| Index | The Colony | Texas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 50% | 47% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 14:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 9 | 7,418 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,267 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 463 | 7,963 |
| Index | The Colony | Texas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 90.2% | 79.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 89.7% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 71.0% | 57.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 41.9% | 34.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 33.8% | 28.1% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 7.9% | 9.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.5% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.3% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 9 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in The Colony. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for The Colony, TX schools is 50%. The average student to teacher ratio is 14:1. In The Colony, TX, an average of 90.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 89.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Southlake, TX | 31,684 | 87% | 80.7% |
| Hickory Creek, TX | 4,716 | 74% | 54.2% |
| Flower Mound, TX | 78,854 | 73% | 52.8% |
| Coppell, TX | 41,494 | 72% | 50.2% |
| Frisco, TX | 188,387 | 71% | 48.9% |
| The Colony, TX | 43,791 | 50% | 4.7% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Riverton, UT | 43,793 | 47% | 3.0% |
| Sierra Vista, AZ | 43,756 | 46% | 4.1% |
| Lombard, IL | 43,755 | 46% | 4.4% |
| Urbandale, IA | 43,879 | 77% | 61.3% |
| El Centro, CA | 43,881 | 36% | 25.8% |
| The Colony, TX | 43,791 | 50% | 4.7% |
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