• 994 students (PK - 12th grades).
• Students reside in Columbia and in surrounding areas and towns.
• 50% boys, 50% girls.
• 11% students of color.
• 10/1 student teacher ratio.
• 85% of students score in the top 15% on nationally standardized tests.
• 90% of middle and upper school students participate in athletics.
• The SAT average in 2008 was 1224 with 3% of students earning scores of 1408 or above. Hammond students have averaged 1200 or more for 9 years.
• AP qualifying scores for college credit were 90% for last five years.
• More than 200 Hammond students have earned National Merit recognition. Hammond tops all other area independent schools in the number of students who have earned National Merit recognition.
• The top individual scores in the South Carolina Independent School Association middle and upper school state championships were earned by Hammond students.
• The South Carolina Junior Academy of Science awarded Hammond first place in the state Chemistry Olympiad.
• In 2007-2008, 10 Hammond students received National Merit recognition.
• All Hammond graduates attend college and in 2008, 82% of the Class earned scholarships totalling more than $4,000,000.
• In 2008, 79% of seventh graders participated in Duke's Talent Identification Program as a result of high SAT scores.
• Hammond graduates have been awarded the Morehead and the Jefferson Scholarship.
• Middle and Upper School Math Teams have won State Championships.