| Index | Lawton | Iowa | National |
| Average Test Scores | 92% | 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 | Lawton | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 92.5% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 91.5% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 61.6% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 42.5% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 30.6% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 6.6% | 8.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.9% | 2.7% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Lawton. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Lawton, IA schools is 92%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Lawton, IA, an average of 92.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 91.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bronson, IA | 325 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Moville, IA | 1,720 | 79% | 64.2% |
| Hinton, IA | 805 | 78% | 62.5% |
| Kingsley, IA | 1,459 | 76% | 58.3% |
| Sergeant Bluff, IA | 4,901 | 76% | 58.0% |
| Lawton, IA | 1,055 | 92% | 91.7% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Mountain Village, AK | 1,055 | 7% | 86.5% |
| Marathon, NY | 1,055 | 41% | 15.6% |
| Neola, IA | 1,055 | 66% | 38.2% |
| Altamont, KS | 1,055 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Ellendale, ND | 1,054 | 51% | 6.3% |
| Lawton, IA | 1,055 | 92% | 91.7% |
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