| Index | North Valley | San Jose | California |
| Average Test Scores | 37% | 48% | 43% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 21:1 | 20:1 | 20:1 |
| Total public schools | 11 | 226 | 8,308 |
| Total private schools | 2 | 67 | 3,438 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 2 | 20 | 1,085 |
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| Index | North Valley | San Jose | California |
| Completed 8th grade | 77.6% | 82.3% | 81.1% |
| Completed high school | 74.8% | 80.8% | 79.8% |
| Completed some college | 56.9% | 65.5% | 61.5% |
| Completed associate degree | 42.8% | 47.6% | 39.8% |
| Completed bachelors | 36.0% | 40.2% | 32.0% |
| Completed masters | 13.6% | 15.8% | 11.9% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.9% | 3.7% | 3.9% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.8% | 2.0% | 1.6% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Los Altos Hills, CA | 8,496 | 87% | 81.3% |
| Los Altos, CA | 30,878 | 86% | 78.3% |
| Cupertino, CA | 59,799 | 85% | 77.8% |
| Sunol, CA | 835 | 85% | 76.0% |
| Saratoga, CA | 31,084 | 82% | 71.2% |
| San Jose, CA | 1,029,409 | 48% | 0.7% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Austin, TX | 965,872 | 49% | 2.5% |
| Jacksonville, FL | 902,488 | 50% | 3.4% |
| Fort Worth, TX | 892,221 | 39% | 18.1% |
| Columbus, OH | 889,079 | 40% | 16.1% |
| San Francisco, CA | 874,784 | 47% | 2.6% |
| San Jose, CA | 1,029,409 | 48% | 0.7% |
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