| Index | Silver Lake | New Jersey | National |
| Average Test Scores | 47% | 52% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 13:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,604 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 823 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 157 | 7,963 |
| Index | Silver Lake | New Jersey | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 79.5% | 87.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 77.8% | 86.3% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 44.8% | 60.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 24.4% | 43.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 14.3% | 37.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.8% | 14.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 4.0% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.5% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Silver Lake. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Silver Lake, NJ schools is 47%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Silver Lake, NJ, an average of 79.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 77.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Teterboro, NJ | 110 | 95% | 96.9% |
| Alpine, NJ | 1,459 | 87% | 81.3% |
| Englewood Cliffs, NJ | 5,349 | 87% | 80.2% |
| Closter, NJ | 8,551 | 85% | 76.6% |
| Essex Fells, NJ | 2,037 | 85% | 76.0% |
| Silver Lake, NJ | 3,970 | 47% | 2.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| West Nyack, NY | 3,970 | 66% | 37.9% |
| Le Claire, IA | 3,969 | 86% | 78.8% |
| Norton, VA | 3,969 | 87% | 81.6% |
| Elkin, NC | 3,968 | 57% | 19.3% |
| Fulton, MS | 3,968 | 48% | 1.0% |
| Silver Lake, NJ | 3,970 | 47% | 2.1% |
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