| Index | Mount Vernon Square | Washington | District of Columbia | 
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 31% | 31% | 
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 13:1 | 13:1 | 
| Total public schools | n/a | 208 | 208 | 
| Total private schools | n/a | 87 | 87 | 
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 38 | 38 | 

 
				
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				| Index | Mount Vernon Square | Washington | District of Columbia | 
| Completed 8th grade | 90.2% | 88.2% | 88.2% | 
| Completed high school | 88.4% | 87.4% | 87.4% | 
| Completed some college | 73.1% | 71.9% | 71.9% | 
| Completed associate degree | 63.4% | 58.5% | 58.5% | 
| Completed bachelors | 60.5% | 55.4% | 55.4% | 
| Completed masters | 37.1% | 32.0% | 32.0% | 
| Completed professional degree | 14.8% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 
| Completed doctorate | 2.9% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. | 
| McLean, VA | 48,566 | 95% | 97.1% | 
| Burke, VA | 44,077 | 90% | 86.7% | 
| Vienna, VA | 16,532 | 88% | 83.4% | 
| Rose Hill, VA | 21,846 | 85% | 76.0% | 
| Lorton, VA | 20,924 | 84% | 75.0% | 
| Washington, DC | 701,974 | 31% | 35.4% | 
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. | 
| Boston, MA | 689,326 | 33% | 32.0% | 
| Denver, CO | 715,878 | 33% | 30.5% | 
| El Paso, TX | 679,879 | 50% | 3.5% | 
| Detroit, MI | 672,351 | 19% | 60.7% | 
| Nashville, TN | 667,070 | 26% | 45.1% | 
| Washington, DC | 701,974 | 31% | 35.4% |