| Index | Sun Valley Lake | Iowa | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 69% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 13:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,101 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 208 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 96 | 7,963 |
| Index | Sun Valley Lake | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 100.0% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 100.0% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 66.7% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 43.1% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 40.3% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 9.3% | 8.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 6.0% | 2.7% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 3.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Sun Valley Lake. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Sun Valley Lake, IA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Sun Valley Lake, IA, an average of 100.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 100.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Mount Ayr, IA | 1,988 | 83% | 73.4% |
| Diagonal, IA | 475 | 78% | 61.5% |
| Murray, IA | 693 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Afton, IA | 901 | 71% | 47.4% |
| Sun Valley Lake, IA | 188 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Adak, AK | 188 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Gildford, MT | 188 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Milroy, MN | 188 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Nikolaevsk, AK | 188 | 35% | 27.1% |
| Golden, MS | 188 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Sun Valley Lake, IA | 188 | n/a |
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