| Index | Blue Lake | California | National |
| Average Test Scores | 40% | 38% | 49% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 14:1 | 20:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 2 | 8,308 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 3,438 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 1 | 1,085 | 7,963 |
| Index | Blue Lake | California | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 93.1% | 81.1% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 91.4% | 79.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 63.3% | 61.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 39.8% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 31.3% | 32.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.1% | 11.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.5% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.4% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 2 public schools, n/a private schools and 1 post-secondary schools in Blue Lake. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Blue Lake, CA schools is 40%. The average student to teacher ratio is 14:1. In Blue Lake, CA, an average of 93.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 91.4% have completed high school.
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Fieldbrook, CA | 798 | 65% | 31% |
| Trinidad, CA | 209 | 52% | 6% |
| Arcata, CA | 17,775 | 49% | 1% |
| McKinleyville, CA | 16,948 | 43% | 13% |
| Eureka, CA | 27,002 | 38% | 23% |
| Blue Lake, CA | 1,147 | 40% | 19% |
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Lowell, OR | 1,147 | 45% | 8% |
| Weeping Water, NE | 1,147 | 70% | 41% |
| Jamestown, IN | 1,147 | 67% | 35% |
| Andalusia, IL | 1,148 | 34% | 31% |
| New Berlin, NY | 1,148 | 32% | 34% |
| Blue Lake, CA | 1,147 | 40% | 19% |
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