| Index | La Mesilla | New Mexico | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 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 | La Mesilla | New Mexico | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 90.3% | 81.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 89.4% | 80.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 68.4% | 58.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 42.6% | 34.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 33.3% | 26.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 14.0% | 11.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.8% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.8% | 1.8% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in La Mesilla. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for La Mesilla, NM schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In La Mesilla, NM, an average of 90.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 89.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| White Rock, NM | 5,845 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Los Alamos, NM | 12,978 | 53% | 9.4% |
| Pojoaque, NM | 2,094 | 20% | 59.4% |
| Española, NM | 10,071 | 19% | 61.5% |
| Ohkay Owingeh, NM | 1,220 | 15% | 68.8% |
| La Mesilla, NM | 2,656 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Fairlawn, VA | 2,656 | 77% | 60.4% |
| New Boston, OH | 2,657 | 51% | 6.9% |
| Rancho Santa Fe, CA | 2,657 | 85% | 76.7% |
| Woodstock, NY | 2,655 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Liberty, NC | 2,657 | 34% | 29.5% |
| La Mesilla, NM | 2,656 | n/a |
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