| Index | Marina Lagoon | San Mateo | California |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 51% | 43% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 20:1 | 20:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 20 | 8,308 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 15 | 3,438 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 2 | 1,085 |
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| Index | Marina Lagoon | San Mateo | California |
| Completed 8th grade | 90.2% | 88.5% | 81.1% |
| Completed high school | 89.0% | 87.1% | 79.8% |
| Completed some college | 69.4% | 72.7% | 61.5% |
| Completed associate degree | 57.4% | 55.6% | 39.8% |
| Completed bachelors | 50.7% | 48.1% | 32.0% |
| Completed masters | 21.8% | 19.6% | 11.9% |
| Completed professional degree | 7.7% | 6.7% | 3.9% |
| Completed doctorate | 5.5% | 2.8% | 1.6% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Los Altos Hills, CA | 8,496 | 87% | 81.3% |
| Portola Valley, CA | 4,568 | 86% | 79.2% |
| Hillsborough, CA | 11,608 | 86% | 78.4% |
| Los Altos, CA | 30,878 | 86% | 78.3% |
| Palo Alto, CA | 67,973 | 81% | 68.5% |
| San Mateo, CA | 103,619 | 51% | 5.4% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Rialto, CA | 103,549 | 30% | 37.8% |
| Burbank, CA | 103,411 | 56% | 17.3% |
| El Cajon, CA | 103,249 | 39% | 19.5% |
| Allen, TX | 104,040 | 71% | 48.1% |
| Las Cruces, NM | 102,950 | 27% | 44.6% |
| San Mateo, CA | 103,619 | 51% | 5.4% |
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