| Index | El Cerrito CDP | California | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 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 |
| Index | El Cerrito CDP | California | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 75.3% | 81.1% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 74.0% | 79.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 48.7% | 61.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 23.6% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 18.4% | 32.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.4% | 11.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.5% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.3% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in El Cerrito CDP. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for El Cerrito CDP, CA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In El Cerrito CDP, CA, an average of 75.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 74.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Orinda, CA | 19,461 | 87% | 81.4% |
| Moraga, CA | 16,896 | 84% | 75.2% |
| Lafayette, CA | 25,949 | 83% | 73.8% |
| Ross, CA | 2,453 | 83% | 71.9% |
| Tiburon, CA | 9,167 | 81% | 69.3% |
| El Cerrito CDP, CA | 5,699 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Petoskey, MI | 5,701 | 55% | 15.5% |
| Denair, CA | 5,702 | 35% | 27.8% |
| Dowagiac, MI | 5,695 | 30% | 37.3% |
| Lucerne Valley, CA | 5,694 | 29% | 39.9% |
| Nazareth, PA | 5,705 | 72% | 50.0% |
| El Cerrito CDP, CA | 5,699 | n/a |
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