| Index | Ellendale | Minnesota | National |
| Average Test Scores | 67% | 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 | Ellendale | Minnesota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 84.0% | 90.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 82.5% | 89.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 46.4% | 66.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 34.5% | 45.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 21.8% | 34.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.4% | 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 Ellendale. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Ellendale, MN schools is 67%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Ellendale, MN, an average of 84.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 82.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Blooming Prairie, MN | 1,994 | 61% | 27.6% |
| Alden, MN | 735 | 55% | 13.5% |
| New Richland, MN | 1,060 | 51% | 5.2% |
| Waseca, MN | 9,195 | 46% | 3.7% |
| Ellendale, MN | 777 | 67% | 39.6% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Russia, OH | 777 | 92% | 92.2% |
| Bowdoinham, ME | 777 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Farina, IL | 777 | 20% | 58.3% |
| Crescent, IA | 777 | 75% | 56.3% |
| Allenton, WI | 777 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Ellendale, MN | 777 | 67% | 39.6% |