| Index | Maxwell | Iowa | National |
| Average Test Scores | 62% | 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 | Maxwell | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 89.3% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 88.7% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 60.5% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 31.6% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 20.4% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 3.1% | 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 Maxwell. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Maxwell, IA schools is 62%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Maxwell, IA, an average of 89.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 88.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Gilbert, IA | 1,088 | 91% | 88.5% |
| Alleman, IA | 438 | 85% | 77.8% |
| Cambridge, IA | 941 | 84% | 75.0% |
| Ankeny, IA | 64,744 | 83% | 73.8% |
| Huxley, IA | 3,912 | 83% | 71.9% |
| Maxwell, IA | 739 | 62% | 29.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Dubois, WY | 739 | 50% | 4.2% |
| San Perlita, TX | 739 | 52% | 7.6% |
| East Bend, NC | 739 | 50% | 4.4% |
| Hamersville, OH | 739 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Greenbush, MN | 739 | 61% | 26.6% |
| Maxwell, IA | 739 | 62% | 29.2% |
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