The collèges and lycées around Mérignac outscore those around 55% of compared French towns
The brevet pass rate near Mérignac is 93.8%, above both Gironde’s towns (89.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%). 21 collèges and 12 lycées with 2025 results and value added are within 5 km (3 miles) of Mérignac. Mérignac grades B− for schools, on their brevet and bac pass rates and value added: #38 of 93 in Gironde. 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).
Around Mérignac, the lycées do better than those of 34% of compared French towns, the collèges better than 73%. 96% passed the general and technological bac (−1.6 pts against the expected rate), and 93.8% the brevet (−0.6 pts). School Grade ↓
Collège Monséjour beats its expected rate
96% of 120 candidates passed the brevet at Collège Monséjour in 2025, 6 points more than the ministry expected from its pupils’ backgrounds and ages. Results and background ↓
Private collèges
6 of the 21 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 96.2 at Collège François Mitterrand to 150.1 at Collège privé Sainte-Marie Grand Lebrun. It is shown for context and never graded. Results and background ↓
Written from the Ministry of Education (DEPP) data on this page.
School Grade
Mérignac grades B− for schools
Against every compared French town with a collège or lycée within 5 km.
Collèges: brevet pass rate and value added (93.8%, −0.6 pts)Better than 73% of compared French towns
Lycées: bac pass rate and value added (94.5%, −2.4 pts)Better than 34% of compared French towns
The collèges lift Mérignac; the lycées hold it back.
Each of the 21 collèges: % passing the brevet (2025)
Each of the 8 lycées: % passing the general and technological bac (2025)
Each of the 5 lycées: % 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 Mérignac with 2025 results and value added, public and private under contract: 21 collèges (3,029 candidates) and 12 lycées (3,158). 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.
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 29 schools here, 7 are 2 points or more above the expected rate and 10 2 points or more below.
Lycée privé Sainte-Marie Grand LebrunBac, gen. & tech. · Private
147.4
100%
+1 pt
Lycée privé Assomption Sainte-ClotildeBac, gen. & tech. · Private
139.9
100%
+1 pt
Collège Les EyquemsBrevet · Public
119.6
94%
±0 pts
Collège Émile CombesBrevet · Public
140.8
97%
±0 pts
Collège Saint-AndréBrevet · Public
128
96%
±0 pts
Lycée privé Saint-Joseph de TivoliBac, gen. & tech. · Private
146.8
99%
±0 pts
Lycée François MagendieBac, gen. & tech. · Public
140.3
99%
±0 pts
Collège privé Saint-Joseph de TivoliBrevet · Private
147
97%
−1 pt
Collège François MitterrandBrevet · Public
96.2
81%
−1 pt
Lycée privé Bel OrmeBac, gen. & tech. · Private
129.3
96%
−1 pt
Collège Gisèle HalimiBrevet · Public
99
87%
−2 pts
Collège Émile ZolaBrevet · Public
121.4
92%
−3 pts
Lycée Pape ClémentBac, gen. & tech. · Public
129.8
94%
−3 pts
Lycée Camille JullianBac, gen. & tech. · Public
135.9
95%
−3 pts
Collège NoèsBrevet · Public
131.6
92%
−4 pts
Collège Andrée ChedidBrevet · Public
114.2
88%
−4 pts
Collège Henri BrissonBrevet · Public
133.5
91%
−4 pts
Lycée Fernand DaguinBac, gen. & tech. · Public
123.8
93%
−4 pts
Collège BourranBrevet · Public
110.1
87%
−5 pts
Collège AlouetteBrevet · Public
126.4
86%
−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 Mérignac
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 MérignacSize: 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
21 collèges and 13 lycées within 5 km of Mérignac
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. 21 collèges and 12 lycées are in the grade; the others publish results without value added. Distances from the town’s point.
Collèges21 · ages 11 to 15, brevet · best value added first
Primary schools in Mérignac29 · no results published by school
Ecole élémentaire Jules Ferry
Primary school · Public · 0.4 mi
Ecole maternelle du Parc
Primary school · Public · 0.4 mi
Ecole élémentaire du Parc
Primary school · Public · 0.5 mi
Ecole maternelle Les Eyquems
Primary school · Public · 0.5 mi
Ecole élémentaire Bourran
Primary school · Public · 0.6 mi
Ecole maternelle Pont de Madame
Primary school · Public · 0.6 mi
Ecole maternelle Jean Macé
Primary school · Public · 0.8 mi
Ecole maternelle Bourran
Primary school · Public · 0.9 mi
Ecole élémentaire Jean Macé
Primary school · Public · 0.9 mi
Ecole élémentaire Jean Jaurès 2
Primary school · Public · 1 mi
Ecole élémentaire Jean Jaurès 1
Primary school · Public · 1 mi
Ecole maternelle Jean Jaurès
Primary school · Public · 1 mi
Show all 29 primary schools
Ecole primaire Rosa Bonheur
Primary school · Public · 1 mi
Ecole maternelle Les Bosquets
Primary school · Public · 1.1 mi
Ecole élémentaire Les Bosquets
Primary school · Public · 1.1 mi
ECOLE PRIMAIRE ARNAUD LAFON
Primary school · Public · 1.2 mi
Ecole primaire privée Sainte Marie
Primary school · Private · 1.2 mi
Ecole maternelle André Cabiran
Primary school · Public · 1.2 mi
Ecole maternelle La Glacière
Primary school · Public · 1.3 mi
Ecole élémentaire Anatole France
Primary school · Public · 1.3 mi
Ecole maternelle Peychotte
Primary school · Public · 1.3 mi
Ecole maternelle Marcelin Berthelot
Primary school · Public · 1.3 mi
Ecole élémentaire Marcelin Berthelot
Primary school · Public · 1.3 mi
Ecole maternelle J. Baker
Primary school · Public · 1.4 mi
Ecole élémentaire J. Baker
Primary school · Public · 1.4 mi
Ecole primaire Edouard Herriot
Primary school · Public · 1.7 mi
Ecole primaire Ferdinand Buisson
Primary school · Public · 1.7 mi
Ecole maternelle Oscar Auriac
Primary school · Public · 2.9 mi
Ecole élémentaire Oscar Auriac
Primary school · Public · 2.9 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
Mérignac and the towns around it
Colored by School Grade. Brevet and bac: pass rates across each town’s schools within 5 km.
Eysines 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 55% of compared French towns and #38 of 93 in Gironde. In 2025, 93.8% of the 3,029 candidates at the 21 collèges within 5 km passed the brevet (−0.6 pts against the expected rate). At the lycées, 94.5% of 3,158 candidates passed the bac (−2.4 pts).
Which collège near Mérignac does best?
Against the expected rate, Collège Monséjour (public, 1.5 mi): 96% of 120 candidates passed the brevet in 2025, +6 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 Mérignac does best?
Against the expected rate, Lycée privé Sainte-Marie Grand Lebrun (private, 2.2 mi): 100% of 216 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 Mérignac?
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 Mérignac graded?
No: France doesn’t publish primary results school by school. Mérignac has 29 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.