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Enrollment
763
Elementary
DISTRICT 614 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240042000734
Hammond Elementary
8110 Aladdin Dr, Laurel, MD 20723 · (410) 880-5890 · Howard County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL763 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Maryland public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
142 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 103 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 135 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 129 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 128 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 137 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 131 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (131).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
67.2%
MD avg 50.6% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
54.7%
MD avg 34.8% . -2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.2% | 54.7% |
| 2023-24 | 61.9% | 57.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.2%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hammond Elementary
Hammond Elementary's state test result (60.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hammond Elementary this school | 763 | 18.6% | 60.2% |
| Ashburton Elementary Bethesda | 871 | 21.5% | 65.8% |
| Nantucket Elementary Crofton | 675 | 27.9% | 55.1% |
| Garrett Park Elementary Kensington | 724 | 24.9% | 61.8% |
| Urbana Elementary Frederick | 736 | 22.6% | 71.3% |
| Bethesda Elementary Bethesda | 645 | 25.3% | 68.2% |
Matched among Maryland elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hammond Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Howard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #213 of 853 | #22 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #247 of 853 ▼ 38 | #24 of 42 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #184 of 853 ▲ 32 | #19 of 42 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 763 | #53 of 898 | #10 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #694 of 857 | #42 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.7% | #64 of 857 | #11 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.6% | #805 of 885 | #26 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.2% | #88 of 294 | #2 of 15 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
763
+143 (+23%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 590
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 763 | 48 | 15.9:1 | 19% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 739 | 47.6 | 15.5:1 | 19% (143) |
| 2022-23 | 651 | 42.3 | 15.4:1 | 18% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 620 | 40 | 15.5:1 | 12% (72) |
| 2017-18 | 651 | 42 | 15.5:1 | 22% (145) |
| 2015-16 | 638 | 42 | 15.2:1 | 23% (146) |
| 2010-11 | 510 | 34 | 15.0:1 | 7% (38) |
| 2000-01 | 673 | 39 | 17.3:1 | 2% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 590 | 29 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hammond Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (651 to 763); teachers up 14% (42 to 48).
About Hammond Elementary
As a large elementary school, Hammond Elementary serves students in Laurel, Maryland. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 763 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Maryland is about 481, so this school runs 59% bigger than that.
Howard County Public Schools counts 77 schools and 57,565 students, including Hammond Elementary.
White students form the largest group at Hammond Elementary, 39% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 25% Black, 17% Asian, 10% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Hammond Elementary has a diversity index of 74%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Hammond Elementary's 48 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 19%. That is 8 points below the 27% average for public schools in Howard County.
allk12 grades Hammond Elementary a B. The grade compares the school only with Maryland public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Maryland, Hammond Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 60.2% actual against a predicted 63.2%.
Hammond Elementary is located in Howard County, where median household income is about $149,763, 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 78 public schools in Howard County, with a combined enrollment of about 57,565.
The closest public school to Hammond Elementary is Hammond Middle, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Hammond Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Hammond Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Hammond Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment was 620 in 2020-21 and 763 in 2024-25, a increase of 143 students.
Community posts for Hammond Elementary can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Howard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
336,328
Census ACS
Median income
$149,763
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
65%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
78
57,565 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Howard County Public Schools
- Marriotts Ridge HighHigh · 1,741 students
- Reservoir HighHigh · 1,597 students
- Atholton HighHigh · 1,540 students
- Howard HighHigh · 1,493 students
- Mount Hebron HighHigh · 1,455 students
- Oakland Mills HighHigh · 1,413 students
Other schools in Laurel
- Laurel HighHigh · 2,129 students
- Chesapeake Math and IT Public CharterCombined · 1,681 students
- Dwight D. Eisenhower MiddleMiddle · 1,047 students
- Monarch Global Academy PCS Laurel CampusElementary · 830 students
- Gorman Crossing ElementaryElementary · 750 students
- Forest Ridge ElementaryElementary · 659 students
Other Hammond Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Hammond Elementary. Hammond Elementary is the largest of the 4.
- HAMMOND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLODESSA, FL · 690 students
- Hammond Elementary SchoolSalem, OR · 460 students
- Hammond Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 259 students
Nearby schools
- Hammond Middle0.0 mi · 604
- Gorman Crossing Elementary1.0 mi · 750
- Murray Hill Middle1.1 mi · 616
- Hammond High1.7 mi · 1,159
- Reservoir High1.9 mi · 1,597
- Fulton Elementary2.0 mi · 872
Frequently asked questions
About Hammond ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Hammond Elementary?
Hammond Elementary enrolls approximately 763 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Hammond Elementary serve?
Hammond Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Hammond Elementary?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Hammond Elementary.
How diverse is Hammond Elementary?
Hammond Elementary reports a student body of 39% White, 10% Hispanic, 25% Black, 17% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Hammond Elementary?
Hammond Elementary is overseen by Howard County Public Schools in Howard County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.