| Index | El Cerrito CDP | 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 | El Cerrito CDP | California | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 75.3% | 81.1% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 74.0% | 79.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 48.7% | 61.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 23.6% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 18.4% | 32.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.4% | 11.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.5% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.3% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in El Cerrito CDP. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for El Cerrito CDP, CA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In El Cerrito CDP, CA, an average of 75.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 74.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Orinda, CA | 19,891 | 87% | 81.4% |
| Moraga, CA | 17,346 | 84% | 75.2% |
| Lafayette, CA | 26,574 | 83% | 73.8% |
| Ross, CA | 2,548 | 83% | 71.9% |
| Tiburon, CA | 9,444 | 81% | 69.3% |
| El Cerrito CDP, CA | 5,896 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Northfield, IL | 5,896 | 74% | 53.1% |
| Fellsmere, FL | 5,893 | 49% | 1.0% |
| Valparaiso, FL | 5,889 | 87% | 80.7% |
| Penn Wynne, PA | 5,906 | 87% | 81.3% |
| Du Quoin, IL | 5,883 | 32% | 33.3% |
| El Cerrito CDP, CA | 5,896 | n/a |
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