| Index | Fair Meadow | Palo Alto | California |
| Average Test Scores | 85% | 81% | 43% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 17:1 | 18:1 | 20:1 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 17 | 8,308 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 14 | 3,438 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 1 | 5 | 1,085 |
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| Index | Fair Meadow | Palo Alto | California |
| Completed 8th grade | 98.9% | 97.3% | 81.1% |
| Completed high school | 98.0% | 97.1% | 79.8% |
| Completed some college | 94.8% | 91.8% | 61.5% |
| Completed associate degree | 88.5% | 83.8% | 39.8% |
| Completed bachelors | 86.3% | 80.0% | 32.0% |
| Completed masters | 52.3% | 51.5% | 11.9% |
| Completed professional degree | 23.3% | 22.3% | 3.9% |
| Completed doctorate | 16.6% | 13.8% | 1.6% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Los Altos Hills, CA | 8,670 | 87% | 81.3% |
| Portola Valley, CA | 4,678 | 86% | 79.2% |
| Hillsborough, CA | 11,923 | 86% | 78.4% |
| Los Altos, CA | 31,735 | 86% | 78.3% |
| Cupertino, CA | 61,240 | 85% | 77.8% |
| Palo Alto, CA | 70,212 | 81% | 68.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Yorba Linda, CA | 70,241 | 72% | 50.3% |
| Bossier City, LA | 70,171 | 68% | 40.7% |
| Eau Claire, WI | 70,119 | 46% | 3.8% |
| Palatine, IL | 70,310 | 41% | 14.7% |
| Waterloo, IA | 70,052 | 50% | 4.8% |
| Palo Alto, CA | 70,212 | 81% | 68.5% |
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