[6] In 1983 Hume-Fogg was redeveloped as an academic magnet school for Nashville's gifted and talented secondary students.

[8] Nearly 100 percent of graduates each year go on to four-year colleges, many earning prestigious academic scholarships in the process.

[11] In addition, Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report have consistently ranked Hume-Fogg among the top public high schools in America: (Parentheses have school's rank within Tennessee) Hume-Fogg's Arts Department consists of Fine Arts, Band, Orchestra, Choir, and Theater programs.

[22] Every year, Hume-Fogg's theater department collaborates with the choral and orchestral programs on the production of a fall musical.

Recent productions include Hairspray, West Side Story, Les Misérables, and Beauty and the Beast.

The Chamber Orchestra has played at the Nashville Downtown Partnership and the Governor's Literacy Alliance Dinner for several years.