| Index | El Cerro Mission | New Mexico | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 27% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 667 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 163 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 55 | 7,963 |

| Index | El Cerro Mission | New Mexico | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 64.2% | 81.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 61.2% | 80.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 35.1% | 58.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 13.0% | 34.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 7.9% | 26.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.6% | 11.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.8% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in El Cerro Mission. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for El Cerro Mission, NM schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In El Cerro Mission, NM, an average of 64.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 61.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Los Lunas, NM | 16,172 | 30% | 37.9% |
| Belen, NM | 7,771 | 27% | 44.5% |
| El Cerro Mission, NM | 4,962 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Jackson, CA | 4,963 | 36% | 24.8% |
| East Merrimack, NH | 4,959 | 57% | 17.7% |
| Westlake, LA | 4,958 | 83% | 72.6% |
| Centreville, MD | 4,966 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Tallassee, AL | 4,968 | 41% | 14.6% |
| El Cerro Mission, NM | 4,962 | n/a |