| Index | Ordway | Colorado | National |
| Average Test Scores | 22% | 39% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 15:1 | 17:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 3 | 1,426 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 384 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 138 | 7,963 |

| Index | Ordway | Colorado | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 75.9% | 87.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 74.5% | 87.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 54.9% | 69.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 30.0% | 47.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 16.7% | 38.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 8.7% | 14.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.5% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 3 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Ordway. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Ordway, CO schools is 22%. The average student to teacher ratio is 15:1. In Ordway, CO, an average of 75.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 74.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Swink, CO | 856 | 53% | 10.9% |
| Fowler, CO | 1,168 | 38% | 20.5% |
| Rocky Ford, CO | 3,965 | 31% | 35.9% |
| Cheraw, CO | 209 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Manzanola, CO | 453 | 28% | 42.7% |
| Ordway, CO | 1,689 | 22% | 54.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Hawkins, TX | 1,689 | 52% | 7.8% |
| Pinehurst, ID | 1,689 | 51% | 5.2% |
| Pilot Mountain, NC | 1,689 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Capron, IL | 1,689 | 25% | 47.9% |
| Crystal Falls, MI | 1,690 | 39% | 19.8% |
| Ordway, CO | 1,689 | 22% | 54.2% |