationally 17 AP courses

At a glance

Programs & features
  • 17 AP courses offered — Elite
  • Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
  • 1 calculus classes · 3 physics · 6 chemistry
Academic signals
  • AP rigor: 82nd percentile nationally
  • SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 27% by test-taker volume
  • 4-yr grad rate: 62% in 2019 (Bottom 12% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Cardozo Education Campus compares for families

Stronger-than-average college-prep profile.

  • ▸ StatewideAP rigor in the top 18% nationally with 17 AP courses.
  • ▸ LocallyDC trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−12 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
  • ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Duke Ellington School of the Arts, School Without Walls HS, KIPP DC - College Preparatory PCS and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Academic rigor

AP + advanced-course offerings

Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth

82nd percentile nationally

50th 90th ↑ this school
Less rigorMore rigorMost rigor
AP courses offered
17
Math ✓ · Science ✓
Students taking AP courses
94
≈17 per 100 students · uptake, not just offerings
Advanced math classes
10
1 calculus · 9 advanced
Lab science classes
9
3 physics · 6 chemistry
Other rigor signals
Dual-enrollment program

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).

SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

Bottom 27% by test-taker volume

50th 90th
SAT/ACT test-takers
24
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Test-taking intensity
4.3
takers per 100 students in grades 9-12
Compared against
18,426
US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts

What % of students graduate on time?

Bottom 12% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate

50th 90th
4-year graduation rate
62%
Range: 60–64%
4-year cohort size
187
Students in the 9th-grade entry class tracked over 4 years
Compared against
17,988
US high schools reporting 4-year ACGR

Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.

‍ Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)
16.7%
Typical mix. Watch the trend — high turnover can compound.
% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)
48.8%
Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

Chronic absenteeism

Share of students absent 15+ days
53.7%
Well above the national average (~16%). At this level, chronic absence becomes a leading driver of enrollment loss as families rotate to other schools.
Students absent 15+ days
335
Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor
142:1
Below the ASCA 250:1 recommendation — strong capacity for college planning, course selection, and student supports.
Counselor FTE
5.0
Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.
Teacher FTE
73
Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 82 in 2021 to 106 in 2024 — over 3 years.
+29.3%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +5.0%/year, projecting from 2024's 710 students:

2025
745
2027
822
2029
906

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue upside

At $33,365 per student in district revenue, the 196 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $6,539,540/year in additional funding.

District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Duke Ellington School of the Arts
Washington
Public 2.3 589 +1.7%
School Without Walls HS
Washington
Public 2.0 606 +1.5%
KIPP DC - College Preparatory PCS
Washington
Public · charter 2.0 643 -25.9%
Benjamin Banneker HS
Washington
Public 0.7 703 +30.9%
Garnet-Patterson STAY HS
Washington
Public 0.3 432 +8.0%
H.D. Woodson HS
Washington
Public 5.9 579 +21.1%
E.L. Haynes PCS - HS
Washington
Public · charter 1.6 446 +0.7%
McKinley Technology HS
Washington
Public 1.4 723 +4.6%

At a glance

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Cardozo Education Campus is a public high school in Washington, DC, enrolling 710 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Enrollment is up 29% from 2021 to 2024.

It offers 17 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 82% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

24 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 27% of U.S. high schools.

Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 62% in the latest EDFacts release.

It has about 142 students per school counselor.

54% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

Questions families ask

How many AP courses does Cardozo Education Campus offer? Cardozo Education Campus offers 17 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 82% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

What is Cardozo Education Campus's graduation rate? Cardozo Education Campus's federal four-year graduation rate was about 62% in the latest EDFacts release.

How many students attend Cardozo Education Campus? Cardozo Education Campus is a public high school in Washington, DC, enrolling 710 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

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