| Index | Upper West Side | New York | New York |
| Average Test Scores | 71% | 57% | 56% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | n/a | 0:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,253 | 4,060 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 155 | 1,092 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 215 | 483 |
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| Index | Upper West Side | New York | New York |
| Completed 8th grade | 93.1% | 79.1% | 83.5% |
| Completed high school | 92.3% | 77.1% | 82.1% |
| Completed some college | 85.4% | 56.8% | 59.5% |
| Completed associate degree | 77.1% | 42.6% | 43.4% |
| Completed bachelors | 74.5% | 36.2% | 34.7% |
| Completed masters | 42.7% | 14.9% | 15.1% |
| Completed professional degree | 16.9% | 4.5% | 4.2% |
| Completed doctorate | 5.7% | 1.5% | 1.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Teterboro, NJ | 110 | 95% | 96.9% |
| Cedarhurst, NY | 6,642 | 91% | 89.6% |
| Bronxville, NY | 6,450 | 88% | 82.3% |
| Scarsdale, NY | 17,890 | 87% | 81.8% |
| Alpine, NJ | 1,459 | 87% | 81.3% |
| New York, NY | 8,379,552 | 57% | 17.9% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Los Angeles, CA | 3,973,278 | 38% | 21.1% |
| Chicago, IL | 2,699,347 | 22% | 54.1% |
| New York, NY | 8,379,552 | 57% | 17.9% |
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