| Index | Maxwell | New Mexico | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 27% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 667 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 163 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 55 | 7,963 |

| Index | Maxwell | New Mexico | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 78.6% | 81.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 78.6% | 80.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 49.2% | 58.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 33.3% | 34.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 33.3% | 26.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 7.1% | 11.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 3.2% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.8% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Maxwell. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Maxwell, NM schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Maxwell, NM, an average of 78.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 78.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Maxwell, NM | 400 | n/a |
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| Fall River Mills, CA | 400 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Kiana, AK | 400 | 10% | 79.2% |
| Froid, MT | 400 | 58% | 19.8% |
| Grand Junction, TN | 400 | 17% | 64.6% |
| Colome, SD | 400 | 47% | 2.8% |
| Maxwell, NM | 400 | n/a |