| Index | Alcalde | New Mexico | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 27% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 667 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 163 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 55 | 7,963 |

| Index | Alcalde | New Mexico | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 88.1% | 81.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 88.1% | 80.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 58.7% | 58.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 30.8% | 34.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 13.3% | 26.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.9% | 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 n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Alcalde. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Alcalde, NM schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Alcalde, NM, an average of 88.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 88.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Los Alamos, NM | 13,326 | 53% | 9.4% |
| Pojoaque, NM | 2,139 | 20% | 59.4% |
| Española, NM | 10,349 | 19% | 61.5% |
| Ohkay Owingeh, NM | 1,267 | 15% | 68.8% |
| Alcalde, NM | 226 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Sidman, PA | 226 | 57% | 19.3% |
| Agra, KS | 226 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Elim, AK | 226 | 10% | 79.2% |
| Moran, TX | 226 | 27% | 43.8% |
| Goshen, AL | 226 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Alcalde, NM | 226 | n/a |