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Hammond Hill Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

55^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Hammond Hill Elementary in North Augusta, SC, is a mid-sized school serving 706 students from Pre-K through 5th grade as part of the Aiken 01 school district, and it has become one of the top-performing elementary schools in the state.

Hammond Hill has shown remarkable, consistent improvement over the past five years, climbing from the 68th percentile in 2021-2022 to the 92nd percentile in 2025-2026, earning a 5-star rating and a state rank of 55th out of 649 elementary schools. This isn't a one-year fluke—it's a steady upward trend that reflects deliberate, effective teaching strategies. The school's test scores are exceptionally strong across all core subjects and grade levels, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math ranging from 73% to 85%. To put that in perspective, 4th-grade math proficiency is 76%, compared to just 43.5% for the district and 52.3% for the state. Science proficiency is similarly impressive at 67.3%, far outpacing the state average of 51.6%. When compared to nearby schools, Hammond Hill is the clear academic leader—the next closest school, Belvedere Elementary, ranks 201st, while North Augusta Elementary (330th) and Clearwater Elementary (506th) lag significantly behind.

What truly sets Hammond Hill apart is its equitable excellence. The school ranks in the 95th percentile for supporting students from low socio-economic backgrounds, and in the 92nd percentile for both female and Hispanic students, showing that its success isn't limited to any one group. The school also has a lower chronic absenteeism rate (19.0%) than the district (25.1%) and state (22.3%) averages, indicating strong student engagement. Notably, Hammond Hill achieves these outstanding results with per-student spending of $12,399—mid-range compared to neighbors like Gloverville Elementary ($16,002) and Graniteville Elementary ($10,525)—demonstrating efficient use of resources. While reducing the 19% absenteeism rate further could unlock even greater success, Hammond Hill is clearly a premier choice for elementary education in the North Augusta area.

706

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,399

Per pupil spending ?

43.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

901 West Woodlawn Avenue
North Augusta, SC 29841

(803) 442-6170

District: Aiken 01

Students who attend Hammond Hill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Paul Knox Middle
High:	North Augusta High

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.2%

Hispanic:

22.5%

African American:

14.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 76th percentile in 2016 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (77% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of South Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school77%

District avg54%

South Carolina avg58%

55^th of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From top 24% (2016) to top 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 21Elementary Schools in the Aiken 01

37^th of 75Aiken 01 among South Carolina 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	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	89.5	55 of 649	91.5%	★★★★★
2025	82.1	103 of 640	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	149 of 638	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	179 of 644	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	197 of 625	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.1	174 of 622	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	121 of 643	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	125 of 624	80.0%	★★★★☆
2017	69.7	174 of 639	72.8%	★★★★☆
2016	73.2	147 of 619	76.3%	★★★★☆
2015	70.1	135 of 638	78.8%	★★★★☆
2014	79.4	97 of 630	84.6%	★★★★☆
2013	80.4	83 of 599	86.1%	★★★★☆
2012	75.9	117 of 594	80.3%	★★★★☆
2011	82.5	74 of 597	87.6%	★★★★☆
2010	80.1	93 of 589	84.2%	★★★★☆
2009	84.8	52 of 580	91.0%	★★★★★
2008	68.9	170 of 577	70.5%	★★★★☆
2007	67.8	173 of 566	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	75.3	117 of 559	79.1%	★★★★☆
2005	74.6	116 of 557	79.2%	★★★★☆
2004	77.2	108 of 550	80.4%	★★★★☆
2003	79.5	99 of 542	81.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	77.4	60 of 421	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	63.2	124 of 412	69.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	88.4	46 of 589	92.2%	★★★★★
2025	78.2	108 of 581	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	132 of 565	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	64.2	201 of 580	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	239 of 573	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.5	216 of 554	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.0	81 of 588	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	144 of 570	74.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	87.6	12 of 155	92.3%	★★★★★
2025	69.8	45 of 156	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	30 of 115	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	61.9	44 of 115	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	13.8	107 of 115	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.6	55 of 86	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	89.1	29 of 624	95.4%	★★★★★
2025	81.9	77 of 613	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	142 of 599	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	207 of 608	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.4	161 of 600	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.7	125 of 580	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	153 of 600	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	130 of 588	77.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	87.8	62 of 583	89.4%	★★★★☆
2025	82.0	84 of 586	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	153 of 568	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	137 of 582	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	154 of 579	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	74.2	129 of 561	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	162 of 590	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	111 of 571	80.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	83.4	53 of 454	88.3%	★★★★☆
2025	81.0	63 of 460	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	160 of 441	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	173 of 463	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.6	159 of 455	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.4	170 of 439	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.8	106 of 472	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	137 of 457	70.0%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)89th percentile~ school

White (2026)88th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2019)86th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts82%+18 vs state

