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D−School Grade
Schools near Sochaux · DEPP, 2025

The collèges and lycées around Sochaux are in the bottom tenth: lower results than those around 97% of compared French towns

At the collèges within 5 km of Sochaux, 74.3% passed the brevet, below both Doubs’ towns (85.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%). 7 collèges and 4 lycées with 2025 results and value added are within 5 km (3 miles) of Sochaux. Sochaux grades D− for schools, on their brevet and bac pass rates and value added: #27 of 33 in Doubs. The social position index (IPS) is shown, not graded.

74%passed the brevet89%passed the bac#27of 33 in Doubs
Within 5 km
7 + 4
collèges + lycées in the grade
Brevet pass rate
74.3%
of 852 candidates at 15 · 2025
Median of compared French towns: 87.5%
Bac, general & technological
88.8%
of 795 candidates · 2025
Median of compared French towns: 96.0%
Vocational bac
80.3%
of 350 candidates · 2025
Median of compared French towns: 83.3%

The town’s figures are weighted by candidates across the schools within 5 km; the comparison is the median of compared French towns (those with an overall grade).

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about the schools near Sochaux

+5points above the expected rate at Collège Claude Lorius67–117social position index across the collèges (France ≈ 100)

Collège Claude Lorius beats its expected rate

68% of 93 candidates passed the brevet at Collège Claude Lorius in 2025, 5 points more than the ministry expected from its pupils’ backgrounds and ages. Results and background ↓

Very different intakes

The collèges within 5 km take pupils from very different homes: the social position index runs from 67.2 at Collège Lou Blazer to 117.1 at Collège privé Saint-Maimboeuf. It is shown for context and never graded. Results and background ↓

Written from the Ministry of Education (DEPP) data on this page.

School Grade

Sochaux grades D− for schools

Against every compared French town with a collège or lycée within 5 km.

Collèges: brevet pass rate and value added (74.3%, −5.5 pts)Better than 6% of compared French towns
Lycées: bac pass rate and value added (86.2%, −5.1 pts)Better than 3% of compared French towns
Each of the 7 collèges: % passing the brevet (2025)60%65%70%75%80%85%90%Average French school 86.9%Collège Guynemer: 60% · −23 ptsCollège Lou Blazer: 64% · −6 ptsCollège Claude Lorius: 68% · +5 ptsCollège Jouffroy d'Abbans: 74% · −6 ptsCollège Jean Bauhin: 77% · −3 ptsCollège Paul Langevin: 83% · −3 ptsCollège privé Saint-Maimboeuf: 90% · −3 pts
Each of the 2 lycées: % passing the general and technological bac (2025)85%90%95%100%Average French school 96.0%Lycée polyvalent Germaine Tillion: 88% · −6 ptsLycée général et technologique Georges Cuvier: 90% · −6 pts
Each of the 3 lycées: % passing the vocational bac (2025)75%80%85%90%Average French school 84.4%Lycée polyvalent Germaine Tillion: 76% · −3 ptsLycée professionnel Nelson Mandela: 76% · −6 ptsLycée professionnel les Huisselets: 86% · −1 pt
The average French school of its kind
2+ points above the expected rateClose to the expected rate2+ points belowNo value added published

The grade uses every collège and lycée within 5 km of Sochaux with 2025 results and value added, public and private under contract: 7 collèges (852 candidates) and 4 lycées (1,145). Each school’s pass rate and value added are compared with every French school of its kind, then weighted by candidates; collèges and lycées count equally. A school can count for several towns.

Results and background

Which schools do better than their pupils’ backgrounds suggest

The line is the typical French school for each social position index; the band holds the middle two-thirds. A dot’s color is the ministry’s value added.

Collèges: brevet pass rate against social position index55%60%65%70%75%80%85%90%95%100%60708090100110120130Social position index →typical French schoolCollège Jouffroy d'Abbans: 74%, IPS 80.1 · −6 ptsCollège Paul Langevin: 83%, IPS 101.3 · −3 ptsCollège Guynemer: 60%, IPS 87.9 · −23 ptsCollège privé Saint-Maimboeuf: 90%, IPS 117.1 · −3 ptsCollège Claude Lorius: 68%, IPS 71.7 · +5 ptsCollège Lou Blazer: 64%, IPS 67.2 · −6 ptsCollège Jean Bauhin: 77%, IPS 80.5 · −3 ptsCollège GuynemerCollège Jouffroy d'AbbansCollège Lou Blazer
2+ points above the expected rateClose to the expected rate2+ points belowNo value added published

Schools whose pupils come from better-off homes usually get higher pass rates. The ministry’s value added already allows for that, and for pupils’ ages: of the 7 schools here, 1 are 2 points or more above the expected rate and 6 2 points or more below.

Show as a table
SchoolIPSPass rateValue added (points)
Collège Claude LoriusBrevet · Public71.768%+5 pts
Collège Paul LangevinBrevet · Public101.383%−3 pts
Collège privé Saint-MaimboeufBrevet · Private117.190%−3 pts
Collège Jean BauhinBrevet · Public80.577%−3 pts
Collège Jouffroy d'AbbansBrevet · Public80.174%−6 pts
Collège Lou BlazerBrevet · Public67.264%−6 pts
Collège GuynemerBrevet · Public87.960%−23 pts

IPS: DEPP’s social position index, 2024–25, from parents’ occupations (France’s average pupil ≈ 100). It describes; it doesn’t grade. Value added: the school’s pass rate minus the rate expected from its pupils’ backgrounds and ages.

Map

The schools within 5 km of Sochaux

The dashed circle is 5 km (3 miles) from the town’s point, the center of where its residents live; the black outline is the commune.

