| Index | Alvarado | Texas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 46% | 47% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 16:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 6 | 7,418 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 1,267 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 463 | 7,963 |

| Index | Alvarado | Texas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 79.7% | 79.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 76.3% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 45.1% | 57.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 15.1% | 34.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 10.5% | 28.1% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.0% | 9.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 6 public schools, 1 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Alvarado. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Alvarado, TX schools is 46%. The average student to teacher ratio is 16:1. In Alvarado, TX, an average of 79.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 76.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Grandview, TX | 2,097 | 64% | 33.7% |
| Mansfield, TX | 73,975 | 62% | 28.4% |
| Midlothian, TX | 32,750 | 55% | 13.8% |
| Burleson, TX | 48,615 | 52% | 9.3% |
| Maypearl, TX | 1,065 | 46% | 3.8% |
| Alvarado, TX | 4,414 | 46% | 5.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Morgan, UT | 4,412 | 48% | = 100 |
| Mount Pleasant, PA | 4,411 | 55% | 14.1% |
| Madeira Beach, FL | 4,409 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Geneva, AL | 4,408 | 50% | 4.5% |
| Hugoton, KS | 4,407 | 23% | 51.7% |
| Alvarado, TX | 4,414 | 46% | 5.0% |