Mathematics76%+22 vs state

Science67%+16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)			SC READY Mathematics (2026)			SC READY Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Hammond Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 West Woodlawn Avenue	North Augusta	29841	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 442-6170	706	47	15.0		397 (56.2%)	105 (14.9%)	159 (22.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.7%)	89.5	55^th of 649 public elementary schools	91.5%		82.1	103^rd of 640 public elementary schools	83.9%	48	80.0	84.6	81.7	78.3	76.0	73.3	67.3	$12,399	$768	$1,037	$1,805	$9,534	$1,059	$10,593
North Augusta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 East Spring Grove Avenue	North Augusta	29841	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 442-6280	610	43	14.1		221 (36.2%)	217 (35.6%)	95 (15.6%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (10.8%)	47	330^th of 649 public elementary schools	49.2%		34.1	425^th of 640 public elementary schools	33.6%	95	66.4	66.7	53.8	50.4	46.7	40.6	52.9	$12,031	$836	$1,068	$1,905	$9,075	$1,051	$10,126
Mossy Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	421 West Five Notch Road	North Augusta	29841	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 442-6090	700	47	14.8		275 (39.3%)	222 (31.7%)	126 (18.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	72 (10.3%)	53.9	282^nd of 649 public elementary schools	56.5%		52.1	296^th of 640 public elementary schools	53.8%	14	61.2	72.3	75.9	54.1	41.0	52.7	41.1	$11,821	$1,060	$1,073	$2,133	$8,733	$955	$9,688
Belvedere Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Rhomboid Place	Belvedere	29841	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 442-6330	617	44	14.0		317 (51.4%)	166 (26.9%)	75 (12.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (8.9%)	68.2	201^st of 649 public elementary schools	69.0%		76.1	150^th of 640 public elementary schools	76.6%	51	76.1	73.2	83.8	57.9	51.2	57.5	50.0	$12,906	$1,352	$1,065	$2,417	$9,381	$1,108	$10,489
Merriwether Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	565 Spring Haven Drive	North Augusta	29860	Edgefield County	Edgefield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 279-9993	760	54	14.0		513 (67.5%)	131 (17.2%)	61 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.1%)	60.7	244^th of 649 public elementary schools	62.4%		56	272^nd of 640 public elementary schools	57.5%	28	71.6	70.6	70.1	57.7	64.0	47.8	39.0	$12,365	$923	$644	$1,566	$9,574	$1,224	$10,798
Clearwater Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4552 Augusta Road	Clearwater	29822	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 593-7240	338	27	12.3		79 (23.4%)	86 (25.4%)	132 (39.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.8%)	23.3	506^th of 649 public elementary schools	22.0%		27.3	471^st of 640 public elementary schools	26.4%	35	59.6	51.0	48.9	46.2	28.0	28.9	30.0	$14,515	$1,326	$1,097	$2,424	$11,050	$1,042	$12,091
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	170 Flint Drive	Warrenville	29851	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 593-7180	572	40	14.3		271 (47.4%)	121 (21.2%)	130 (22.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.4%)	16.3	562^nd of 649 public elementary schools	13.4%		23.8	500^th of 640 public elementary schools	21.9%	62	51.7	53.9	41.1	44.8	19.6	23.3	23.5	$12,643	$872	$1,160	$2,032	$9,644	$967	$10,611
Gloverville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	114 Gloria Rush Circle	Gloverville	29828	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 593-7280	350	28	12.5		186 (53.1%)	95 (27.1%)	37 (10.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.6%)	47.9	321^st of 649 public elementary schools	50.5%		60.4	251^st of 640 public elementary schools	60.8%	70	63.6	68.1	51.8	56.3	57.4	46.5	38.3	$16,002	$1,473	$1,134	$2,607	$12,336	$1,060	$13,396
Byrd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1225 Weldon Way	Graniteville	29829	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 663-4320	708	46	15.3		251 (35.5%)	240 (33.9%)	152 (21.5%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.3%)	44	358^th of 649 public elementary schools	44.8%		50.3	307^th of 640 public elementary schools	52.0%	51	70.3	62.2	64.1	64.5	31.9	36.0	31.9	$11,143	$737	$1,128	$1,865	$8,278	$1,000	$9,278
Graniteville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Willis Circle	Graniteville	29829	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 663-9998	417	30	13.9		170 (40.8%)	134 (32.1%)	78 (18.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.4%)	46.7	333^rd of 649 public elementary schools	48.7%		35.8	410^th of 640 public elementary schools	35.9%	77	65.0	65.5	60.0	53.3	47.3	40.0	45.4	$10,525	$852	$898	$1,750	$7,777	$997	$8,774

Frequently Asked Questions about Hammond Hill Elementary

Is Hammond Hill Elementary a good school?

Yes. Hammond Hill Elementary ranks in the top 8.5% of South Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Hammond Hill Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 706 students attended Hammond Hill Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Hammond Hill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hammond Hill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Paul Knox Middle
High : North Augusta High

What is the racial makeup of Hammond Hill Elementary?

Students at Hammond Hill Elementary are 56% White, 23% Hispanic, 15% African American, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Hammond Hill Elementary in?

Aiken 01

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