| Index | El Cerro Mission | 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 | El Cerro Mission | New Mexico | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 64.2% | 81.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 61.2% | 80.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 35.1% | 58.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 13.0% | 34.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 7.9% | 26.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.6% | 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 El Cerro Mission. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for El Cerro Mission, NM schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In El Cerro Mission, NM, an average of 64.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 61.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Los Lunas, NM | 15,814 | 30% | 37.9% |
| Belen, NM | 7,476 | 27% | 44.5% |
| El Cerro Mission, NM | 4,808 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Harlan, IA | 4,813 | 81% | 68.1% |
| Palmetto, GA | 4,802 | 45% | 6.8% |
| Wauchula, FL | 4,801 | 58% | 20.2% |
| Omak, WA | 4,801 | 34% | 29.2% |
| Whiting, IN | 4,801 | 35% | 27.5% |
| El Cerro Mission, NM | 4,808 | n/a |
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