| Index | Downsville | Maryland | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 40% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,163 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 674 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 112 | 7,963 |

| Index | Downsville | Maryland | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 78.7% | 87.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 78.7% | 86.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 36.8% | 64.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 18.2% | 44.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 4.7% | 38.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.7% | 17.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 5.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 2.5% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Downsville. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Downsville, MD schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Downsville, MD, an average of 78.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 78.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Middletown, MD | 4,813 | 69% | 44.4% |
| Waynesboro, PA | 11,180 | 61% | 27.8% |
| Boonsboro, MD | 3,716 | 60% | 25.5% |
| Jefferson, MD | 2,675 | 58% | 20.8% |
| Myersville, MD | 2,284 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Downsville, MD | 886 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Benton, WI | 886 | 47% | 2.8% |
| Boyce, VA | 887 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Quinhagak, AK | 887 | 5% | 89.6% |
| Sanford, MI | 885 | 40% | 16.0% |
| Oakman, AL | 887 | 33% | 32.3% |
| Downsville, MD | 886 | n/a |