| Index | Surfside | Florida | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 55% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 17:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 3,388 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,640 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 466 | 7,963 |
| Index | Surfside | Florida | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 95.2% | 84.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 94.4% | 83.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 82.8% | 58.0% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 69.1% | 37.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 61.3% | 27.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 21.1% | 10.0% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 9.7% | 3.1% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 2.6% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Surfside. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Surfside, FL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Surfside, FL, an average of 95.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 94.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Aventura, FL | 37,151 | 89% | 84.4% |
| Key Biscayne, FL | 12,867 | 86% | 79.7% |
| South Miami, FL | 11,958 | 82% | 70.4% |
| Bay Harbor Islands, FL | 5,832 | 81% | 68.8% |
| Sunny Isles Beach, FL | 21,853 | 79% | 63.5% |
| Surfside, FL | 5,665 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Webster, NY | 5,666 | 62% | 28.5% |
| Holdenville, OK | 5,662 | 35% | 26.3% |
| Valparaiso, FL | 5,669 | 87% | 80.7% |
| Gardiner, ME | 5,670 | 44% | 9.4% |
| Mount Carmel, PA | 5,672 | 48% | 0.7% |
| Surfside, FL | 5,665 | n/a |
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