| Index | Tangier | Virginia | National |
| Average Test Scores | 78% | 79% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 13:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,596 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 553 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 199 | 7,963 |

| Index | Tangier | Virginia | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 66.3% | 85.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 63.4% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 19.8% | 64.1% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 9.7% | 44.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 7.2% | 36.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.0% | 15.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.2% | 4.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.2% | 1.7% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Tangier. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Tangier, VA schools is 78%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Tangier, VA, an average of 66.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 63.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Onley, VA | 765 | 81% | 68.2% |
| Melfa, VA | 453 | 75% | 55.2% |
| Crisfield, MD | 2,629 | 35% | 26.6% |
| Tangier, VA | 519 | 78% | 61.5% |
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| Lind, WA | 519 | 53% | 10.8% |
| Groom, TX | 519 | 55% | 14.1% |
| Argonia, KS | 519 | 33% | 32.3% |
| Bridgeport, CA | 519 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Madison, CA | 519 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Tangier, VA | 519 | 78% | 61.5% |