The collèges and lycées around Villebon-sur-Yvette trail those around 60% of compared French towns on results
85.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Villebon-sur-Yvette, above Essonne’s towns (81.7%) but below compared French towns (87.5%). 17 collèges and 9 lycées with 2025 results and value added are within 5 km (3 miles) of Villebon-sur-Yvette. Villebon-sur-Yvette grades C+ for schools, on their brevet and bac pass rates and value added: #23 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 Villebon-sur-Yvette
Strong lycées, weaker collèges
Around Villebon-sur-Yvette, the lycées do better than those of 63% of compared French towns, the collèges better than 22%. 97% passed the general and technological bac (+0.6 pts against the expected rate), and 85.1% the brevet (−4.7 pts). School Grade ↓
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
5 of the 18 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 89.9 at Collège Mondétour to 150.2 at Collège privé du cours secondaire d'Orsay. It is shown for context and never graded. Results and background ↓
Written from the Ministry of Education (DEPP) data on this page.
Villebon-sur-Yvette grades C+ for schools
Against every compared French town with a collège or lycée within 5 km.
The lycées lift Villebon-sur-Yvette; the collèges hold it back.
The grade uses every collège and lycée within 5 km of Villebon-sur-Yvette with 2025 results and value added, public and private under contract: 17 collèges (2,387 candidates) and 9 lycées (2,063). 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. 1 school has results but no value added published, so it is listed, not graded. 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 26 schools here, 6 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 privé du cours secondaire d'OrsayBrevet · Private | 150.2 | 100% | +2 pts |
| Collège MondétourBrevet · Public | 89.9 | 81% | +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 |
| Lycée Fustel de CoulangesBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 121.4 | 97% | +2 pts |
| Collège Sainte-Jeanne d'ArcBrevet · Private | 143.9 | 99% | +1 pt |
| Collège Alain FournierBrevet · Public | 141.3 | 96% | +1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent Saint-MartinBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 143.5 | 100% | +1 pt |
| Lycée privé du cours secondaire d'OrsayBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 148.6 | 100% | +1 pt |
| Lycée international Palaiseau Paris-SaclayBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 144.6 | 100% | ±0 pts |
| Lycée Blaise PascalBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 150 | 99% | ±0 pts |
| Collège Institution Saint Vincent de PaulBrevet · Private | 137.9 | 95% | −2 pts |
| Collège Pablo PicassoBrevet · Public | 102.8 | 85% | −3 pts |
| Collège Gérard PhilipeBrevet · Public | 94.4 | 77% | −3 pts |
| Collège Louis PasteurBrevet · Public | 93.9 | 76% | −3 pts |
| Collège Alexandre FlemingBrevet · Public | 141.8 | 92% | −4 pts |
| Collège Denis DiderotBrevet · Public | 106 | 80% | −5 pts |
| Lycée Camille ClaudelBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 128.5 | 92% | −6 pts |
| Collège Joseph BaraBrevet · Public | 121.3 | 81% | −7 pts |
| Collège César FranckBrevet · Public | 123.1 | 82% | −9 pts |
| Collège Louise WeissBrevet · Public | 110.4 | 83% | −9 pts |
| Collège Saint-NicolasBrevet · Private | 134.4 | 81% | −9 pts |
| Collège Jules VerneBrevet · Public | 122.7 | 82% | −10 pts |
| Collège Émile ZolaBrevet · Public | 133.6 | 83% | −10 pts |
| Collège Charles PéguyBrevet · Public | 130 | 85% | −11 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 Villebon-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.
Points: the Ministry of Education’s school directory.
18 collèges and 9 lycées within 5 km of Villebon-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. 17 collèges and 9 lycées are in the grade; the others publish results without value added. Distances from the town’s point.
Show all 18 collèges
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.
Villebon-sur-Yvette 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villebon-sur-Yvette 17 collèges · 9 lycées | C+ | 85% | 95% |
| Palaiseau 18 collèges · 10 lycées · 1.1 mi | C+ | 85% | 94% |
| Villejust 15 collèges · 10 lycées · 1.5 mi | B− | 88% | 96% |
| Orsay 13 collèges · 8 lycées · 1.9 mi | B− | 88% | 95% |
| Saulx-les-Chartreux 15 collèges · 9 lycées · 2.1 mi | C− | 84% | 91% |
| Champlan 18 collèges · 11 lycées · 2.1 mi | C | 82% | 90% |
| Igny 16 collèges · 9 lycées · 2.5 mi | C− | 85% | 93% |
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 Villebon-sur-Yvette
Are the schools near Villebon-sur-Yvette good?
They grade C+, better than those around 40% of compared French towns and #23 of 94 in Essonne. In 2025, 85.1% of the 2,387 candidates at the 17 collèges within 5 km passed the brevet (−4.7 pts against the expected rate). At the lycées, 94.7% of 2,063 candidates passed the bac (−0.5 pts).
Which collège near Villebon-sur-Yvette does best?
Against the expected rate, Collège privé du cours secondaire d'Orsay (private, 1.9 mi): 100% of 91 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 Villebon-sur-Yvette does best?
Against the expected rate, Lycée polyvalent Henri Poincaré (public, 0.4 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 Villebon-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 Villebon-sur-Yvette graded?
No: France doesn’t publish primary results school by school. Villebon-sur-Yvette has 3 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 9, 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.