| Index | Placitas | New Mexico | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 27% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 667 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 163 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 55 | 7,963 |

| Index | Placitas | New Mexico | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 96.1% | 81.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 96.1% | 80.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 81.5% | 58.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 55.7% | 34.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 49.8% | 26.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 22.7% | 11.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 5.9% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Placitas. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Placitas, NM schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Placitas, NM, an average of 96.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 96.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Sandia Park, NM | 255 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Corrales, NM | 8,837 | 44% | 8.3% |
| Rio Rancho, NM | 100,592 | 43% | 10.4% |
| Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM | 6,300 | 27% | 43.8% |
| Bernalillo, NM | 10,437 | 20% | 58.9% |
| Placitas, NM | 4,667 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Wiggins, MS | 4,667 | 53% | 9.7% |
| Cornelia, GA | 4,667 | 41% | 13.9% |
| Dardanelle, AR | 4,665 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Louisburg, KS | 4,669 | 45% | 6.9% |
| Flourtown, PA | 4,665 | 75% | 55.7% |
| Placitas, NM | 4,667 | n/a |