The school also has a wide variety of extracurricular clubs, Navy JROTC, activities, and athletic and academic teams.

[3] In addition, Cardozo High School also offers dual-enrollment courses with St. John's University in United States History, United States Government, Introductory Journalism, College Writing, and American Literature through their College Advantage Program.

[5] Benjamin N. Cardozo High School has an extracurricular robotics program, led by coach and lead mentor Bernard Haggerty.

[8] The program provides access to a number of scholarships, volunteer opportunities, and internship connections through FIRST, the U.S. Navy, and the school's PTA.

[12][13] In 2017, the team was the leading alliance in finals at the Hudson Valley Rally off-season competition in Yonkers, New York.

[20] The school's Science Olympiad team consistently ranks in the top five at the New York City Regional Competition.

Cardozo also has a large number of acclaimed sports teams, some of which are: As of the 2018–2019 school year, enrollment was 3,617 students, and there were 176.89 classroom teachers (based on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 20.45:1.

[29] In 1968, the Queens Chamber of Commerce gave Cardozo High School an award for excellence in design and civic value.

[30] In March 1970, the Black Students Union gave Principal Benjamin Michaelson a list of ten requests.

[31] In March 1992, then-presidential candidate Bill Clinton met with Cardozo students and answered their questions.

[34] Students of the school took to the athletic field in October 2013 to fight cuts to AP science and math classes.