Photo: Guilhem Vellut from Paris, France · CC BY 2.0The collèges and lycées around Nanterre get lower results than those around 67% of compared French towns
54 collèges and 28 lycées with 2025 results and value added are within 5 km (3 miles) of Nanterre. Nanterre grades C for schools, on their brevet and bac pass rates and value added: #19 of 35 in Hauts-de-Seine. 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 Nanterre
Collège Henri Dunant beats its expected rate
98% of 46 candidates passed the brevet at Collège Henri Dunant in 2025, 15 points more than the ministry expected from its pupils’ backgrounds and ages. Results and background ↓
Private collèges
13 of the 56 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 76.8 at Collège Évariste Galois to 161.3 at Collège Saint-Dominique. It is shown for context and never graded. Results and background ↓
Written from the Ministry of Education (DEPP) data on this page.
Nanterre grades C for schools
Against every compared French town with a collège or lycée within 5 km.
The grade uses every collège and lycée within 5 km of Nanterre with 2025 results and value added, public and private under contract: 54 collèges (7,733 candidates) and 28 lycées (6,831). 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. 2 schools have results but no value added published, so they are 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 74 schools here, 5 are 2 points or more above the expected rate and 43 2 points or more below.
Show as a table
| School | IPS | Pass rate | Value added (points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Henri DunantBrevet · Public | 101.6 | 98% | +15 pts |
| Collège Marguerite DurasBrevet · Public | 85 | 86% | +9 pts |
| Collège Bienheureux Charles de FoucauldBrevet · Private | 150.9 | 100% | +2 pts |
| Collège Sainte-GenevièveBrevet · Private | 154.9 | 100% | +2 pts |
| Collège Passy Saint-Nicolas BuzenvalBrevet · Private | 157 | 100% | +2 pts |
| Collège Les MartinetsBrevet · Public | 118.3 | 91% | +1 pt |
| Collège Alfred de VignyBrevet · Public | 117.7 | 94% | +1 pt |
| Collège Saint-DominiqueBrevet · Private | 161.3 | 100% | +1 pt |
| Collège Sainte-ThérèseBrevet · Private | 151.4 | 99% | +1 pt |
| Collège Sainte-AnneBrevet · Private | 144.5 | 98% | +1 pt |
| Collège Jeanne d'ArcBrevet · Private | 153.6 | 100% | +1 pt |
| Lycée Les Pierres VivesBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 138.9 | 99% | +1 pt |
| Lycée La Salle Passy BuzenvalBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 158.6 | 100% | +1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent La TrinitéBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 149.4 | 100% | +1 pt |
| Lycée Jeanne d'ArcBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 154.7 | 100% | +1 pt |
| Collège Les BouvetsBrevet · Public | 111.7 | 88% | ±0 pts |
| Collège Madeleine DaniélouBrevet · Private | 160 | 100% | ±0 pts |
| Collège Saint-Pierre Saint-JeanBrevet · Private | 151 | 96% | ±0 pts |
| Collège Émile VerhaerenBrevet · Public | 148.3 | 98% | ±0 pts |
| Lycée Paul LangevinBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 119.1 | 95% | ±0 pts |
| Lycée Paulette NardalBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 92.7 | 91% | ±0 pts |
| Lycée Saint-DominiqueBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 160.7 | 100% | ±0 pts |
| Lycée Albert CamusBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 136.4 | 98% | ±0 pts |
| Lycée Madeleine DaniélouBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 157.9 | 100% | ±0 pts |
| Lycée Le Bon SauveurBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 155 | 99% | ±0 pts |
| Collège Émile ZolaBrevet · Public | 112.7 | 92% | −1 pt |
| Collège Notre-DameBrevet · Private | 158.5 | 99% | −1 pt |
| Collège Gabriel PériBrevet · Public | 88.9 | 78% | −1 pt |
| Collège Le Bon SauveurBrevet · Private | 155.2 | 98% | −1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent Frédéric et Irène Joliot CurieBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 97.2 | 89% | −1 pt |
| Lycée La Folie Saint-JamesBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 138.6 | 97% | −1 pt |
| Collège Victor HugoBrevet · Public | 94.7 | 80% | −2 pts |
| Collège Paul BertBrevet · Public | 136.8 | 94% | −2 pts |
| Collège Albert CamusBrevet · Public | 137.8 | 93% | −2 pts |
| Collège Louis PasteurBrevet · Public | 144.7 | 94% | −2 pts |
| Lycée AgoraBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 117.2 | 93% | −2 pts |
| Lycée Lucie AubracBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 127 | 95% | −2 pts |
