| Index | Ruidoso Downs | 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 | Ruidoso Downs | New Mexico | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 70.3% | 81.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 63.8% | 80.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 49.3% | 58.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 27.5% | 34.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 11.9% | 26.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.6% | 11.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.8% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Ruidoso Downs. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Ruidoso Downs, NM schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Ruidoso Downs, NM, an average of 70.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 63.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Capitan, NM | 1,409 | 36% | 24.7% |
| Ruidoso, NM | 8,058 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Mescalero, NM | 1,169 | 5% | 89.6% |
| Ruidoso Downs, NM | 2,683 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Kamas, UT | 2,683 | 48% | 0.7% |
| Salina, UT | 2,683 | 44% | 9.4% |
| Okanogan, WA | 2,682 | 47% | 2.3% |
| Bennett, CO | 2,684 | 32% | 32.6% |
| Staples, MN | 2,682 | 36% | 24.3% |
| Ruidoso Downs, NM | 2,683 | n/a |