| Index | Highland Acres | Delaware | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 44% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 191 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 129 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 20 | 7,963 |

| Index | Highland Acres | Delaware | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 94.6% | 86.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 94.4% | 85.3% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 70.5% | 57.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 44.6% | 38.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 36.1% | 30.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 16.2% | 12.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 4.4% | 3.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.9% | 1.7% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Highland Acres. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Highland Acres, DE schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Highland Acres, DE, an average of 94.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 94.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Frederica, DE | 980 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Hartly, DE | 170 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Felton, DE | 1,237 | 56% | 17.0% |
| Clayton, DE | 3,485 | 51% | 7.0% |
| Harrington, DE | 3,741 | 51% | 6.3% |
| Highland Acres, DE | 4,053 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Gentry, AR | 4,053 | 46% | 3.8% |
| Holloman AFB, NM | 4,053 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Oliver Springs, TN | 4,054 | 28% | 42.7% |
| Granite Falls, WA | 4,052 | 36% | 24.7% |
| Throop, PA | 4,050 | 48% | 0.5% |
| Highland Acres, DE | 4,053 | n/a |