| Index | Elbow Lake CDP | Minnesota | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 52% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 2,224 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 477 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 140 | 7,963 |

| Index | Elbow Lake CDP | Minnesota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 55.1% | 90.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 51.0% | 89.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 34.7% | 66.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 16.3% | 45.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 2.0% | 34.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 3.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Elbow Lake CDP. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Elbow Lake CDP, MN schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Elbow Lake CDP, MN, an average of 55.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 51.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Elbow Lake, MN | 1,197 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Evansville, MN | 648 | 75% | 55.2% |
| Barrett, MN | 379 | 63% | 30.7% |
| Kensington, MN | 234 | 60% | 25.0% |
| Herman, MN | 534 | 60% | 25.0% |
| Elbow Lake CDP, MN | 70 | n/a |