| Index | Lake California | 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 | Lake California | California | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 84.7% | 81.1% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 82.4% | 79.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 63.1% | 61.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 34.4% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 16.5% | 32.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.0% | 11.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.2% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Lake California. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Lake California, CA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Lake California, CA, an average of 84.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 82.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Palo Cedro, CA | 2,991 | 56% | 16.1% |
| Paynes Creek, CA | 49 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Cottonwood, CA | 5,564 | 46% | 3.5% |
| Redding, CA | 95,276 | 39% | 18.6% |
| Anderson, CA | 10,734 | 37% | 22.8% |
| Lake California, CA | 3,400 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Waller, TX | 3,402 | 49% | 2.7% |
| Nicholls, GA | 3,402 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Delmar, MD | 3,402 | 48% | 1.0% |
| Bella Vista, CA | 3,402 | 48% | = 100 |
| Southampton, NY | 3,397 | 48% | 0.8% |
| Lake California, CA | 3,400 | n/a |