| Index | Moriarty | New Mexico | National |
| Average Test Scores | 30% | 27% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 15:1 | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 8 | 667 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 163 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 55 | 7,963 |
| Index | Moriarty | New Mexico | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 78.4% | 81.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 76.8% | 80.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 44.6% | 58.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 21.0% | 34.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 16.0% | 26.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.1% | 11.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.8% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 8 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Moriarty. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Moriarty, NM schools is 30%. The average student to teacher ratio is 15:1. In Moriarty, NM, an average of 78.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 76.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Moriarty, NM | 1,835 | 30% | 36.8% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Wright, WY | 1,835 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Cibecue, AZ | 1,834 | 3% | 93.8% |
| Catlettsburg, KY | 1,834 | 48% | 0.5% |
| Martinsburg, PA | 1,834 | 63% | 30.2% |
| Sussex, NJ | 1,836 | 48% | 1.0% |
| Moriarty, NM | 1,835 | 30% | 36.8% |
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