Ecole maternelle Centre · PublicEcole élémentaire Simone Veil · PublicEcole maternelle Chênes · PublicEcole élémentaire Chênes · PublicCollège Jouffroy d'Abbans · Public · 74% brevet · −6 ptsLycée général et technologique Georges Cuvier · Public · 90% general and technological bac · −6 ptsCollège Paul Langevin · Public · 83% brevet · −3 ptsCollège Guynemer · Public · 60% brevet · −23 ptsLycée professionnel les Huisselets · Public · 86% vocational bac · −1 ptLycée polyvalent Germaine Tillion · Public · 88% general and technological bac · −6 ptsCollège privé Saint-Maimboeuf · Private · 90% brevet · −3 ptsCollège Claude Lorius · Public · 68% brevet · +5 ptsCollège Lou Blazer · Public · 64% brevet · −6 ptsLycée professionnel Nelson Mandela · Public · 76% vocational bac · −6 ptsCollège Jean Bauhin · Public · 77% brevet · −3 ptsSochaux© OpenStreetMap contributors
CollègeLycéePrimary school in SochauxSize: candidates2+ points above the expected rateClose to the expected rate2+ points belowNo value added published

Points: the Ministry of Education’s school directory.

The schools

7 collèges and 4 lycées within 5 km of Sochaux

Each with its 2025 result and its value added: how far its pass rate is above or below what the ministry expected from its pupils. 7 collèges and 4 lycées are in the grade. Distances from the town’s point.

Primary schools in Sochaux4 · no results published by school
Ecole maternelle Centre
Primary school · Public · 0.2 mi
Ecole élémentaire Simone Veil
Primary school · Public · 0.2 mi
Ecole maternelle Chênes
Primary school · Public · 0.3 mi
Ecole élémentaire Chênes
Primary school · Public · 0.3 mi

Results: DEPP, brevet (IVAC) and bac (IVAL) 2025. Not in the grade: a school with results but no value added published (often a small one). Primary schools: the commune’s own, from the school directory.

Neighbors

Sochaux and the towns around it

Colored by School Grade. Brevet and bac: pass rates across each town’s schools within 5 km.

Vieux-Charmont: D− for schoolsGrand-Charmont: D− for schoolsExincourt: D− for schoolsÉtupes: D− for schoolsMontbéliard: D− for schoolsBethoncourt: D− for schoolsVieux-CharmontGrand-CharmontExincourtÉtupesMontbéliardBethoncourtSochaux
TownSchoolsBrevetBac
Sochaux
7 collèges · 4 lycées		D−74%86%
Vieux-Charmont
6 collèges · 4 lycées · 0.7 mi		D−74%86%
Grand-Charmont
6 collèges · 3 lycées · 1.1 mi		D−74%87%
Exincourt
9 collèges · 5 lycées · 1.2 mi		D−75%88%
Étupes
6 collèges · 5 lycées · 1.6 mi		D−76%88%
Montbéliard
7 collèges · 3 lycées · 1.8 mi		D−75%87%
Bethoncourt
5 collèges · 3 lycées · 1.9 mi		D−72%87%

Exincourt has the best-graded schools nearby (D−). Towns within 10 km of each other share some of the same schools.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • The brevet. The diplôme national du brevet, taken at 15 at the end of collège: written exams in French, maths, history-geography, sciences and an oral, with the year’s coursework. We use the share of candidates who pass.
  • The bac. The baccalauréat at 18: general and technological in most lycées, vocational in lycées professionnels. Each is compared only with schools of its own kind.
  • Value added. The ministry’s own measure (IVAC for collèges, IVAL for lycées): a school’s pass rate minus the rate expected from its pupils’ social background and age. It is half of each school’s score in the grade.
  • Social position index (IPS). A summary of pupils’ family backgrounds from parents’ occupations, about 100 for the average French pupil. Shown for context; never graded.
  • Within 5 km. French families don’t pick a school by the town’s name: a collège serves a catchment set by the département, a lycée one set by the académie. So the grade uses the schools within 5 km of where the town’s residents live, and neighboring towns can share them.
  • Primary schools. Not graded: national tests (évaluations nationales) aren’t published school by school. The commune’s primary schools are listed.

How the School Grade works in France →

Questions about schools near Sochaux

Are the schools near Sochaux good?

They grade D−, better than those around 3% of compared French towns and #27 of 33 in Doubs. In 2025, 74.3% of the 852 candidates at the seven collèges within 5 km passed the brevet (−5.5 pts against the expected rate). At the lycées, 86.2% of 1,145 candidates passed the bac (−5.1 pts).

Which collège near Sochaux does best?

Against the expected rate, Collège Claude Lorius (public, 2 mi): 68% of 93 candidates passed the brevet in 2025, +5 pts against the rate its pupils’ backgrounds predict. On the raw pass rate alone the order can differ; value added is the fairer comparison.

Which lycée near Sochaux does best?

Against the expected rate, Lycée professionnel les Huisselets (public, 1.7 mi): 86% of 149 candidates passed the vocational bac in 2025, −1 pt against the rate its pupils’ backgrounds predict.

How do children get a place at a collège near Sochaux?

A state collège takes the children of its catchment area (secteur), which the département council sets; families can ask the académie for an exception (dérogation). Lycée places go through the académie’s Affelnet assignment. Private schools under contract admit pupils themselves.

Are primary schools in Sochaux graded?

No: France doesn’t publish primary results school by school. Sochaux has 4 primary schools (écoles maternelles and élémentaires), listed above.

Sources: Ministry of Education (DEPP), value added of collèges (IVAC) and lycées (IVAL), 2025 session · DEPP, social position index (IPS) by school, 2024–25 · Ministry of Education, school directory (annuaire de l’éducation) · INSEE, Filosofi 200 m grid (the town’s point) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.