| Index | Shaw Heights | Colorado | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 39% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 17:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,426 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 384 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 138 | 7,963 |
| Index | Shaw Heights | Colorado | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 69.6% | 87.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 68.6% | 87.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 45.6% | 69.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 24.5% | 47.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.2% | 38.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.9% | 14.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.8% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.1% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Shaw Heights. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Shaw Heights, CO schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Shaw Heights, CO, an average of 69.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 68.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Superior, CO | 13,292 | 69% | 42.7% |
| Louisville, CO | 19,342 | 63% | 31.4% |
| Boulder, CO | 108,777 | 59% | 23.8% |
| Broomfield, CO | 69,444 | 57% | 19.3% |
| Dacono, CO | 6,167 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Shaw Heights, CO | 5,987 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Union, KY | 5,988 | 64% | 33.5% |
| Maquoketa, IA | 5,990 | 63% | 30.2% |
| Kodiak, AK | 5,983 | 45% | 5.8% |
| Lake Alfred, FL | 5,993 | 44% | 8.5% |
| Enola, PA | 5,980 | 65% | 35.9% |
| Shaw Heights, CO | 5,987 | n/a |
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