| Index | Thermal | California | National |
| Average Test Scores | 21% | 43% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 20:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 8,308 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 3,438 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 1,085 | 7,963 |


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| Index | Thermal | California | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 43.0% | 81.1% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 39.1% | 79.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 13.2% | 61.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 2.9% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 0.1% | 32.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 11.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Thermal. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Thermal, CA schools is 21%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Thermal, CA, an average of 43.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 39.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bermuda Dunes, CA | 6,860 | 78% | 61.5% |
| Indian Wells, CA | 5,595 | 65% | 35.4% |
| Palm Desert, CA | 54,248 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Thousand Palms, CA | 8,388 | 41% | 14.6% |
| La Quinta, CA | 42,775 | 39% | 19.2% |
| Thermal, CA | 1,406 | 21% | 55.7% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Washburn, ND | 1,406 | 51% | 5.7% |
| Stockdale, TX | 1,406 | 53% | 11.1% |
| Greenville, FL | 1,406 | 48% | 1.0% |
| Irwindale, CA | 1,405 | 20% | 58.3% |
| Miller, SD | 1,405 | 48% | = 100 |
| Thermal, CA | 1,406 | 21% | 55.7% |