| Lycée Guy de MaupassantBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 96.7 | 88% | −2 pts |
| Lycée Alexandre-DumasBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 142.1 | 96% | −2 pts |
| Lycée Louis PasteurBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 150.5 | 97% | −2 pts |
| Collège MalmaisonBrevet · Public | 140.3 | 93% | −3 pts |
| Collège Henri WallonBrevet · Public | 83.4 | 70% | −3 pts |
| Lycée RichelieuBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 134 | 93% | −3 pts |
| Lycée Paul LapieBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 126.7 | 93% | −3 pts |
| Collège Les AmandiersBrevet · Public | 139.5 | 91% | −4 pts |
| Collège Auguste RenoirBrevet · Public | 122.7 | 89% | −4 pts |
| Collège André MauroisBrevet · Public | 133.8 | 92% | −4 pts |
| Collège Jean MacéBrevet · Public | 133.2 | 89% | −5 pts |
| Collège Maréchal LeclercBrevet · Public | 120.5 | 86% | −5 pts |
| Collège Les RenardièresBrevet · Public | 113.9 | 86% | −5 pts |
| Collège Théophile GautierBrevet · Public | 136.6 | 90% | −5 pts |
| Collège Les BruyèresBrevet · Public | 137.7 | 91% | −5 pts |
| Collège LamartineBrevet · Public | 124.5 | 86% | −5 pts |
| Collège Henri BergsonBrevet · Public | 128.4 | 88% | −5 pts |
| Collège Paul ÉluardBrevet · Public | 96.2 | 73% | −6 pts |
| Collège Marcel PagnolBrevet · Public | 127 | 87% | −6 pts |
| Collège Henri SellierBrevet · Public | 105.5 | 85% | −6 pts |
| Collège Jules VerneBrevet · Public | 138.8 | 91% | −6 pts |
| Collège Les ValléesBrevet · Public | 134.5 | 87% | −6 pts |
| Collège Évariste GaloisBrevet · Public | 76.8 | 76% | −7 pts |
| Collège Georges SeuratBrevet · Public | 116 | 84% | −7 pts |
| Collège Georges PompidouBrevet · Public | 130.2 | 86% | −7 pts |
| Collège Guy de MaupassantBrevet · Public | 116 | 84% | −7 pts |
| Collège Robert PaparembordeBrevet · Public | 114.1 | 80% | −8 pts |
| Collège LakanalBrevet · Public | 124.8 | 84% | −8 pts |
| Collège Les ChènevreuxBrevet · Public | 104.7 | 76% | −9 pts |
| Collège Jean PerrinBrevet · Public | 105.1 | 79% | −9 pts |
| Collège Les Bons RaisinsBrevet · Public | 122.2 | 83% | −9 pts |
| Collège Gay-LussacBrevet · Public | 98.6 | 72% | −9 pts |
| Collège RépubliqueBrevet · Public | 88.7 | 70% | −10 pts |
| Collège Les Champs PhilippeBrevet · Public | 121.1 | 84% | −10 pts |
| Collège André DoucetBrevet · Public | 89.6 | 67% | −11 pts |
| Lycée Gustave EiffelBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 121.9 | 84% | −11 pts |
| Collège Moulin JolyBrevet · Public | 91.6 | 66% | −12 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 Nanterre
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.
56 collèges and 28 lycées within 5 km of Nanterre
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. 54 collèges and 28 lycées are in the grade; the others publish results without value added. Distances from the town’s point.
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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.
Nanterre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nanterre 54 collèges · 28 lycées | C | 89% | 93% |
| Puteaux 77 collèges · 50 lycées · 1.4 mi | B− | 91% | 94% |
| Suresnes 58 collèges · 43 lycées · 1.6 mi | B− | 91% | 94% |
| Rueil-Malmaison 39 collèges · 22 lycées · 1.7 mi | C+ | 90% | 93% |
| Carrières-sur-Seine 41 collèges · 18 lycées · 1.9 mi | C− | 85% | 90% |
| La Garenne-Colombes 68 collèges · 39 lycées · 2.1 mi | C− | 85% | 90% |
| Courbevoie 72 collèges · 46 lycées · 2.1 mi | C | 87% | 93% |
Puteaux 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 Nanterre
Are the schools near Nanterre good?
They grade C, better than those around 33% of compared French towns and #19 of 35 in Hauts-de-Seine. In 2025, 88.5% of the 7,733 candidates at the 54 collèges within 5 km passed the brevet (−3.3 pts against the expected rate). At the lycées, 93.2% of 6,831 candidates passed the bac (−0.8 pts).
Which collège near Nanterre does best?
Against the expected rate, Collège Henri Dunant (public, 2 mi): 98% of 46 candidates passed the brevet in 2025, +15 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 Nanterre does best?
Against the expected rate, Lycée des métiers, des énergies et du bois Louis Blériot (public, 1.6 mi): 83% of 84 candidates passed the vocational bac in 2025, +12 pts against the rate its pupils’ backgrounds predict.
How do children get a place at a collège near Nanterre?
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 Nanterre graded?
No: France doesn’t publish primary results school by school. Nanterre has 49 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.