| Index | Mountain View CDP | 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 | Mountain View CDP | California | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 77.2% | 81.1% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 76.5% | 79.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 59.9% | 61.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 33.5% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.4% | 32.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.7% | 11.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.6% | 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 Mountain View CDP. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Mountain View CDP, CA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Mountain View CDP, CA, an average of 77.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 76.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Los Altos Hills, CA | 8,670 | 87% | 81.3% |
| Portola Valley, CA | 4,678 | 86% | 79.2% |
| Los Altos, CA | 31,735 | 86% | 78.3% |
| Cupertino, CA | 61,240 | 85% | 77.8% |
| Sunol, CA | 862 | 85% | 76.0% |
| Mountain View CDP, CA | 2,675 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Missouri Valley, IA | 2,675 | 64% | 33.0% |
| Jefferson, MD | 2,675 | 58% | 20.8% |
| Cabool, MO | 2,676 | 36% | 26.0% |
| Aromas, CA | 2,673 | 45% | 7.3% |
| West Lafayette, OH | 2,673 | 71% | 47.9% |
| Mountain View CDP, CA | 2,675 | n/a |