| Index | Ridgeway | Virginia | National |
| Average Test Scores | 83% | 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 | Ridgeway | Virginia | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 78.5% | 85.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 76.9% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 51.3% | 64.1% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 27.0% | 44.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.4% | 36.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.2% | 15.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.9% | 4.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 2.9% | 1.7% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Ridgeway. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Ridgeway, VA schools is 83%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Ridgeway, VA, an average of 78.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 76.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Wentworth, NC | 2,796 | 82% | 70.8% |
| Bassett, VA | 923 | 80% | 67.0% |
| Stanleytown, VA | 1,290 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Martinsville, VA | 13,146 | 77% | 60.9% |
| Collinsville, VA | 7,198 | 76% | 57.3% |
| Ridgeway, VA | 1,198 | 83% | 72.9% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Baltic, SD | 1,198 | 53% | 10.4% |
| Yoncalla, OR | 1,198 | 39% | 19.8% |
| Candor, NC | 1,198 | 33% | 32.3% |
| Assumption, IL | 1,199 | 20% | 59.4% |
| Trappe, MD | 1,197 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Ridgeway, VA | 1,198 | 83% | 72.9% |