The collèges and lycées around Gif-sur-Yvette get lower results than those around 51% of compared French towns
86.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Gif-sur-Yvette, above Essonne’s towns (81.7%) and close to compared French towns (87.5%). 7 collèges and 3 lycées with 2025 results and value added are within 5 km (3 miles) of Gif-sur-Yvette. Gif-sur-Yvette grades B− for schools, on their brevet and bac pass rates and value added: #12 of 94 in Essonne. The social position index (IPS) is shown, not graded.
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 Gif-sur-Yvette
Around Gif-sur-Yvette, the lycées do better than those of 69% of compared French towns, the collèges better than 31%. 98% passed the general and technological bac (as expected against the expected rate), and 86.8% the brevet (−3.9 pts). School Grade ↓
Very different intakes
The collèges within 5 km take pupils from very different homes: the social position index runs from 80.2 at Collège Aimé Césaire to 143.7 at Collège Les Goussons. It is shown for context and never graded. Results and background ↓
Written from the Ministry of Education (DEPP) data on this page.
School Grade
Gif-sur-Yvette grades B− for schools
Against every compared French town with a collège or lycée within 5 km.
Collèges: brevet pass rate and value added (86.8%, −3.9 pts)Better than 31% of compared French towns
Lycées: bac pass rate and value added (96.0%, as expected)Better than 69% of compared French towns
The lycées lift Gif-sur-Yvette; the collèges hold it back.
Each of the 7 collèges: % passing the brevet (2025)
Each of the 3 lycées: % passing the general and technological bac (2025)
The lycée: % passing the vocational bac (2025)
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 Gif-sur-Yvette with 2025 results and value added, public and private under contract: 7 collèges (982 candidates) and 3 lycées (1,091). 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 index
Lycées: general and technological bac against social position index
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 10 schools here, 1 are 2 points or more above the expected rate and 5 2 points or more below.
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School
IPS
Pass rate
Value added (points)
Collège MondétourBrevet · Public
89.9
81%
+2 pts
Lycée l'EssouriauBac, gen. & tech. · Public
111.9
96%
+1 pt
Lycée de la vallée de ChevreuseBac, gen. & tech. · Public
147.3
98%
±0 pts
Lycée Blaise PascalBac, gen. & tech. · Public
150
99%
±0 pts
Collège Albert EinsteinBrevet · Public
116.4
90%
−1 pt
Collège Aimé CésaireBrevet · Public
80.2
75%
−3 pts
Collège Alexandre FlemingBrevet · Public
141.8
92%
−4 pts
Collège Juliette AdamBrevet · Public
136.6
91%
−5 pts
Collège Les GoussonsBrevet · Public
143.7
90%
−6 pts
Collège La GuyonnerieBrevet · Public
127.1
85%
−8 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 Gif-sur-Yvette
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.
CollègeLycéePrimary school in Gif-sur-YvetteSize: 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 3 lycées within 5 km of Gif-sur-Yvette
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 3 lycées are in the grade. Distances from the town’s point.
Collèges7 · ages 11 to 15, brevet · best value added first
Primary schools in Gif-sur-Yvette15 · no results published by school
Ecole maternelle La Plaine
Primary school · Public · 0.2 mi
Ecole élémentaire La Plaine
Primary school · Public · 0.2 mi
Ecole élémentaire L'Abbaye
Primary school · Public · 0.3 mi
Ecole maternelle l'Abbaye
Primary school · Public · 0.3 mi
Ecole primaire Hameau de Belleville
Primary school · Public · 0.5 mi
Ecole maternelle privée Déploie Tes Ailes
Primary school · Private · 0.6 mi
Ecole maternelle Les Sablons
Primary school · Public · 0.7 mi
Ecole élémentaire Les Sablons
Primary school · Public · 0.7 mi
Ecole maternelle Le Centre
Primary school · Public · 0.8 mi
Ecole maternelle Les Neuveries
Primary school · Public · 0.8 mi
Ecole élémentaire Les Neuveries
Primary school · Public · 0.8 mi
Ecole primaire Hameau de Courcelle
Primary school · Public · 0.9 mi
Show all 15 primary schools
Ecole primaire La Feuillarde
Primary school · Public · 1.2 mi
Ecole Primaire de Moulon
Primary school · Public · 2.1 mi
Ecole élémentaire Le Centre
Primary school · Public · 2.2 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
Gif-sur-Yvette and the towns around it
Colored by School Grade. Brevet and bac: pass rates across each town’s schools within 5 km.
Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse has the best-graded schools nearby (B). 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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Primary schools. Not graded: national tests (évaluations nationales) aren’t published school by school. The commune’s primary schools are listed.
They grade B−, better than those around 50% of compared French towns and #12 of 94 in Essonne. In 2025, 86.8% of the 982 candidates at the seven collèges within 5 km passed the brevet (−3.9 pts against the expected rate). At the lycées, 96.0% of 1,091 candidates passed the bac (as expected).
Which collège near Gif-sur-Yvette does best?
Against the expected rate, Collège Mondétour (public, 2.7 mi): 81% of 121 candidates passed the brevet in 2025, +2 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 Gif-sur-Yvette does best?
Against the expected rate, Lycée l'Essouriau (public, 2.3 mi): 96% of 296 candidates passed the general and technological bac in 2025, +1 pt against the rate its pupils’ backgrounds predict.
How do children get a place at a collège near Gif-sur-Yvette?
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 Gif-sur-Yvette graded?
No: France doesn’t publish primary results school by school. Gif-sur-Yvette has 15 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 November 4, 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.
