| Index | Mountain Lake Park | Maryland | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 40% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,163 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 674 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 112 | 7,963 |

| Index | Mountain Lake Park | Maryland | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 88.1% | 87.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 86.2% | 86.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 49.8% | 64.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 31.6% | 44.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 23.0% | 38.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 8.4% | 17.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 3.5% | 5.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.8% | 2.5% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Mountain Lake Park. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Mountain Lake Park, MD schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Mountain Lake Park, MD, an average of 88.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 86.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Oakland, MD | 2,152 | 38% | 21.7% |
| Mountain Lake Park, MD | 2,028 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Newtown, PA | 2,027 | 82% | 69.8% |
| Burns Flat, OK | 2,029 | 19% | 61.5% |
| Mount Ayr, IA | 2,030 | 83% | 73.4% |
| Slayton, MN | 2,030 | 62% | 28.1% |
| Gibbon, NE | 2,026 | 43% | 9.9% |
| Mountain Lake Park, MD | 2,028 | n/a |