Primary schools in Saint-Macaire4 · no results published by school
Ecole élémentaire Semmacari
Ecole maternelle Anne Sylvestre
Ecole primaire privée Notre Dame du Rosaire
Ecole élémentaire privée Notre Dame de Verdelais
B−School Grade
Schools near Saint-Macaire · DEPP, 2025
The collèges and lycées around Saint-Macaire trail those around 55% of compared French towns on results
3 collèges and 2 lycées with 2025 results and value added are within 5 km (3 miles) of Saint-Macaire. Saint-Macaire grades B− for schools, on their brevet and bac pass rates and value added. The social position index (IPS) is shown, not graded.
Within 5 km
3 + 2
collèges + lycées in the grade
Brevet pass rate
88.6%
of 429 candidates at 15 · 2025
Median of compared French towns: 87.5%
Bac, general & technological
96.0%
of 367 candidates · 2025
Median of compared French towns: 96.0%
Vocational bac
86.0%
of 78 candidates · 2025
Median of compared French towns: 83.3%
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).
School Grade
Saint-Macaire grades B− for schools
Against every compared French town with a collège or lycée within 5 km.
Collèges: brevet pass rate and value added (88.6%, −1.7 pts)Better than 49% of compared French towns
Lycées: bac pass rate and value added (94.2%, −0.8 pts)Better than 44% of compared French towns
Each of the 4 collèges: % passing the brevet (2025)
The lycée: % 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 Saint-Macaire with 2025 results and value added, public and private under contract: 3 collèges (429 candidates) and 2 lycées (445). 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
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 3 schools here, 0 are 2 points or more above the expected rate and 1 2 points or more below.
Show as a table
| School | IPS | Pass rate | Value added (points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Élise DerocheBrevet · Public | 104 | 91% | +1 pt |
| Collège Jules FerryBrevet · Public | 99.6 | 91% | ±0 pts |
| Collège Toulouse LautrecBrevet · Public | 107.5 | 85% | −5 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 Saint-Macaire
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.
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CollègeLycéePrimary school in Saint-MacaireSize: 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
4 collèges and 2 lycées within 5 km of Saint-Macaire
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. 3 collèges and 2 lycées are in the grade; the others publish results without value added. Distances from the town’s point.
Collèges4 · ages 11 to 15, brevet · best value added first
Collège Élise Deroche
+1 pt91% passed the brevet, 2025
128 candidatesIPS 104
Collège Jules Ferry
as expected91% passed the brevet, 2025
131 candidatesIPS 99.6
Collège Toulouse Lautrec
−5 pts85% passed the brevet, 2025
170 candidatesIPS 107.5
Collège privé Sainte-Marie Jeanne d'Arc
no value added published85% passed the brevet, 2025
34 candidatesIPS 123.2Not in the grade
Lycées2 · ages 15 to 18, bac · best value added first
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
Saint-Macaire and the towns around it
Colored by School Grade. Brevet and bac: pass rates across each town’s schools within 5 km.
LangonToulenneCadillac-sur-GaronnePodensacBazasLa RéoleSaint-Macaire
| Town | Schools | Brevet | Bac |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Macaire 3 collèges · 2 lycées | B− | 89% | 94% |
| Langon 3 collèges · 2 lycées · 1.8 mi | B− | 89% | 94% |
| Toulenne 3 collèges · 2 lycées · 2.1 mi | B− | 89% | 94% |
| Cadillac-sur-Garonne 3 collèges · 0 lycées · 6.5 mi | C+ | 89% | —1 |
| Podensac 3 collèges · 0 lycées · 8.8 mi | C+ | 89% | —1 |
| Bazas 1 collège · 2 lycées · 9.1 mi | A− | 90% | 97% |
| La Réole 1 collège · 1 lycée · 9.4 mi | A− | 93% | 97% |
1 No lycée with results within 5 km: that town’s grade uses its collèges alone.
La Réole has the best-graded schools nearby (A−). 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.
Questions about schools near Saint-Macaire
Are the schools near Saint-Macaire good?
They grade B−, better than those around 45% of compared French towns. In 2025, 88.6% of the 429 candidates at the three collèges within 5 km passed the brevet (−1.7 pts against the expected rate). At the lycées, 94.2% of 445 candidates passed the bac (−0.8 pts).
Which collège near Saint-Macaire does best?
Against the expected rate, Collège Élise Deroche (public, 0.2 mi): 91% of 128 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 Saint-Macaire does best?
Against the expected rate, Lycée professionnel Sud Gironde (public, 1.8 mi): 86% of 78 candidates passed the vocational bac in 2025, as expected against the rate its pupils’ backgrounds predict.
How do children get a place at a collège near Saint-Macaire?
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 Saint-Macaire graded?
No: France doesn’t publish primary results school by school. Saint-Macaire 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.