Benjamin N. Cardozo High School

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.