| Index | Emerald Lake Hills | 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 | Emerald Lake Hills | California | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 97.8% | 81.1% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 97.8% | 79.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 91.1% | 61.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 74.9% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 67.7% | 32.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 33.3% | 11.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 12.1% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 6.8% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Emerald Lake Hills. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Emerald Lake Hills, CA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Emerald Lake Hills, CA, an average of 97.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 97.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Los Altos Hills, CA | 8,496 | 87% | 81.3% |
| Portola Valley, CA | 4,568 | 86% | 79.2% |
| Hillsborough, CA | 11,608 | 86% | 78.4% |
| Los Altos, CA | 30,878 | 86% | 78.3% |
| Cupertino, CA | 59,799 | 85% | 77.8% |
| Emerald Lake Hills, CA | 4,893 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Coarsegold, CA | 4,893 | 42% | 12.0% |
| Willits, CA | 4,895 | 37% | 23.7% |
| Davison, MI | 4,896 | 52% | 9.2% |
| Crossett, AR | 4,890 | 33% | 30.9% |
| Avondale, LA | 4,889 | 67% | 39.9% |
| Emerald Lake Hills, CA | 4,893 | n/a |
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