| Index | Elm Creek | Nebraska | National |
| Average Test Scores | 43% | 53% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 13:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 780 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 182 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 56 | 7,963 |

| Index | Elm Creek | Nebraska | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 88.6% | 88.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 88.6% | 87.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 61.8% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 31.7% | 40.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 20.5% | 30.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.5% | 9.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Elm Creek. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Elm Creek, NE schools is 43%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Elm Creek, NE, an average of 88.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 88.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Amherst, NE | 178 | 63% | 31.8% |
| Overton, NE | 724 | 46% | 4.7% |
| Bertrand, NE | 770 | 42% | 12.0% |
| Elm Creek, NE | 1,159 | 43% | 9.9% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Cool Valley, MO | 1,159 | 27% | 43.8% |
| Pasadena Hills, MO | 1,159 | 17% | 64.6% |
| Ansonia, OH | 1,158 | 81% | 68.1% |
| Golconda, IL | 1,160 | 29% | 39.6% |
| Brooklyn, CT | 1,158 | 54% | 13.0% |
| Elm Creek, NE | 1,159 | 43% | 9.9% |