| Index | Tierra Amarilla | New Mexico | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 27% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 667 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 163 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 55 | 7,963 |

| Index | Tierra Amarilla | New Mexico | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 84.8% | 81.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 84.8% | 80.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 62.5% | 58.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 14.1% | 34.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 6.9% | 26.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 11.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.8% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Tierra Amarilla. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Tierra Amarilla, NM schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Tierra Amarilla, NM, an average of 84.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 84.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Tierra Amarilla, NM | 467 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Little Rock, IA | 467 | 61% | 27.1% |
| McKean, PA | 467 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Effingham, KS | 467 | 26% | 45.8% |
| Deepwater, MO | 467 | 36% | 25.5% |
| Bogue Chitto, MS | 468 | 31% | 36.5% |
| Tierra Amarilla, NM | 467 | n/a |