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B−School Grade
Schools near Saclay · DEPP, 2025

More pass the bac at the lycées near Saclay than in Essonne’s towns or compared French towns: 100.0%

100.0% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Saclay, above both Essonne’s towns (91.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%). 8 collèges and 2 lycées with 2025 results and value added are within 5 km (3 miles) of Saclay. Saclay grades B− for schools, on their brevet and bac pass rates and value added: #9 of 94 in Essonne. The social position index (IPS) is shown, not graded.

88%passed the brevet100%passed the bac#9of 94 in Essonne
Within 5 km
8 + 2
collèges + lycées in the grade
Brevet pass rate
88.0%
of 1,065 candidates at 15 · 2025
Median of compared French towns: 87.5%
Bac, general & technological
100.0%
of 423 candidates · 2025
Median of compared French towns: 96.0%

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 Saclay

85% · 23%of compared French towns are behind on lycées · on collèges122–163social position index across the collèges (France ≈ 100)

Strong lycées, weaker collèges

Around Saclay, the lycées do better than those of 85% of compared French towns, the collèges better than 23%. 100% passed the general and technological bac (as expected against the expected rate), and 88.0% the brevet (−6.5 pts). School Grade ↓

Very different intakes

The collèges within 5 km take pupils from very different homes: the social position index runs from 122.1 at Collège Maryse Bastié to 162.5 at Collège franco-allemand. It is shown for context and never graded. Results and background ↓

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

School Grade

Saclay grades B− for schools

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

Collèges: brevet pass rate and value added (88.0%, −6.5 pts)Better than 23% of compared French towns
Lycées: bac pass rate and value added (100.0%, as expected)Better than 85% of compared French towns

The lycées lift Saclay; the collèges hold it back.

Each of the 8 collèges: % passing the brevet (2025)80%85%90%95%100%Average French school 86.9%Collège Saint-Exupéry: 80% · −14 ptsCollège Saint-Nicolas: 81% · −9 ptsCollège Maryse Bastié: 81% · −12 ptsCollège Émile Zola: 83% · −10 ptsCollège La Guyonnerie: 85% · −8 ptsCollège Alain Fournier: 96% · +1 ptCollège Martin Luther King: 99% · +1 ptCollège franco-allemand: 100% · as expected
Each of the 2 lycées: % passing the general and technological bac (2025)85%90%95%100%Average French school 96.0%Lycée international Palaiseau Paris-Saclay: 100% · as expectedLycée Franco-Allemand: 100% · as expected
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 Saclay with 2025 results and value added, public and private under contract: 8 collèges (1,065 candidates) and 2 lycées (423). 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 index75%80%85%90%95%100%110120130140150160170Social position index →typical French schoolCollège Émile Zola: 83%, IPS 133.6 · −10 ptsCollège Saint-Nicolas: 81%, IPS 134.4 · −9 ptsCollège Alain Fournier: 96%, IPS 141.3 · +1 ptCollège La Guyonnerie: 85%, IPS 127.1 · −8 ptsCollège Maryse Bastié: 81%, IPS 122.1 · −12 ptsCollège Saint-Exupéry: 80%, IPS 125.2 · −14 ptsCollège Martin Luther King: 99%, IPS 147 · +1 ptCollège franco-allemand: 100%, IPS 162.5 · as expectedCollège Saint-ExupéryCollège Émile Zola
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 8 schools here, 0 are 2 points or more above the expected rate and 5 2 points or more below.

Show as a table
SchoolIPSPass rateValue added (points)
Collège Alain FournierBrevet · Public141.396%+1 pt
Collège Martin Luther KingBrevet · Public14799%+1 pt
Collège franco-allemandBrevet · Public162.5100%±0 pts
Collège La GuyonnerieBrevet · Public127.185%−8 pts
Collège Saint-NicolasBrevet · Private134.481%−9 pts
Collège Émile ZolaBrevet · Public133.683%−10 pts
Collège Maryse BastiéBrevet · Public122.181%−12 pts
Collège Saint-ExupéryBrevet · Public125.280%−14 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 Saclay

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 élémentaire Irène et Frédéric Joliot-Curie · PublicEcole maternelle Jean de La Fontaine · PublicEcole élémentaire publique Thomas Gobert · PublicEcole maternelle Pauline Kergomard · PublicCollège Émile Zola · Public · 83% brevet · −10 ptsLycée international Palaiseau Paris-Saclay · Public · 100% general and technological bac · as expectedCollège Saint-Nicolas · Private · 81% brevet · −9 ptsCollège Alain Fournier · Public · 96% brevet · +1 ptCollège La Guyonnerie · Public · 85% brevet · −8 ptsCollège Maryse Bastié · Public · 81% brevet · −12 ptsCollège Saint-Exupéry · Public · 80% brevet · −14 ptsCollège Martin Luther King · Public · 99% brevet · +1 ptCollège franco-allemand · Public · 100% brevet · as expectedLycée Franco-Allemand · Public · 100% general and technological bac · as expectedSaclay© OpenStreetMap contributors
CollègeLycéePrimary school in SaclaySize: 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

8 collèges and 2 lycées within 5 km of Saclay

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. 8 collèges and 2 lycées are in the grade. Distances from the town’s point.

Primary schools in Saclay4 · no results published by school
Ecole élémentaire Irène et Frédéric Joliot-Curie
Primary school · Public · 0.7 mi
Ecole maternelle Jean de La Fontaine
Primary school · Public · 0.8 mi
Ecole élémentaire publique Thomas Gobert
Primary school · Public · 0.9 mi
Ecole maternelle Pauline Kergomard
Primary school · Public · 0.9 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

Saclay and the towns around it

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

Jouy-en-Josas: C+ for schoolsBièvres: D for schoolsIgny: C− for schoolsVélizy-Villacoublay: C for schoolsBuc: B− for schoolsOrsay: B− for schoolsJouy-en-JosasBièvresIgnyVélizy-VillacoublayBucOrsaySaclay
TownSchoolsBrevetBac
Saclay
8 collèges · 2 lycées		B−88%100%
Jouy-en-Josas
12 collèges · 8 lycées · 1.7 mi		C+89%95%
Bièvres
14 collèges · 9 lycées · 2.1 mi		D81%91%
Igny
16 collèges · 9 lycées · 2.4 mi		C−85%93%
Vélizy-Villacoublay
20 collèges · 15 lycées · 3 mi		C87%95%
Buc
14 collèges · 14 lycées · 3.2 mi		B−92%96%
Orsay
13 collèges · 8 lycées · 3.3 mi		B−88%95%

Saclay’s schools are graded at least as well as any neighbor’s. 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 Saclay

Are the schools near Saclay good?

They grade B−, better than those around 55% of compared French towns and #9 of 94 in Essonne. In 2025, 88.0% of the 1,065 candidates at the eight collèges within 5 km passed the brevet (−6.5 pts against the expected rate). At the lycées, 100.0% of 423 candidates passed the bac (as expected).

Which collège near Saclay does best?

Against the expected rate, Collège Alain Fournier (public, 2.8 mi): 96% of 145 candidates passed the brevet in 2025, +1 pt 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 Saclay does best?

Against the expected rate, Lycée international Palaiseau Paris-Saclay (public, 2.5 mi): 100% of 255 candidates passed the general and technological bac in 2025, as expected against the rate its pupils’ backgrounds predict.

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

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 Saclay graded?

No: France doesn’t publish primary results school by school. Saclay 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.