| Index | Mountain View | California | National |
| Average Test Scores | 66% | 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 | Mountain View | California | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 92.4% | 81.1% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 91.5% | 79.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 82.3% | 61.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 71.0% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 65.7% | 32.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 37.2% | 11.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 12.3% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 7.7% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Mountain View. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Mountain View, CA schools is 66%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Mountain View, CA, an average of 92.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 91.5% 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% |
| Los Altos, CA | 30,878 | 86% | 78.3% |
| Cupertino, CA | 59,799 | 85% | 77.8% |
| Sunol, CA | 835 | 85% | 76.0% |
| Mountain View, CA | 80,104 | 66% | 36.9% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 80,173 | 36% | 25.2% |
| Lawrence, MA | 80,022 | 37% | 23.0% |
| Pleasanton, CA | 79,975 | 73% | 52.3% |
| Alameda, CA | 79,827 | 61% | 26.2% |
| Springdale, AR | 80,433 | 46% | 3.3% |
| Mountain View, CA | 80,104 | 66% | 36.9% |
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