| Index | North Gateway | Phoenix | Arizona |
| Average Test Scores | 69% | 39% | 43% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 19:1 | 18:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 434 | 1,863 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 77 | 316 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 42 | 148 |
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| Index | North Gateway | Phoenix | Arizona |
| Completed 8th grade | 95.2% | 79.7% | 83.7% |
| Completed high school | 94.8% | 77.2% | 82.2% |
| Completed some college | 81.4% | 57.3% | 62.0% |
| Completed associate degree | 54.8% | 35.2% | 36.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 44.3% | 27.4% | 28.0% |
| Completed masters | 13.8% | 9.8% | 10.4% |
| Completed professional degree | 3.8% | 2.9% | 2.9% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Cave Creek, AZ | 5,766 | 72% | 49.5% |
| Anthem, AZ | 23,508 | 66% | 37.8% |
| Sun City, AZ | 38,888 | 63% | 31.3% |
| Peoria, AZ | 172,109 | 54% | 11.5% |
| Surprise, AZ | 139,007 | 51% | 5.9% |
| Phoenix, AZ | 1,658,422 | 39% | 18.6% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Philadelphia, PA | 1,581,531 | 29% | 38.7% |
| San Antonio, TX | 1,529,133 | 42% | 13.1% |
| San Diego, CA | 1,414,545 | 51% | 6.9% |
| Dallas, TX | 1,338,846 | 45% | 6.3% |
| San Jose, CA | 1,029,409 | 48% | 0.7% |
| Phoenix, AZ | 1,658,422 | 39% | 18.6% |
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