| Index | Sorento | Illinois | National |
| Average Test Scores | 37% | 33% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 18:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 3,938 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,438 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 306 | 7,963 |

| Index | Sorento | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 70.3% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 68.6% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 32.0% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 13.8% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 3.5% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.2% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Sorento. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Sorento, IL schools is 37%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Sorento, IL, an average of 70.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 68.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Worden, IL | 908 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Alhambra, IL | 702 | 55% | 14.6% |
| Marine, IL | 1,017 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Pocahontas, IL | 819 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Greenville, IL | 6,924 | 36% | 26.0% |
| Sorento, IL | 515 | 37% | 22.9% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Eustis, NE | 515 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Bowerston, OH | 515 | 53% | 10.9% |
| Hammon, OK | 515 | 50% | 3.6% |
| Ashley, MI | 515 | 32% | 34.4% |
| Culbertson, NE | 515 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Sorento, IL | 515 | 37% | 22.9% |