| Index | City Heights East | San Diego | California |
| Average Test Scores | 31% | 51% | 43% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 18:1 | 19:1 | 20:1 |
| Total public schools | 6 | 211 | 8,308 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 99 | 3,438 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 62 | 1,085 |
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| Index | City Heights East | San Diego | California |
| Completed 8th grade | 59.1% | 86.5% | 81.1% |
| Completed high school | 56.1% | 85.7% | 79.8% |
| Completed some college | 34.6% | 71.5% | 61.5% |
| Completed associate degree | 17.2% | 51.0% | 39.8% |
| Completed bachelors | 11.0% | 43.6% | 32.0% |
| Completed masters | 3.0% | 17.8% | 11.9% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.7% | 6.4% | 3.9% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.2% | 3.0% | 1.6% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Coronado, CA | 24,526 | 73% | 51.6% |
| Bonita, CA | 12,470 | 55% | 14.9% |
| Santee, CA | 57,407 | 53% | 9.6% |
| Chula Vista, CA | 268,779 | 51% | 5.8% |
| La Mesa, CA | 60,208 | 51% | 5.3% |
| San Diego, CA | 1,414,545 | 51% | 6.9% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Dallas, TX | 1,338,846 | 45% | 6.3% |
| San Antonio, TX | 1,529,133 | 42% | 13.1% |
| Philadelphia, PA | 1,581,531 | 29% | 38.7% |
| Phoenix, AZ | 1,658,422 | 39% | 18.6% |
| San Jose, CA | 1,029,409 | 48% | 0.7% |
| San Diego, CA | 1,414,545 | 51% | 6.9% |
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