| Index | El Cerro | 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 | New Mexico | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 82.4% | 81.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 82.4% | 80.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 51.4% | 58.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 30.1% | 34.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 22.6% | 26.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 8.6% | 11.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.2% | 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. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for El Cerro, NM schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In El Cerro, NM, an average of 82.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 82.4% 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, NM | 3,231 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Hamburg, NJ | 3,231 | 51% | 5.7% |
| West Simsbury, CT | 3,230 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Blue Earth, MN | 3,233 | 50% | 4.9% |
| Sloatsburg, NY | 3,234 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Early, TX | 3,234 | 54% | 12.8% |
| El Cerro, NM | 3,231 | n/a |