| Index | Gooding | Idaho | National |
| Average Test Scores | 39% | 47% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 14:1 | 17:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 5 | 446 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 83 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 34 | 7,963 |
| Index | Gooding | Idaho | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 62.3% | 85.7% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 60.1% | 84.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 38.3% | 62.4% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 16.4% | 35.6% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 10.1% | 26.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.8% | 8.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.2% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 5 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Gooding. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Gooding, ID schools is 39%. The average student to teacher ratio is 14:1. In Gooding, ID, an average of 62.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 60.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Hagerman, ID | 1,148 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Bliss, ID | 264 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Wendell, ID | 2,736 | 30% | 37.2% |
| Gooding, ID | 3,487 | 39% | 18.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Narragansett Pier, RI | 3,487 | 52% | 7.3% |
| Locust Valley, NY | 3,485 | 84% | 75.3% |
| McCall, ID | 3,485 | 65% | 35.4% |
| York Harbor, ME | 3,484 | 66% | 36.5% |
| Blackshear, GA | 3,484 | 61% | 27.3% |
| Gooding, ID | 3,487 | 39% | 18.0% |
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