| Index | Potomac Heights | Maryland | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 40% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,163 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 674 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 112 | 7,963 |
| Index | Potomac Heights | Maryland | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 88.6% | 87.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 86.3% | 86.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 36.3% | 64.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 12.7% | 44.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 7.6% | 38.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.9% | 17.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.9% | 5.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 2.5% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Potomac Heights. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Potomac Heights, MD schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Potomac Heights, MD, an average of 88.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 86.3% have completed high school.
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| Burke, VA | 44,077 | 90% | 86.7% |
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| Lorton, VA | 20,924 | 84% | 75.0% |
| Fairfax Station, VA | 12,364 | 82% | 71.5% |
| Potomac Heights, MD | 1,247 | n/a |
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| Deville, LA | 1,248 | 76% | 58.3% |
| Potomac Heights, MD | 1,247 | n/a |
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