| Index | Short Pump | Virginia | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 79% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 13:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,596 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 553 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 199 | 7,963 |
| Index | Short Pump | Virginia | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 96.4% | 85.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 96.1% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 88.4% | 64.1% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 74.6% | 44.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 71.3% | 36.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 31.0% | 15.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 9.8% | 4.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 3.8% | 1.7% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Short Pump. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Short Pump, VA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Short Pump, VA, an average of 96.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 96.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Glen Allen, VA | 14,842 | 90% | 86.7% |
| Mechanicsville, VA | 37,141 | 89% | 84.9% |
| Bon Air, VA | 17,599 | 87% | 81.8% |
| Goochland, VA | 679 | 85% | 76.3% |
| Ashland, VA | 7,819 | 80% | 65.9% |
| Short Pump, VA | 27,385 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Anderson, SC | 27,387 | 52% | 7.6% |
| Bergenfield, NJ | 27,375 | 63% | 30.7% |
| Oak Forest, IL | 27,403 | 35% | 26.2% |
| Gladstone, MO | 27,365 | 51% | 6.3% |
| Huntley, IL | 27,413 | 50% | 3.6% |
| Short Pump, VA | 27,385 | n/a |
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