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Enrollment
1,159
High
DISTRICT 1,313 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240042000735
Hammond High
8800 Guilford Rd, Columbia, MD 21046 · (410) 313-7615 · Howard County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,159 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Maryland public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
81 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
433 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 323 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 283 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 218 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 335 | 29% |
Student demographics
72%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
78.4%
MD avg 50.6% . +12.1pp since 2023
Math
10.5%
MD avg 34.8% . -5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.4% | 10.5% |
| 2023-24 | 66.3% | 15.5% |
% 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
42.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 High
Hammond High's state test result (42.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hammond High this school | 1,159 | 37.4% | 42.7% |
| Wilde Lake High Columbia | 1,197 | 42.6% | 32.5% |
| Oakland Mills High Columbia | 1,413 | 43.2% | 33.9% |
| Guilford Park High Jessup | 1,218 | 45.2% | 36.0% |
| Long Reach High Columbia | 1,334 | 37.6% | 36.2% |
| Severn Run High School Severn | 1,608 | 33.0% | N/A |
Matched among Maryland high 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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Howard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #54 of 203 | #8 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.5% | #113 of 206 ▼ 45 | #10 of 13 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.4% | #33 of 206 ▲ 30 | #5 of 13 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,159 | #120 of 234 | #13 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #38 of 210 | #4 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.5% | #25 of 211 | #6 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.4% | #152 of 212 | #6 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #21 of 76 | #4 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,159
-157 (-12%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 888
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 1,159 | 80.8 | 14.3:1 | 37% (433) |
| 2023-24 | 1,167 | 85 | 13.7:1 | 39% (454) |
| 2022-23 | 1,287 | 93.6 | 13.8:1 | 42% (537) |
| 2020-21 | 1,316 | 94 | 14.0:1 | 28% (367) |
| 2017-18 | 1,300 | 101.5 | 12.8:1 | 28% (363) |
| 2015-16 | 1,261 | 96 | 13.1:1 | 32% (408) |
| 2010-11 | 1,330 | 100 | 13.3:1 | 25% (326) |
| 2000-01 | 1,275 | 77 | 16.6:1 | 8% (98) |
| 1990-91 | 888 | 51 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hammond High.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (1,300 to 1,159); teachers down 20% (101.5 to 80.8).
About Hammond High
Located in Columbia, Maryland, Hammond High is a mid-sized high school. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 1,159 students.
Howard County Public Schools counts 77 schools and 57,565 students, including Hammond High.
The largest group at Hammond High is Black students, at 44%. The remaining students are 21% White, 17% Hispanic, 11% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Census figures show Howard County is about 20% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Hammond High scores 72%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hammond High is 14.3:1, based on 80.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Maryland, 15.3:1, is higher. Hammond High counts 37% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Howard County is 27%.
Among Maryland public high schools, Hammond High outscored 79%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 42.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 52.1%.
For the population of Howard County, the median household earns about $149,763 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 65% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Hammond High shares Howard County with 77 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Atholton Elementary is closest at about 1.3 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Hammond High. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Hammond High is 5th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 12%, from 1,316 to 1,159.
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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 Columbia
- Atholton HighHigh · 1,540 students
- Oakland Mills HighHigh · 1,413 students
- Long Reach HighHigh · 1,334 students
- Wilde Lake HighHigh · 1,197 students
- Phelps Luck ElementaryElementary · 681 students
- Waterloo ElementaryElementary · 666 students
Nearby schools
- Atholton Elementary1.3 mi · 516
- Murray Hill Middle1.6 mi · 616
- Gorman Crossing Elementary1.6 mi · 750
- Guilford Elementary1.6 mi · 437
- Hammond Middle1.7 mi · 604
- Hammond Elementary1.7 mi · 763
Frequently asked questions
About Hammond HighHow many students attend Hammond High?
Hammond High enrolls approximately 1,159 students in grades 09-12.
Is Hammond High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hammond High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Hammond High have?
Hammond High employs 81 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Hammond High?
Student demographics at Hammond High are roughly 21% White, 17% Hispanic, 44% Black, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Hammond High in?
Hammond High is part of Howard County Public Schools.
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