| Index | Holiday Lake | 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 | Holiday Lake | Iowa | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 91.5% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 91.5% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 47.1% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 24.9% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 19.8% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.8% | 8.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 5.8% | 2.7% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 3.1% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Holiday Lake. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Holiday Lake, IA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Holiday Lake, IA, an average of 91.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 91.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Grinnell, IA | 9,069 | 79% | 64.6% |
| Brooklyn, IA | 1,677 | 75% | 55.2% |
| Victor, IA | 974 | 73% | 52.6% |
| Belle Plaine, IA | 2,419 | 73% | 52.6% |
| Keystone, IA | 605 | 70% | 45.8% |
| Holiday Lake, IA | 330 | n/a |
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| Comfrey, MN | 330 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Strong, AR | 330 | 17% | 64.6% |
| Kelford, NC | 330 | 20% | 59.4% |
| Richland Springs, TX | 330 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Lawn, TX | 329 | 65% | 34.4% |
| Holiday Lake, IA | 330 | n/a |
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