| City | State | Population | Rank | Student teacher ratio rank | Money Spent Per Student rank | High School Grad Rate rank | Great School Score rank | Big Deal Score |
| Newton | MA | 85,146 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4.5 |
| Plymouth | MN | 72,928 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 7.25 |
| Ellicott City | MD | 65,834 | 3 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 11.25 |
| Minnetonka | MN | 51,123 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 12.25 |
| Dublin | OH | 41,751 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 12.75 |
| Wauwatosa | WI | 47,068 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 17 | 15.75 |
| Evanston | IL | 75,430 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 17 | 16.5 |
| Columbia | MD | 99,615 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 40 | 16.75 |
| Towson | MD | 55,197 | 9 | 21 | 17 | 28 | 4 | 17.5 |
| Plano | TX | 269,776 | 10 | 9 | 48 | 14 | 17 | 22 |
| New Berlin | WI | 39,703 | 11 | 21 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 23.25 |
| Skokie | IL | 64,784 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 57 | 17 | 23.75 |
| Cambridge | MA | 105,162 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 56 | 24.5 |
| Cedar Park | TX | 59,207 | 14 | 21 | 52 | 14 | 17 | 26 |
| Overland Park | KS | 178,919 | 15 | 21 | 63 | 5 | 17 | 26.5 |
| League City | TX | 83,560 | 16 | 21 | 58 | 28 | 17 | 31 |
| Round Rock | TX | 99,887 | 17 | 21 | 52 | 38 | 17 | 32 |
| Westerville | OH | 36,120 | 18 | 56 | 24 | 9 | 40 | 32.25 |
| Quincy | MA | 92,271 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 66 | 56 | 34.75 |
| Maple Grove | MN | 64,420 | 20 | 103 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 35 |
| Derby | KS | 22,943 | 21 | 21 | 29 | 14 | 78 | 35.5 |
| Alexandria | VA | 146,294 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 57 | 78 | 35.5 |
| Rio Rancho | NM | 90,818 | 23 | 39 | 72 | 28 | 4 | 35.75 |
| Universal City | TX | 14,849 | 24 | 7 | 69 | 28 | 40 | 36 |
| Papillion | NE | 20,785 | 25 | 21 | 75 | 9 | 40 | 36.25 |
| Lakewood | OH | 52,131 | 26 | 39 | 9 | 44 | 56 | 37 |
| Euless | TX | 51,277 | 27 | 9 | 49 | 52 | 40 | 37.5 |
| Cupertino | CA | 58,302 | 28 | 98 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 37.75 |
| Cary | NC | 145,693 | 29 | 39 | 101 | 9 | 4 | 38.25 |
| Georgetown | TX | 47,400 | 30 | 5 | 52 | 57 | 40 | 38.5 |
| Apex | NC | 40,420 | 31 | 47 | 101 | 5 | 4 | 39.25 |
| Santa Monica | CA | 89,736 | 31 | 74 | 38 | 28 | 17 | 39.25 |
| Frederick | MD | 65,239 | 33 | 21 | 27 | 71 | 40 | 39.75 |
| Albany | CA | 18,969 | 34 | 87 | 55 | 14 | 4 | 40 |
| Silver Spring | MD | 71,452 | 35 | 9 | 5 | 79 | 78 | 42.75 |
| Seal Beach | CA | 24,664 | 36 | 62 | 84 | 28 | 1 | 43.75 |
| Cibolo | TX | 15,349 | 37 | 9 | 108 | 44 | 17 | 44.5 |
| Alameda | CA | 75,641 | 38 | 56 | 55 | 52 | 17 | 45 |
| Bellevue | NE | 52,604 | 38 | 21 | 75 | 28 | 56 | 45 |
| Berkeley | CA | 115,403 | 40 | 62 | 55 | 25 | 40 | 45.5 |
| Jacksonville Beach | FL | 21,523 | 41 | 62 | 79 | 38 | 4 | 45.75 |
| Parma | OH | 81,601 | 42 | 47 | 9 | 73 | 56 | 46.25 |
| Matthews | NC | 27,198 | 43 | 74 | 87 | 22 | 4 | 46.75 |
| West Allis | WI | 60,732 | 43 | 21 | 15 | 73 | 78 | 46.75 |
| Pearland | TX | 91,252 | 45 | 21 | 100 | 52 | 17 | 47.5 |
| Pacifica | CA | 37,234 | 46 | 103 | 21 | 28 | 40 | 48 |
| Carmel | IN | 79,191 | 47 | 98 | 96 | 2 | 1 | 49.25 |
| Scottsdale | AZ | 217,385 | 47 | 62 | 104 | 14 | 17 | 49.25 |
| Renton | WA | 95,448 | 49 | 74 | 33 | 57 | 40 | 51 |
| Schertz | TX | 31,465 | 50 | 21 | 108 | 38 | 40 | 51.75 |