Photo: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domainThe collèges and lycées around La Courneuve trail those around 64% of compared French towns on results
At the collèges within 5 km of La Courneuve, 76.8% passed the brevet, below both Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (80.5%) and compared French towns (87.5%). 70 collèges and 41 lycées with 2025 results and value added are within 5 km (3 miles) of La Courneuve. La Courneuve grades C+ for schools, on their brevet and bac pass rates and value added: #14 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. 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 La Courneuve
Collège Marx Dormoy beats its expected rate
85% of 68 candidates passed the brevet at Collège Marx Dormoy in 2025, 19 points more than the ministry expected from its pupils’ backgrounds and ages. Results and background ↓
Private collèges
15 of the 77 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 68.1 at Collège Henri Wallon to 135 at Collège Saint-Joseph. It is shown for context and never graded. Results and background ↓
Written from the Ministry of Education (DEPP) data on this page.
La Courneuve 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 La Courneuve with 2025 results and value added, public and private under contract: 70 collèges (8,475 candidates) and 41 lycées (8,075). 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. 11 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 94 schools here, 59 are 2 points or more above the expected rate and 19 2 points or more below.
Show as a table
| School | IPS | Pass rate | Value added (points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Marx DormoyBrevet · Public | 90.8 | 85% | +19 pts |
| Collège Henri BarbusseBrevet · Public | 75.6 | 74% | +17 pts |
| Collège Jean JaurèsBrevet · Public | 72 | 78% | +16 pts |
| Collège Dora MaarBrevet · Public | 82.1 | 84% | +15 pts |
| Collège Jean VilarBrevet · Public | 70.8 | 81% | +15 pts |
| Collège La CourtilleBrevet · Public | 71.7 | 77% | +14 pts |
| Collège René DescartesBrevet · Public | 77 | 78% | +14 pts |
| Collège Raymond PoincaréBrevet · Public | 79 | 81% | +13 pts |
| Collège Rosa LuxembourgBrevet · Public | 76 | 81% | +13 pts |
| Collège Aretha Franklin (ex Paul Langevin)Brevet · Public | 75.8 | 82% | +12 pts |
| Collège Saint-Vincent-de-PaulBrevet · Private | 100.2 | 97% | +12 pts |
| Collège Pablo NerudaBrevet · Public | 78.9 | 77% | +12 pts |
| Collège Jacqueline de RomillyBrevet · Public | 86.3 | 85% | +10 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Maurice UtrilloBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 79.8 | 92% | +10 pts |
| Collège Georges PolitzerBrevet · Public | 83.3 | 77% | +9 pts |
| Collège Didier DauratBrevet · Public | 79.6 | 79% | +8 pts |
| Collège Miriam MakebaBrevet · Public | 89 | 78% | +8 pts |
| Collège Antoine Laurent de LavoisierBrevet · Public | 93 | 90% | +8 pts |
| Collège Joséphine BakerBrevet · Public | 86.6 | 85% | +8 pts |
| Collège Lucie AubracBrevet · Public | 83.2 | 71% | +8 pts |
| Lycée Germaine TillionBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 87.5 | 97% | +8 pts |
| Collège Federico Garcia LorcaBrevet · Public | 77.3 | 68% | +7 pts |
| Collège Jean MoulinBrevet · Public | 73.2 | 73% | +7 pts |
| Collège Paul BertBrevet · Public | 86.4 | 75% | +7 pts |
| Collège Irène et Frédéric Joliot CurieBrevet · Public | 99.6 | 88% | +7 pts |
| Collège Jean LoliveBrevet · Public | 82 | 79% | +6 pts |
| Collège Pierre SémardBrevet · Public | 84 | 82% | +6 pts |
| Collège La Salle Saint-DenisBrevet · Private | 114.2 | 95% | +5 pts |
| Collège Georges RouaultBrevet · Public | 89.8 | 82% | +5 pts |
| Collège Maurice UtrilloBrevet · Public | 85.4 | 77% | +5 pts |
| Lycée général privé Saint-Joseph La SalleBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 104.7 | 100% | +5 pts |
| Collège Saint-GermainBrevet · Private | 121.9 | 95% | +4 pts |
| Collège Anatole FranceBrevet · Public | 94.1 | 84% | +4 pts |
| Collège privé Saint-VincentBrevet · Private | 121 | 100% | +4 pts |
| Collège Georges BrassensBrevet · Public | 101.6 | 91% | +4 pts |
| Lycée Le CorbusierBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 82.3 | 90% | +4 pts |
| Lycée Henri WallonBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 83 | 87% | +4 pts |
| Lycée Paul ÉluardBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 83.6 | 84% | +4 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Lucie AubracBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 86.9 | 89% | +4 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique RabelaisBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 97.7 | 91% | +4 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent DiderotBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 104.8 | 97% | +4 pts |
| Collège Saint-JosephBrevet · Private | 110.2 | 94% | +3 pts |
| Collège Jules MicheletBrevet · Public | 89.5 | 74% | +3 pts |
| Collège MozartBrevet · Public | 95.6 | 78% | +3 pts |
| Collège Georges MélièsBrevet · Public | 82.5 | 86% | +3 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent SugerBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 86.9 | 86% | +3 pts |
| Lycée Marcelin BerthelotBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 86.5 | 87% | +3 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Rosa-ParksBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 83.7 | 87% | +3 pts |
| Lycée général privé Sainte-MarieBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 104.9 | 100% | +3 pts |
