📍 8800 Guilford Rd, Columbia, Howard County, 21046
Hammond High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Columbia, Howard County. The school has 1,287 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Howard County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 93.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 59% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 89%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hammond High enrolls 1,287 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 93.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Black or African American, 24% White and 19% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 491 | 38% |
| White | 302 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 244 | 19% |
| Asian | 162 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 82 | 6.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
537 of the school's 1,287 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 490 qualify for free lunch and 47 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hammond High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-30, state senate district 13, state house district 13.
Hammond High is one of 77 schools in Howard County Public Schools, based in Ellicott City, Maryland. The district serves 57,565 students district-wide and employs 4,327 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,287 students, Hammond High is larger than the district average of about 748 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize