| Index | Vails Gate | New York | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 56% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | n/a | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 4,060 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,092 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 483 | 7,963 |
| Index | Vails Gate | New York | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 82.8% | 83.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 80.7% | 82.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 54.1% | 59.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 29.0% | 43.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 17.2% | 34.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 7.9% | 15.1% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.7% | 4.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.7% | 1.5% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Vails Gate. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Vails Gate, NY schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Vails Gate, NY, an average of 82.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 80.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Shrub Oak, NY | 3,094 | 97% | 102.1% |
| Fort Montgomery, NY | 1,867 | 94% | 94.8% |
| Cold Spring, NY | 1,911 | 81% | 68.2% |
| Firthcliffe, NY | 5,051 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Montrose, NY | 3,428 | 75% | 56.8% |
| Vails Gate, NY | 2,920 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Brownstown, IN | 2,920 | 48% | 0.7% |
| Hildale, UT | 2,921 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Collins, MS | 2,921 | 24% | 49.2% |
| Waterford, CT | 2,922 | 62% | 28.1% |
| Spring Lake, NJ | 2,922 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Vails Gate, NY | 2,920 | n/a |
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