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Hammond at a Glance
 

Academics – Class of 2025 Accreditation
  • The average SAT score for the class was 1214, and the average ACT score was 27.5.
  • 69 students completed 396 AP and Post-AP courses before completing their Hammond diplomas.
  • 33 students earned GPAs of 4.5 or higher and were awarded the designation of Honor Graduate.
  • Members of the class were offered scholarships in excess of $16 million dol, $10.6 in academic scholarships, and $5.4 in athletic scholarships.
  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
  • South Carolina Independent School Association
  • South Carolina Independent School Athletic Association
Athletics Arts
  • 93% of Middle and Upper School students play a team sport.
  • Two-time winner of SCISA President’s Cup
  • 161 State Championship titles
  • Music, visual, and performing arts at all levels.
  • Select Ensemble
  • Fringe Festival
Global Emphasis Outdoor Education Program
  • Annual Country of Study with a faculty member from each division visiting the country
  • International travel for faculty and students, including an eleventh-grade trip to Costa Rica
  • Overnight school trips beginning in the fourth grade
  • Hammond Abroad provides international study opportunities for Upper School students
  • Outstanding natural history program and Naturalist-in-Residence for Lower and Middle School, focusing on Primitive Technology
  • Comprehensive wilderness program for the Upper School
  • 100-acre campus with woodlands and wetlands
Memberships
  • NAIS
  • SAIS
  • PAIS
  • SCISA
  • ERB SSATB
  • College Board
  • Morehead Schools
  • Cum Laude Society

 

 

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1008

Students in PK - 12th Grade

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158

Faculty Members & Staff

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16

Years Average Teacher Experience

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9:1

Student:Teacher Ratio

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Diverse

51% Boys & 49% Girls with 20% Minority

 

Hammond School Grad

Colleges and universities recognize Hammond graduates for their intellect, character, and leadership. They leave our halls not simply prepared for the next step, but inspired to make a lasting impact on the world.

“As soon as you think you've put in your maximum effort or stepped outside your comfort zone, Hammond will push you the extra mile, showing you that you're capable of more than you imagined."

CLASS OF 2025

The Class of 2025 at a Glance

CLASS INFORMATION & ADMISSION INFORMATION
  • The 68 Members of the Class of 2024 were admitted to 118 colleges in 31 states, the District of Columbia, England, the Netherlands, and Scotland.
  • They will attend 31 colleges in 14 states.
  • 58% will attend in-state while 42% will attend out-of-state.
  • Class members were admitted to numerous highly selective schools, including Georgetown, Columbia, UPenn, Duke, Tufts, UNC-Chapel Hill, Emory, Johns Hopkins, Georgia Tech, Northwestern, MIT, and UVA.
SCHOLARSHIPS
  • One member of the class was recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation as a National Merit Commended Scholar, and three students were named National Merit Finalists. Four students were named College Board National Recognition Program Awardees.
  • Two students were selected as candidates for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, one of the nation’s highest academic honors.
  • 28% of the class met the qualifications to be named South Carolina Palmetto Fellows, the state’s highest lottery-funded scholarship award.
  • Members of the Class of 2024 were offered academic scholarships in excess of  $11 million, including full-cost-of-attendance scholarships to Clemson University, the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, the University of South Carolina, and Washington and Lee University.


Meet the Class of 2025

THEY ARE PHILANTHROPISTS
They are philanthropists – They are Eagle Scouts, Girl Scouts Silver Award recipients, election poll workers, and zoo exhibitors. They’ve coached youth sports and Special Olympics, volunteered at therapeutic horse barns, funded cleft palate surgeries, and cared for the less fortunate on five different continents.
THEY ARE ARTISTS
They are artists – Among them are creative writers, visual artists, instrumentalists, music production specialists, and break dancers. They’ve studied art history in Paris, starred in commercials, and sung in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome and even Austrian fortresses.
THEY ARE EXPLORERS AND CREATORS
They are explorers and creators – They’ve skied the alps, climbed glaciers, and participated in international language immersion programs. They’ve created their own weather stations, sold their clothing designs, 3D printed e-bikes, and started their own medical device courier business.
THEY ARE RESEARCHERS
They are researchers – They’ve completed yearlong projects studying the foster care system, microplastics, climate change, and AI regulation. They’ve worked under faculty to study railroad feasibility, aortic valve calcification, and Egyptology. One student even traveled to Ecuador and Galapagos to study sharks.
THEY ARE FUTURE-FOCUSED

They are future-focused – They’ve sought out internships in law practices, engineering and architecture firms, floral studios, the department of mental health, vet clinics, and the United States Senate. They have been elected to State Comptroller General at Boys State and traveled to Romania and India to shadow medical practitioners.
THEY ARE MULTI-SPORT, ACCOMPLISHED ATHLETES
They are multi-sport, accomplished athletes – Eleven students will continue their careers on the collegiate level in basketball, football, lacrosse, soccer, and volleyball. Too many to count were all-region and all-state, a few are Hammond record holders, and some are even SCISA individual state champions. Among them are pre-professional soccer club players and nationally decorated water skiiers.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, THEY ARE SKYHAWKS
And finally, to put it simply, they are Skyhawks – Among their most memorable experiences are Lower School Fun Day, class trips to Nantahala and Costa Rica, the corn hole tournament, and South Campus trips with Mr. Mancke and Mr. Rice’s Ecology Class. They count themselves fortunate to have experienced the unending support of Hammond faculty. They are grateful for the experiences Hammond has afforded them, most especially the community that is difficult to put int words.

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