| Index | Silver Lake | Minnesota | National |
| Average Test Scores | 61% | 52% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 2,224 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 477 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 140 | 7,963 |
| Index | Silver Lake | Minnesota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 93.2% | 90.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 91.4% | 89.5% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 47.8% | 66.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 26.4% | 45.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 10.3% | 34.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.8% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.1% | 3.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.3% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Silver Lake. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Silver Lake, MN schools is 61%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Silver Lake, MN, an average of 93.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 91.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Dassel, MN | 1,443 | 85% | 76.0% |
| Montrose, MN | 3,505 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Waverly, MN | 1,513 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Winsted, MN | 2,036 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Norwood Young America, MN | 3,746 | 59% | 22.9% |
| Silver Lake, MN | 906 | 61% | 26.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Vass, NC | 906 | 51% | 6.8% |
| Naples, NY | 906 | 59% | 22.4% |
| Rosendale, WI | 906 | 58% | 21.2% |
| Afton, OK | 906 | 34% | 29.9% |
| Hallock, MN | 906 | 69% | 43.8% |
| Silver Lake, MN | 906 | 61% | 26.0% |
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