| Index | Elsmere | Delaware | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 44% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 191 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 129 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 20 | 7,963 |
| Index | Elsmere | Delaware | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 74.5% | 86.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 71.1% | 85.3% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 39.4% | 57.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 24.3% | 38.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 16.7% | 30.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.8% | 12.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.1% | 3.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.9% | 1.7% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Elsmere. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Elsmere, DE schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Elsmere, DE, an average of 74.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 71.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Media, PA | 5,658 | 78% | 61.6% |
| Village Green-Green Ridge, PA | 8,661 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Kennett Square, PA | 6,182 | 75% | 57.1% |
| Brookhaven, PA | 8,045 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Swarthmore, PA | 6,339 | 70% | 46.4% |
| Elsmere, DE | 5,814 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Monticello, IL | 5,815 | 46% | 3.8% |
| Monroeville, AL | 5,812 | 27% | 44.8% |
| Alma, AR | 5,816 | 46% | 3.5% |
| Hilton, NY | 5,811 | 62% | 28.5% |
| Little Silver, NJ | 5,817 | 76% | 59.0% |
| Elsmere, DE | 5,814 | n/a |
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