Photo: McLeod · Public domainThe collèges and lycées around Saint-Denis trail those around 76% of compared French towns on results
That leaves Saint-Denis below both Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (80.5%) and compared French towns (87.5%). 59 collèges and 33 lycées with 2025 results and value added are within 5 km (3 miles) of Saint-Denis. Saint-Denis grades C− for schools, on their brevet and bac pass rates and value added: #31 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 Saint-Denis
Collège Alfred Sisley beats its expected rate
79% of 80 candidates passed the brevet at Collège Alfred Sisley in 2025, 22 points more than the ministry expected from its pupils’ backgrounds and ages. Results and background ↓
Very different intakes
The collèges within 5 km take pupils from very different homes: the social position index runs from 65.8 at Collège Jean Lurçat to 143.6 at Collège Notre Dame de la Providence. It is shown for context and never graded. Results and background ↓
Written from the Ministry of Education (DEPP) data on this page.
Saint-Denis 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 Saint-Denis with 2025 results and value added, public and private under contract: 59 collèges (7,916 candidates) and 33 lycées (7,545). 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. 10 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 81 schools here, 50 are 2 points or more above the expected rate and 21 2 points or more below.
Show as a table
| School | IPS | Pass rate | Value added (points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Alfred SisleyBrevet · Public | 80.5 | 79% | +22 pts |
| Collège Henri BarbusseBrevet · Public | 75.6 | 74% | +17 pts |
| Collège Jean JaurèsBrevet · Public | 72 | 78% | +16 pts |
| Collège Jean VilarBrevet · Public | 70.8 | 81% | +15 pts |
| Collège Dora MaarBrevet · Public | 82.1 | 84% | +15 pts |
| Collège La CourtilleBrevet · Public | 71.7 | 77% | +14 pts |
| Collège Raymond PoincaréBrevet · Public | 79 | 81% | +13 pts |
| Collège Rosa LuxembourgBrevet · Public | 76 | 81% | +13 pts |
| Collège Saint-Vincent-de-PaulBrevet · Private | 100.2 | 97% | +12 pts |
| Collège Évariste GaloisBrevet · Public | 80.3 | 85% | +12 pts |
| Collège Pablo NerudaBrevet · Public | 78.9 | 77% | +12 pts |
| Collège Aretha Franklin (ex Paul Langevin)Brevet · Public | 75.8 | 82% | +12 pts |
| Collège Roger Martin du GardBrevet · Public | 78.4 | 77% | +11 pts |
| Collège Jean LurçatBrevet · Public | 65.8 | 76% | +11 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Maurice UtrilloBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 79.8 | 92% | +10 pts |
| Collège Georges PolitzerBrevet · Public | 83.3 | 77% | +9 pts |
| Collège Lucie AubracBrevet · Public | 83.2 | 71% | +8 pts |
| Collège Miriam MakebaBrevet · Public | 89 | 78% | +8 pts |
| Collège Joséphine BakerBrevet · Public | 86.6 | 85% | +8 pts |
| Collège Didier DauratBrevet · Public | 79.6 | 79% | +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 Jean VigoBrevet · Public | 76.5 | 78% | +7 pts |
| Collège La Salle Saint-DenisBrevet · Private | 114.2 | 95% | +5 pts |
| Collège Maurice UtrilloBrevet · Public | 85.4 | 77% | +5 pts |
| Collège Pablo NerudaBrevet · Public | 78.9 | 67% | +4 pts |
| Collège Notre Dame de la ProvidenceBrevet · Private | 143.6 | 100% | +4 pts |
| Collège privé Saint-VincentBrevet · Private | 121 | 100% | +4 pts |
| Lycée Paul ÉluardBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 83.6 | 84% | +4 pts |
| Lycée Le CorbusierBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 82.3 | 90% | +4 pts |
| Lycée Henri WallonBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 83 | 87% | +4 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique RabelaisBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 97.7 | 91% | +4 pts |
| Collège Jules MicheletBrevet · Public | 89.5 | 74% | +3 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent SugerBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 86.9 | 86% | +3 pts |
| Lycée Michel-AngeBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 88.9 | 90% | +3 pts |
| Lycée général privé Sainte-MarieBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 104.9 | 100% | +3 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Rosa-ParksBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 83.7 | 87% | +3 pts |
| Lycée Marcelin BerthelotBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 86.5 | 87% | +3 pts |
| Lycée Simone de BeauvoirBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 79.8 | 86% | +3 pts |
| Collège Georges PompidouBrevet · Public | 90.4 | 79% | +2 pts |
