| Index | La Motte | 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 | La Motte | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 90.6% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 87.3% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 34.8% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 14.9% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 5.0% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.7% | 8.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.6% | 2.7% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in La Motte. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for La Motte, IA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In La Motte, IA, an average of 90.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 87.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Peosta, IA | 2,010 | 87% | 81.3% |
| Bellevue, IA | 2,126 | 75% | 55.2% |
| Andrew, IA | 465 | 70% | 45.3% |
| Dubuque, IA | 59,811 | 65% | 34.7% |
| Galena, IL | 3,259 | 44% | 9.4% |
| La Motte, IA | 249 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Larkspur, CO | 249 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Cashtown, PA | 249 | 63% | 31.3% |
| Brookville, KS | 249 | 20% | 59.4% |
| Grady, NM | 249 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Koyuk, AK | 248 | 10% | 79.2% |
| La Motte, IA | 249 | n/a |