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Hammond High

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Hammond High ranks 81 st of 227 Maryland high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

81^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 227 Maryland High Schools

Better than 64% of Maryland high schools

Summary

Hammond High in Columbia, MD, is a mid-sized high school serving 1,159 students in grades 9-12 within the highly-ranked Howard County Public Schools district, where 37.4% of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Hammond High is a school of stark contrasts. It excels in English Language Arts (ELA), with 77.1% of students proficient—11.2 percentage points higher than the district average and significantly above nearby schools like Long Reach High (62.8%) and Oakland Mills High (61.9%). However, math proficiency is critically low at just 12.8%, which is 29.3 points below the district average and the lowest among all comparable comprehensive high schools in the area. This math crisis is most acute in Algebra I, where only 9% of students are proficient. The school also struggles with chronic absenteeism at 22.9%, higher than the district average of 17.4% and much higher than top-performing River Hill High (13.6%). While the graduation rate is 89.0%, the dropout rate of 6.4% is more than double that of Atholton High (4.4%).

Despite these challenges, Hammond’s ELA success is a remarkable outlier, proving the student body is capable of high achievement. The school’s per-student spending ($20,375) is higher than that of top-performing peers like River Hill ($17,496) and Howard High ($19,053), suggesting that resource allocation—not a lack of funds—is key. The urgent need is to replicate the effective ELA strategies in math and address chronic absenteeism, which likely contributes to the math struggles. Nearby Guilford Park High has a higher poverty rate and a catastrophic dropout rate (41.6%), but its math proficiency (10.8%) is only slightly lower, showing that while Hammond’s situation is challenging, it is not as dire as some neighbors.

1,159

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,375

Per pupil spending ?

37.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8800 Guilford Rd
Columbia, MD 21046-1408

(410) 313-7615

District: Howard County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Hammond High:

Elementary:	Atholton Elementary
	Forest Ridge Elementary
	Guilford Elementary
Middle:	Patuxent Valley Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.3%

White:

20.6%

Hispanic:

16.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Maryland median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (28% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg51%

Maryland avg38%

81^st of 227

Maryland public high schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 14High Schools in the Howard County Public Schools

4^th of 25Howard County Public Schools among Maryland districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	47.5	81 of 227	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.3	70 of 220	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.5	91 of 146	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	53 of 127	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.3	150 of 225	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	95 of 138	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	97 of 197	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.0	93 of 180	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	58.1	86 of 233	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.2	117 of 233	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.6	96 of 231	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.8	105 of 185	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	63.4	84 of 187	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.5	68 of 183	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.2	70 of 220	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.1	107 of 213	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.4	84 of 214	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.5	86 of 209	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.0	67 of 204	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.4	39 of 204	80.9%	★★★★☆
2004	48.9	82 of 201	59.2%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts77%+25 vs state

Algebra II16%-11 vs state

Mathematics13%-14 vs state

Algebra I9%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)	MCAP English Language Arts (2026)		MCAP Algebra I (2026)	MCAP Algebra II (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hammond High	Public	9-12	8800 Guilford Rd	Columbia	21046	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7615	1,159	81	14.3	37.4%	239 (20.6%)	514 (44.3%)	192 (16.6%)	128 (11.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (7.2%)	47.5	81^st of 227 public high schools	64.3%		51.3	70^th of 220 public high schools	68.2%	11	12.8	77.1	77.1	9.0	15.6	$20,375	$1,025	$19,351
Atholton High	Public	9-12	6520 Freetown Rd	Columbia	21044	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7065	1,540	92	16.7	22.9%	412 (26.8%)	497 (32.3%)	217 (14.1%)	288 (18.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	118 (7.7%)	51.9	66^th of 227 public high schools	70.9%		53.6	58^th of 220 public high schools	73.6%	8	18.7	75.5	75.5	9.0	22.7	$18,240	$836	$17,404
Guilford Park High	Public	9-12	8500 Ridgelys Run Rd	Jessup	20794	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(410) 313-7430	1,218	78	15.6	45.2%	222 (18.2%)	465 (38.2%)	300 (24.6%)	158 (13.0%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	63 (5.2%)	32	135^th of 227 public high schools	40.5%					(n/a)	10.8	53.8	53.8	8.1	12.8	$21,328	$961	$20,367
Reservoir High	Public	9-12	11550 Scaggsville Rd	Fulton	20759	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 888-8850	1,597	108	14.8	26.2%	362 (22.7%)	522 (32.7%)	306 (19.2%)	295 (18.5%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	103 (6.4%)	52.2	65^th of 227 public high schools	71.4%		47.7	79^th of 220 public high schools	64.1%	14	21.5	73.2	73.2	6.4	28.3	$17,951	$816	$17,135
Oakland Mills High	Public	9-12	9410 Kilimanjaro Rd	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6945	1,413	103	13.7	43.2%	227 (16.1%)	628 (44.4%)	314 (22.2%)	119 (8.4%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	112 (7.9%)	35	126^th of 227 public high schools	44.5%		35.2	121^st of 220 public high schools	45.0%	5	7.8	61.9	61.9	6.2	9.2	$20,779	$1,052	$19,727
Wilde Lake High	Public	9-12	5460 Trumpeter Rd	Columbia	21044	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6965	1,197	86	13.9	42.6%	264 (22.1%)	534 (44.6%)	208 (17.4%)	78 (6.5%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	101 (8.4%)	30.2	143^rd of 227 public high schools	37.0%		32.1	131^st of 220 public high schools	40.5%	12	7.9	54.0	54.0	2.7	12.4	$21,629	$1,004	$20,625
Long Reach High	Public	9-12	6101 Old Dobbin Ln	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7117	1,334	97	13.7	37.6%	312 (23.4%)	367 (27.5%)	399 (29.9%)	154 (11.5%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	94 (7.0%)	40.6	109^th of 227 public high schools	52.0%		36.2	120^th of 220 public high schools	45.5%	11	14.2	62.8	62.8	3.6	22.1	$20,610	$892	$19,718
Howard High	Public	9-12	8700 Old Annapolis Rd	Ellicott City	21043	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-2867	1,493	96	15.5	20.2%	518 (34.7%)	348 (23.3%)	94 (6.3%)	418 (28.0%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	108 (7.2%)	66.7	28^th of 227 public high schools	87.7%		62.9	33^rd of 220 public high schools	85.0%	5	31.8	82.4	82.4	8.6	40.1	$19,053	$880	$18,174
River Hill High	Public	9-12	12101 Clarksville Pike	Clarksville	21029	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7120	1,383	78	17.7	7.7%	457 (33.0%)	182 (13.2%)	76 (5.5%)	586 (42.4%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	72 (5.2%)	81.7	11^th of 227 public high schools	95.2%		78.4	12^th of 220 public high schools	94.5%	1	49.4	93.3	93.3	17.8	58.4	$17,496	$854	$16,643
Applications and Research Laboratory	Public	9-12	10920 Clarksville Pike	Ellicott City	21042	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6698	0	33	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Hammond High

What is the racial makeup of Hammond High?

Students at Hammond High are 44% African American, 21% White, 17% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Hammond High in?

Howard County Public Schools

Is Hammond High a good school?

Hammond High ranks 81^st of 227 Maryland high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Hammond High?

Hammond High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Atholton Elementary
Elementary : Forest Ridge Elementary
Elementary : Guilford Elementary
Middle : Patuxent Valley Middle

How many students attend Hammond High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,159 students attended Hammond High.

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