| Index | Cortland West | New York | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 56% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | n/a | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 4,060 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,092 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 483 | 7,963 |
| Index | Cortland West | New York | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 93.0% | 83.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 93.0% | 82.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 77.1% | 59.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 62.7% | 43.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 41.4% | 34.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 13.7% | 15.1% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 6.0% | 4.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.9% | 1.5% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Cortland West. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Cortland West, NY schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Cortland West, NY, an average of 93.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 93.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Lansing, NY | 3,606 | 69% | 43.1% |
| Homer, NY | 3,103 | 59% | 22.9% |
| Tully, NY | 926 | 58% | 21.4% |
| Ithaca, NY | 30,715 | 57% | 18.3% |
| Dryden, NY | 2,127 | 55% | 14.2% |
| Cortland West, NY | 1,313 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Melcher-Dallas, IA | 1,313 | 53% | 10.8% |
| Buffalo, OK | 1,313 | 20% | 58.9% |
| Markesan, WI | 1,313 | 42% | 12.0% |
| Apache, OK | 1,313 | 30% | 38.2% |
| South Fallsburg, NY | 1,312 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Cortland West, NY | 1,313 | n/a |
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