More pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Lamarque-Pontacq than in Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns or compared French towns: 98.2%
Measured that way, Lamarque-Pontacq is above both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (89.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%). 2 collèges with 2025 results and value added are within 5 km (3 miles) of Lamarque-Pontacq. Towns under 1,000 residents get no grades, so Lamarque-Pontacq has no School Grade; its schools are shown without one.
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 Lamarque-Pontacq
Collège privé Saint-Joseph beats its expected rate
100% of 48 candidates passed the brevet at Collège privé Saint-Joseph in 2025, 11 points more than the ministry expected from its pupils’ backgrounds and ages. Results and background ↓
Private collèges
1 of the 2 collèges within 5 km is private, under contract with the state: it teaches the national curriculum and its pupils sit the same brevet. It counts in the grade like the public ones. Every school ↓
Written from the Ministry of Education (DEPP) data on this page.
The schools within 5 km of Lamarque-Pontacq
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.
2 collèges within 5 km of Lamarque-Pontacq
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. 2 collèges and 0 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.
Lamarque-Pontacq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamarque-Pontacq 2 collèges · 0 lycées | — | 98% | — |
| Pontacq 2 collèges · 0 lycées · 1.1 mi | A+ | 98% | —1 |
| Lourdes 2 collèges · 3 lycées · 6.2 mi | B | 96% | 92% |
| Nay 2 collèges · 4 lycées · 7.2 mi | A | 97% | 97% |
| Juillan 1 collège · 5 lycées · 7.4 mi | B− | 91% | 95% |
| Ibos 3 collèges · 6 lycées · 7.7 mi | C+ | 86% | 92% |
| Odos 7 collèges · 10 lycées · 8.8 mi | B | 90% | 94% |
1 No lycée with results within 5 km: that town’s grade uses its collèges alone.
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 Lamarque-Pontacq
Are the schools near Lamarque-Pontacq good?
Lamarque-Pontacq has no School Grade, for the reason given at the top of this page; each school below still shows its own pass rate and value added.
Which collège near Lamarque-Pontacq does best?
Against the expected rate, Collège privé Saint-Joseph (private, 1 mi): 100% of 48 candidates passed the brevet in 2025, +11 pts against the rate its pupils’ backgrounds predict. On the raw pass rate alone the order can differ; value added is the fairer comparison.
How do children get a place at a collège near Lamarque-Pontacq?
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 Lamarque-Pontacq graded?
No: France doesn’t publish primary results school by school. Lamarque-Pontacq has 1 primary school (an école maternelle or élémentaire), 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).
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