| Index | Malaga | 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 | Malaga | New Mexico | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 57.4% | 81.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 57.4% | 80.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 0.0% | 58.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 0.0% | 34.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 0.0% | 26.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 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 Malaga. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Malaga, NM schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Malaga, NM, an average of 57.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 57.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Malaga, NM | 116 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Allamuchy, NJ | 116 | 48% | = 100 |
| Snelling, CA | 117 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Whitewater, MT | 115 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Scottsburg, VA | 117 | 83% | 72.4% |
| Corona, NM | 115 | 58% | 19.8% |
| Malaga, NM | 116 | n/a |