| Index | Mesilla | New Mexico | National |
| Average Test Scores | 7% | 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 | Mesilla | New Mexico | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 90.5% | 81.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 87.6% | 80.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 65.0% | 58.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 52.3% | 34.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 45.8% | 26.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 23.4% | 11.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 6.3% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 2.9% | 1.8% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Mesilla. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Mesilla, NM schools is 7%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Mesilla, NM, an average of 90.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 87.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Mesquite, NM | 892 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Vado, NM | 3,189 | 33% | 31.3% |
| San Miguel, NM | 1,006 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Las Cruces, NM | 102,950 | 27% | 44.6% |
| Mesilla, NM | 2,274 | 7% | 86.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Matamoras, PA | 2,274 | 67% | 38.5% |
| Buchanan, NY | 2,274 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Cambridge, NY | 2,274 | 60% | 25.5% |
| Crompond, NY | 2,273 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Kimball, NE | 2,276 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Mesilla, NM | 2,274 | 7% | 86.5% |
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