| Index | Menlo | 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 | Menlo | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 87.3% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 84.6% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 52.4% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 21.0% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 13.5% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.5% | 8.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 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 Menlo. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Menlo, IA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Menlo, IA, an average of 87.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 84.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Adair, IA | 831 | 81% | 68.2% |
| Guthrie Center, IA | 1,599 | 76% | 57.8% |
| Stuart, IA | 1,660 | 75% | 55.7% |
| Earlham, IA | 1,410 | 75% | 55.6% |
| Redfield, IA | 725 | 73% | 51.0% |
| Menlo, IA | 481 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Scammon Bay, AK | 481 | 7% | 86.5% |
| Ruffin, NC | 481 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Montrose, MO | 481 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Calhan, CO | 481 | 36% | 26.0% |
| Alta Vista, KS | 481 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Menlo, IA | 481 | n/a |