| Index | Truesdale | 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 | Truesdale | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 75.8% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 74.7% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 28.4% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 11.6% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 2.1% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 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 Truesdale. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Truesdale, IA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Truesdale, IA, an average of 75.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 74.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Albert City, IA | 605 | 75% | 56.3% |
| Sioux Rapids, IA | 940 | 71% | 48.6% |
| Newell, IA | 871 | 66% | 38.2% |
| Alta, IA | 2,046 | 66% | 37.5% |
| Aurelia, IA | 928 | 65% | 35.4% |
| Truesdale, IA | 116 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Allamuchy, NJ | 116 | 48% | = 100 |
| Snelling, CA | 117 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Whitewater, MT | 115 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Scottsburg, VA | 117 | 83% | 72.4% |
| Corona, NM | 115 | 58% | 19.8% |
| Truesdale, IA | 116 | n/a |