| Lycée Simone de BeauvoirBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 79.8 | 86% | +3 pts |
| Collège Jean VilarBrevet · Public | 78.5 | 63% | +2 pts |
| Collège Gabriel PériBrevet · Public | 73.4 | 68% | +2 pts |
| Collège Denis DiderotBrevet · Public | 87.3 | 78% | +2 pts |
| Collège Iqbal MasihBrevet · Public | 81.7 | 69% | +2 pts |
| Collège Angela DavisBrevet · Public | 84 | 73% | +2 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent privé La Salle Saint-DenisBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 112.4 | 99% | +2 pts |
| Lycée Joséphine BakerBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 79.7 | 94% | +2 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Marcel CachinBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 81.3 | 88% | +2 pts |
| Lycée privé Charles de FoucauldBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 117.5 | 100% | +2 pts |
| Collège BarbaraBrevet · Public | 78.4 | 70% | +1 pt |
| Collège Gustave CourbetBrevet · Public | 80.3 | 67% | +1 pt |
| Collège Joliot CurieBrevet · Public | 78.6 | 63% | +1 pt |
| Lycée général privé Charles PéguyBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 100.6 | 100% | +1 pt |
| Lycée Louise MichelBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 80.1 | 88% | +1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent Eugène DelacroixBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 82.8 | 89% | +1 pt |
| Collège privé Charles PéguyBrevet · Private | 105.5 | 97% | ±0 pts |
| Collège LibertéBrevet · Public | 81.8 | 73% | ±0 pts |
| Lycée Jacques BrelBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 81.6 | 85% | ±0 pts |
| Maison d'éducation de la Légion d'HonneurBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 145.5 | 100% | ±0 pts |
| Lycée général privé Saint-GermainBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 116 | 98% | ±0 pts |
| Collège Jean LurçatBrevet · Public | 79.9 | 59% | −1 pt |
| Collège RépubliqueBrevet · Public | 79.1 | 71% | −1 pt |
| Collège Jean JaurèsBrevet · Public | 92.5 | 81% | −1 pt |
| Collège Henri WallonBrevet · Public | 68.1 | 61% | −1 pt |
| Collège Saint-JosephBrevet · Private | 135 | 97% | −1 pt |
| Collège Suzanne Lacore Paris Nord EstBrevet · Public | 91.7 | 82% | −2 pts |
| Collège Henri WallonBrevet · Public | 82.2 | 70% | −3 pts |
| Collège privé Saint-JosephBrevet · Private | 96.6 | 83% | −3 pts |
| Collège Sainte-MarieBrevet · Private | 102.2 | 84% | −3 pts |
| Collège Edgar VarèseBrevet · Public | 113.7 | 83% | −3 pts |
| Collège Gisèle HalimiBrevet · Public | 76.2 | 69% | −5 pts |
| Collège FabienBrevet · Public | 80.5 | 65% | −5 pts |
| Collège Edmond MicheletBrevet · Public | 95.1 | 74% | −5 pts |
| Collège Elsa TrioletBrevet · Public | 84.2 | 62% | −7 pts |
| Collège Sonia DelaunayBrevet · Public | 96.3 | 75% | −7 pts |
| Collège Henri MatisseBrevet · Public | 77.4 | 61% | −7 pts |
| Collège Jean-Jacques RousseauBrevet · Public | 97.9 | 76% | −7 pts |
| Collège Pierre de GeyterBrevet · Public | 93.8 | 63% | −9 pts |
| Collège Jean-Baptiste ClémentBrevet · Public | 89 | 63% | −9 pts |
| Collège Daniel MayerBrevet · Public | 72.9 | 59% | −9 pts |
| Collège Édouard ManetBrevet · Public | 84.2 | 66% | −11 pts |
| Collège Gérard PhilipeBrevet · Public | 106.7 | 77% | −11 pts |
| Collège Marie CurieBrevet · Public | 105.1 | 75% | −14 pts |
| Collège Aimé CésaireBrevet · Public | 83 | 67% | −16 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 La Courneuve
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.
77 collèges and 45 lycées within 5 km of La Courneuve
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. 70 collèges and 41 lycées are in the grade; the others publish results without value added. Distances from the town’s point.
Show all 77 collèges
Show all 45 lycées
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.
La Courneuve 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Courneuve 70 collèges · 41 lycées | C+ | 77% | 86% |
| Aubervilliers 91 collèges · 58 lycées · 0.9 mi | C | 81% | 87% |
| Saint-Denis 59 collèges · 33 lycées · 1.7 mi | C− | 76% | 86% |
| Le Bourget 51 collèges · 36 lycées · 1.7 mi | C+ | 76% | 86% |
| Stains 52 collèges · 33 lycées · 2 mi | C− | 74% | 85% |
| Pantin 102 collèges · 55 lycées · 2.2 mi | C+ | 82% | 88% |
| Dugny 45 collèges · 29 lycées · 2.2 mi | C | 74% | 85% |
Pantin has the best-graded schools nearby (C+). 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 La Courneuve
Are the schools near La Courneuve good?
They grade C+, better than those around 36% of compared French towns and #14 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. In 2025, 76.8% of the 8,475 candidates at the 70 collèges within 5 km passed the brevet (+3 pts against the expected rate). At the lycées, 85.6% of 8,075 candidates passed the bac (+3.4 pts).
Which collège near La Courneuve does best?
Against the expected rate, Collège Marx Dormoy (public, 3 mi): 85% of 68 candidates passed the brevet in 2025, +19 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 La Courneuve does best?
Against the expected rate, Lycée professionnel Simone Weil (public, 2.3 mi): 85% of 157 candidates passed the vocational bac in 2025, +15 pts against the rate its pupils’ backgrounds predict.
How do children get a place at a collège near La Courneuve?
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 La Courneuve graded?
No: France doesn’t publish primary results school by school. La Courneuve has 25 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.