Benjamin N. Cardozo High School

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Type Public high school Principal Meagan Colby Enrollment 3,510 (as of 2014-15) Phone +1 718-279-6500 Number of students 4,288		Established 1966 Faculty 143.1 FTEs Student to teacher ratio 24.5:1 Mascot Judges
Address 5700 223rd St, Bayside, NY 11364, USA District New York City Public Schools Similar Bayside High School, Francis Lewis High School, Townsend Harris High School, Forest Hills High School, Martin Van Buren High School

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Benjamin N. Cardozo High School is a public high school in Bayside, Queens of New York City, United States, and is operated by the New York City Department of Education. Cardozo is one of the leading academic high schools in New York City, and in May 2008, Newsweek ranked Benjamin N. Cardozo High School among the top 5% of high schools in the United States. The school is named for Benjamin N. Cardozo, who served as justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals.

True to its namesake, the school is known for its Mentor Law and Humanities program, offering classes in such subjects like criminal justice, contract law as well as a legal internship course. In addition, the school's DaVinci Science and Research Institute program provides students an emphasis on science and mathematics, and the Performing Dance program, for which students are selected through an audition process, provides instruction in many different forms of dance.

As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 3,510 students and 143.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 24.5:1. There were 1,578 students (45.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 382 (10.9% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.

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Academics

Cardozo High School offers a wide variety of Honors and Advanced Placement Courses, including AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Spanish Language, AP Spanish Literature, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics B, AP Psychology, AP Environmental Science, AP Statistics, AP Computer Science A, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP U.S. History, AP World History, AP U.S. Government and Politics, AP Macroeconomics, and AP Microeconomics.

The school's Science Olympiad team consistently ranks in the top five at the New York City Regional Competition. The team won second place in 2008, third place in 2009, and fourth place in 2010. On February 5, 2011, the school's Science Olympiad team ranked first for the first time since 1999 at the New York City Regional Science Olympiad Competition, ranking above several private and specialized high schools renowned for their academic rigor. In 2012, the team ranked second at the regional competition.

The Debate team won the NYC championship in 2008.

Cardozo's chapter of FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) consistently places among the top students/schools on the city-level and on the state level of the competitions in various competitive events such as Marketing, Economics, Personal Finance, Business Math, Cyber Security, Parliamentary Procedures, Networking Concepts, Business Procedures, Hospitality Management, Accounting I, Sports Management, and more. Students place in the top of their competitive events, gaining higher rankings than students from schools such as Ward Melville HS, Brighton HS, Mamaroneck HS, Jericho HS, Shenendehowa HS, and many other schools. In 2011, Cardozo FBLA went on to the national level of the competitions in Orlando, Florida.