| Index | Wheaton | Maryland | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 40% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,163 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 674 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 112 | 7,963 |

| Index | Wheaton | Maryland | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 76.5% | 87.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 74.5% | 86.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 53.9% | 64.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 38.9% | 44.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 34.2% | 38.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 16.2% | 17.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 5.0% | 5.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Wheaton. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Wheaton, MD schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Wheaton, MD, an average of 76.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 74.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| McLean, VA | 49,909 | 95% | 97.1% |
| Great Falls, VA | 15,140 | 94% | 94.8% |
| Oakton, VA | 37,413 | 92% | 90.6% |
| Vienna, VA | 17,109 | 88% | 83.4% |
| Arlington, VA | 244,812 | 83% | 72.5% |
| Wheaton, MD | 53,031 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 53,047 | 53% | 9.7% |
| Burien, WA | 53,010 | 40% | 17.0% |
| Grand Island, NE | 53,008 | 46% | 5.0% |
| La Crosse, WI | 53,074 | 39% | 17.9% |
| Logan, UT | 53,108 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Wheaton, MD | 53,031 | n/a |