Cardozo Education Campus

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Cardozo Education Campus
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The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Address
1200 Clifton Street Northwest[1]
Washington, DC 20009
United States
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Information
School type Public high school
Established 1928 (1928)
School district District of Columbia Public Schools Ward 1
Principal Tanya S. Roane
Faculty 63.0 (as of the 2011-12 school year) (on FTE basis)[2]
Grades 6 to 12
Enrollment 681 (as of 2013-14)[3]
Student to teacher ratio 10.02[2]
Campus type Urban
Color(s)      Purple
     White
Mascot Clerks[4]
Website cardozohs.com
File:Bush mural - ben's chili bowl (cropped).jpg
Then-U.S. President George W. Bush helping to paint a mural of local landmark Ben's Chili Bowl with City Year Americorps members at Cardozo.

Cardozo Education Campus, formerly Cardozo Senior High School and Central High School, is a combined middle and high school at 13th and Clifton Street in northwest Washington, D.C., United States, in the Columbia Heights neighborhood.

Cardozo is operated by District of Columbia Public Schools. The school is named after clergyman, politician and educator Francis Lewis Cardozo.

History

Known locally as "the castle on the hill", Cardozo's iconic building was designed by architect William B. Ittner. Prior to 1949, it was known as Central High School, but was renamed when the school district assigned it for "colored" students in the segregated system. The U Street Metro station is partially named after this school, with "Cardozo" in the station's subtitle.[5] Likewise, an alternative, Urban Renewal-era name for the Columbia Heights neighborhood is Upper Cardozo, and some of the public buildings in the area still bear this name.[citation needed]

During the 1970s and 1980s, Cardozo High School's marching band was one of the best in Washington, DC, and won several band competitions. Due to their enormous popularity, the band was invited to participate in the Rose Bowl Parade in 1981.

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The view from Cardozo's parking deck: Florida Ave and Howard University to the southeast and U Street to the south.

Renovation

In December 2011, work began to completely renovate Cardozo from the inside-out. Everything from exterior facade's crumbling masonry and shoddy window panes to the interior's dark, dingy hallways and outdated classroom spaces were replaced or restored to their original glory. Technology was added to classrooms, wood floors throughout the building were refinished, and the two courtyard spaces in the center of the school were turned into enclosed atrium spaces with the addition of glass skylights. The athletic facilities were improved and expanded as well, with a regulation-size gymnasium added onto the west side of the building. The swimming pool was also restored. In all, the renovation cost approximately $130 million and the school reopened for a new school year in August 2013.[6] In addition to the physical changes to the building itself, the student body was increased with the addition of middle school students from the now-closed Shaw Middle School and the campus was renamed as Cardozo Education Campus.

In popular culture

The video for the Don't Copy That Floppy anti-software piracy campaign was shot at Cardozo.

The school appears in Wale's "Chillin" music video.

The school's marching band appears in the parade at the end of the movie, D.C. Cab.

Notable alumni

Feeder patterns

The following elementary schools feed into Cardozo:

  • Marie Reed Elementary School
  • Cleveland Elementary School
  • Garrison Elementary School
  • Raymond Education Campus
  • School Without Walls @ Francis-Stevens
  • Seaton Elementary School
  • Ross Elementary School

The following middle schools feed into Cardozo:

  • Raymond Education Campus
  • School Without Walls @ Francis-Stevens

References

  1. ↑ GNIS entry for Cardozo Senior High School; [[USGS; January 1, 2000.]
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External links

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