| Index | Wheat Ridge | Colorado | National |
| Average Test Scores | 33% | 39% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 16:1 | 17:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 11 | 1,426 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 6 | 384 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 138 | 7,963 |
| Index | Wheat Ridge | Colorado | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 84.8% | 87.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 84.2% | 87.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 63.8% | 69.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 40.5% | 47.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 33.2% | 38.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 12.3% | 14.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.6% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.8% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 11 public schools, 6 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Wheat Ridge. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Wheat Ridge, CO schools is 33%. The average student to teacher ratio is 16:1. In Wheat Ridge, CO, an average of 84.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 84.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Indian Hills, CO | 1,363 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Cherry Hills Village, CO | 6,680 | 75% | 56.3% |
| Superior, CO | 13,292 | 69% | 42.7% |
| Greenwood Village, CO | 15,100 | 67% | 39.0% |
| Louisville, CO | 19,342 | 63% | 31.4% |
| Wheat Ridge, CO | 31,889 | 33% | 31.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Spring Valley, CA | 31,866 | 38% | 21.8% |
| Dover, NH | 31,922 | 50% | 3.6% |
| Los Gatos, CA | 31,943 | 76% | 57.3% |
| Kaysville, UT | 31,957 | 60% | 25.4% |
| Bay Shore, NY | 31,819 | 41% | 14.1% |
| Wheat Ridge, CO | 31,889 | 33% | 31.5% |
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