The collèges and lycées around Saulx-les-Chartreux get lower results than those around 76% of compared French towns
83.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Saulx-les-Chartreux, above Essonne’s towns (81.7%) but below compared French towns (87.5%). 15 collèges and 9 lycées with 2025 results and value added are within 5 km (3 miles) of Saulx-les-Chartreux. Saulx-les-Chartreux grades C− for schools, on their brevet and bac pass rates and value added: #56 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 about the schools near Saulx-les-Chartreux
Lycée polyvalent Henri Poincaré beats its expected rate
98% of 149 candidates passed the general and technological bac at Lycée polyvalent Henri Poincaré in 2025, 3 points more than the ministry expected from its pupils’ backgrounds and ages. Results and background ↓
Private collèges
3 of the 15 collèges within 5 km are private, under contract with the state: they teach the national curriculum and their pupils sit the same brevet. They count in the grade like the public ones. Every school ↓
Very different intakes
The collèges within 5 km take pupils from very different homes: the social position index runs from 93.7 at Collège les Dînes Chiens to 143.9 at Collège Sainte-Jeanne d'Arc. It is shown for context and never graded. Results and background ↓
Written from the Ministry of Education (DEPP) data on this page.
Saulx-les-Chartreux grades C− for schools
Against every compared French town with a collège or lycée within 5 km.
The lycées lift Saulx-les-Chartreux; the collèges hold it back.
The grade uses every collège and lycée within 5 km of Saulx-les-Chartreux with 2025 results and value added, public and private under contract: 15 collèges (2,506 candidates) and 9 lycées (2,069). 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.
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.
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 23 schools here, 4 are 2 points or more above the expected rate and 14 2 points or more below.
Show as a table
| School | IPS | Pass rate | Value added (points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lycée polyvalent Henri PoincaréBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 115.3 | 98% | +3 pts |
| Collège Sacré-CoeurBrevet · Private | 137.4 | 100% | +2 pts |
| Lycée Institution Saint Vincent de PaulBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 138.2 | 100% | +2 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Parc de VilgénisBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 117.4 | 94% | +2 pts |
| Collège Sainte-Jeanne d'ArcBrevet · Private | 143.9 | 99% | +1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent Saint-MartinBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 143.5 | 100% | +1 pt |
| Lycée du Sacré-CoeurBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 144.3 | 100% | +1 pt |
| Lycée Marguerite YourcenarBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 105.4 | 93% | ±0 pts |
| Lycée Jacques PrévertBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 116.5 | 95% | −1 pt |
| Collège Institution Saint Vincent de PaulBrevet · Private | 137.9 | 95% | −2 pts |
| Collège Pablo PicassoBrevet · Public | 102.8 | 85% | −3 pts |
| Collège Louis PasteurBrevet · Public | 93.9 | 76% | −3 pts |
| Collège Michel VignaudBrevet · Public | 104.6 | 83% | −3 pts |
| Collège Denis DiderotBrevet · Public | 106 | 80% | −5 pts |
| Collège les Gâtines - René CassinBrevet · Public | 112.8 | 83% | −6 pts |
| Lycée Camille ClaudelBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 128.5 | 92% | −6 pts |
| Collège Joseph BaraBrevet · Public | 121.3 | 81% | −7 pts |
| Collège Louise WeissBrevet · Public | 110.4 | 83% | −9 pts |
| Collège César FranckBrevet · Public | 123.1 | 82% | −9 pts |
| Collège Jules VerneBrevet · Public | 122.7 | 82% | −10 pts |
| Collège Charles PéguyBrevet · Public | 130 | 85% | −11 pts |
| Collège André MauroisBrevet · Public | 125.5 | 82% | −11 pts |
| Collège les Dînes ChiensBrevet · Public | 93.7 | 67% | −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.
The schools within 5 km of Saulx-les-Chartreux
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.
Points: the Ministry of Education’s school directory.
15 collèges and 9 lycées within 5 km of Saulx-les-Chartreux
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. 15 collèges and 9 lycées are in the grade. Distances from the town’s point.
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.
Saulx-les-Chartreux and the towns around it
Colored by School Grade. Brevet and bac: pass rates across each town’s schools within 5 km.
| Town | Schools | Brevet | Bac |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saulx-les-Chartreux 15 collèges · 9 lycées | C− | 84% | 91% |
| Longjumeau 18 collèges · 9 lycées · 1.1 mi | C | 84% | 93% |
| Champlan 18 collèges · 11 lycées · 1.3 mi | C | 82% | 90% |
| Ballainvilliers 20 collèges · 7 lycées · 1.4 mi | C | 82% | 92% |
| La Ville-du-Bois 13 collèges · 4 lycées · 1.9 mi | C | 84% | 91% |
| Villejust 15 collèges · 10 lycées · 2 mi | B− | 88% | 96% |
| Chilly-Mazarin 17 collèges · 10 lycées · 2.1 mi | C− | 81% | 90% |
Villejust has the best-graded schools nearby (B−). Towns within 10 km of each other share some of the same schools.
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.
Questions about schools near Saulx-les-Chartreux
Are the schools near Saulx-les-Chartreux good?
They grade C−, better than those around 24% of compared French towns and #56 of 94 in Essonne. In 2025, 83.9% of the 2,506 candidates at the 15 collèges within 5 km passed the brevet (−5.8 pts against the expected rate). At the lycées, 90.5% of 2,069 candidates passed the bac (−1 pt).
Which collège near Saulx-les-Chartreux does best?
Against the expected rate, Collège Sacré-Coeur (private, 2 mi): 100% of 242 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 Saulx-les-Chartreux does best?
Against the expected rate, Lycée polyvalent Henri Poincaré (public, 1.9 mi): 98% of 149 candidates passed the general and technological bac in 2025, +3 pts against the rate its pupils’ backgrounds predict.
How do children get a place at a collège near Saulx-les-Chartreux?
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 Saulx-les-Chartreux graded?
No: France doesn’t publish primary results school by school. Saulx-les-Chartreux 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 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.