| Index | China Lake Acres | California | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 43% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 20:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 8,308 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 3,438 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 1,085 | 7,963 |

| Index | China Lake Acres | California | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 83.8% | 81.1% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 83.8% | 79.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 62.5% | 61.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 28.3% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 24.2% | 32.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.7% | 11.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in China Lake Acres. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for China Lake Acres, CA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In China Lake Acres, CA, an average of 83.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 83.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Ridgecrest, CA | 29,800 | 42% | 12.9% |
| Inyokern, CA | 660 | 30% | 38.5% |
| China Lake Acres, CA | 2,506 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Richwood, OH | 2,506 | 73% | 51.7% |
| Driggs, ID | 2,506 | 36% | 25.3% |
| Sells, AZ | 2,507 | 22% | 54.9% |
| Dora, AL | 2,507 | 47% | 2.8% |
| Pacolet, SC | 2,505 | 41% | 14.6% |
| China Lake Acres, CA | 2,506 | n/a |