| Collège Jean VilarBrevet · Public | 78.5 | 63% | +2 pts |
| Collège Iqbal MasihBrevet · Public | 81.7 | 69% | +2 pts |
| Collège Denis DiderotBrevet · Public | 87.3 | 78% | +2 pts |
| Collège Gabriel PériBrevet · Public | 73.4 | 68% | +2 pts |
| Collège RobespierreBrevet · Public | 86.3 | 78% | +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 Jacques FeyderBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 85.5 | 91% | +2 pts |
| Collège Gustave CourbetBrevet · Public | 80.3 | 67% | +1 pt |
| Collège BarbaraBrevet · Public | 78.4 | 70% | +1 pt |
| Collège Joliot CurieBrevet · Public | 78.6 | 63% | +1 pt |
| Collège Évariste GaloisBrevet · Public | 73.5 | 69% | +1 pt |
| Maison d'éducation de la Légion d'HonneurBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 145.5 | 100% | ±0 pts |
| Lycée Jacques BrelBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 81.6 | 85% | ±0 pts |
| Collège Jean LurçatBrevet · Public | 79.9 | 59% | −1 pt |
| Collège Jean JaurèsBrevet · Public | 92.5 | 81% | −1 pt |
| Collège Henri WallonBrevet · Public | 68.1 | 61% | −1 pt |
| Lycée Notre-Dame ProvidenceBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 142.1 | 98% | −1 pt |
| Collège Suzanne Lacore Paris Nord EstBrevet · Public | 91.7 | 82% | −2 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Auguste BlanquiBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 88.2 | 85% | −2 pts |
| Lycée GaliléeBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 98.5 | 90% | −2 pts |
| Collège Sainte-MarieBrevet · Private | 102.2 | 84% | −3 pts |
| Collège Henri WallonBrevet · Public | 82.2 | 70% | −3 pts |
| Collège privé Saint-JosephBrevet · Private | 96.6 | 83% | −3 pts |
| Collège Édouard VaillantBrevet · Public | 95.5 | 79% | −3 pts |
| Collège FabienBrevet · Public | 80.5 | 65% | −5 pts |
| Collège Gisèle HalimiBrevet · Public | 76.2 | 69% | −5 pts |
| Collège Nicolas CopernicBrevet · Public | 97.1 | 74% | −5 pts |
| Lycée Camille Saint-SaënsBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 105.5 | 87% | −5 pts |
| Collège Denis DiderotBrevet · Public | 115.6 | 84% | −6 pts |
| Collège Elsa TrioletBrevet · Public | 84.2 | 62% | −7 pts |
| Collège Henri MatisseBrevet · Public | 77.4 | 61% | −7 pts |
| Collège Pierre de GeyterBrevet · Public | 93.8 | 63% | −9 pts |
| Collège Jean-Baptiste ClémentBrevet · Public | 89 | 63% | −9 pts |
| Collège PasteurBrevet · Public | 88 | 69% | −9 pts |
| Collège Édouard ManetBrevet · Public | 84.2 | 66% | −11 pts |
| Collège Maurice UtrilloBrevet · Public | 100.1 | 72% | −11 pts |
| Collège Gérard PhilipeBrevet · Public | 106.7 | 77% | −11 pts |
| Collège Émilie du ChâteletBrevet · Public | 99.2 | 68% | −14 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 Saint-Denis
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.
65 collèges and 37 lycées within 5 km of Saint-Denis
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. 59 collèges and 33 lycées are in the grade; the others publish results without value added. Distances from the town’s point.
Show all 65 collèges
Show all 37 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.
Saint-Denis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Denis 59 collèges · 33 lycées | C− | 76% | 86% |
| L'Île-Saint-Denis 69 collèges · 39 lycées · 1.1 mi | C− | 79% | 87% |
| Villeneuve-la-Garenne 62 collèges · 33 lycées · 1.4 mi | C− | 79% | 86% |
| Stains 52 collèges · 33 lycées · 1.5 mi | C− | 74% | 85% |
| Villetaneuse 53 collèges · 26 lycées · 1.5 mi | C− | 76% | 86% |
| La Courneuve 70 collèges · 41 lycées · 1.7 mi | C+ | 77% | 86% |
| Aubervilliers 91 collèges · 58 lycées · 2.1 mi | C | 81% | 87% |
La Courneuve 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 Saint-Denis
Are the schools near Saint-Denis good?
They grade C−, better than those around 24% of compared French towns and #31 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. In 2025, 75.7% of the 7,916 candidates at the 59 collèges within 5 km passed the brevet (+2.7 pts against the expected rate). At the lycées, 85.7% of 7,545 candidates passed the bac (+2.3 pts).
Which collège near Saint-Denis does best?
Against the expected rate, Collège Alfred Sisley (public, 1.5 mi): 79% of 80 candidates passed the brevet in 2025, +22 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 Saint-Denis does best?
Against the expected rate, Lycée Arthur Rimbaud (public, 2.6 mi): 84% of 184 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 Saint-Denis?
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-Denis graded?
No: France doesn’t publish primary results school by school. Saint-Denis has 86 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.