| Index | Stanwood | 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 |


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| Index | Stanwood | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 87.4% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 86.0% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 49.3% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 26.0% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.1% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.4% | 8.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.5% | 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 Stanwood. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Stanwood, IA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Stanwood, IA, an average of 87.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 86.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Mount Vernon, IA | 4,487 | 82% | 71.5% |
| Lisbon, IA | 2,138 | 76% | 57.3% |
| Clarence, IA | 1,151 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Oxford Junction, IA | 423 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Lowden, IA | 909 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Stanwood, IA | 673 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Lakota, ND | 673 | 55% | 14.6% |
| Bradford, IL | 673 | 35% | 27.1% |
| Fontanelle, IA | 673 | 75% | 55.2% |
| Elwood, NE | 674 | 53% | 9.4% |
| Liberal, MO | 674 | 31% | 34.7% |
| Stanwood, IA | 673 | n/a |