| Index | Elmira | Missouri | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 44% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,899 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 531 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 213 | 7,963 |

| Index | Elmira | Missouri | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 78.4% | 86.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 78.4% | 84.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 40.5% | 57.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 27.0% | 35.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 16.2% | 27.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.4% | 10.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 5.4% | 2.8% | 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 Elmira. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Elmira, MO schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Elmira, MO, an average of 78.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 78.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Kearney, MO | 10,736 | 64% | 33.2% |
| Lawson, MO | 2,519 | 55% | 14.9% |
| Lathrop, MO | 2,277 | 45% | 5.9% |
| Polo, MO | 498 | 45% | 6.5% |
| Excelsior Springs, MO | 12,038 | 40% | 16.1% |
| Elmira, MO | 24 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Inkster, ND | 24 | 51% | 6.3% |
| Coulterville, CA | 24 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Bynum, MT | 26 | 35% | 27.1% |
| Wolford, ND | 22 | 60% | 25.0% |
| Macomb, OK | 26 | 34% | 30.2% |
| Elmira, MO | 24 | n/a |