The collèges and lycées around Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis get lower results than those around 88% of compared French towns
76.2% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis, below both Yvelines’ towns (82.7%) and compared French towns (87.5%). 8 collèges and 4 lycées with 2025 results and value added are within 5 km (3 miles) of Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis. Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis grades D for schools, on their brevet and bac pass rates and value added: #69 of 94 in Yvelines. 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 Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis
Strong lycées, weaker collèges
Around Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis, the lycées do better than those of 28% of compared French towns, the collèges better than 3%. 92% passed the general and technological bac (−1.3 pts against the expected rate), and 76.2% the brevet (−10.7 pts). School Grade ↓
Lycée professionnel Louis Blériot beats its expected rate
93% of 87 candidates passed the vocational bac at Lycée professionnel Louis Blériot in 2025, 13 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 83.8 at Collège Youri Gagarine to 141 at Collège Sainte-Thérèse. It is shown for context and never graded. Results and background ↓
Written from the Ministry of Education (DEPP) data on this page.
Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis grades D for schools
Against every compared French town with a collège or lycée within 5 km.
The lycées lift Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis; the collèges hold it back.
The grade uses every collège and lycée within 5 km of Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis with 2025 results and value added, public and private under contract: 8 collèges (1,002 candidates) and 4 lycées (733). 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. 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 11 schools here, 0 are 2 points or more above the expected rate and 9 2 points or more below.
Show as a table
| School | IPS | Pass rate | Value added (points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lycée Dumont d'UrvilleBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 109.9 | 93% | −1 pt |
| Lycée Les 7 MaresBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 127 | 97% | −1 pt |
| Collège Sainte-ThérèseBrevet · Private | 141 | 96% | −2 pts |
| Lycée Plaine de NeauphleBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 86.2 | 85% | −2 pts |
| Collège Louis PergaudBrevet · Public | 108.2 | 83% | −5 pts |
| Collège La Mare aux SaulesBrevet · Public | 113.4 | 79% | −8 pts |
| Collège Alexandre DumasBrevet · Public | 115 | 82% | −9 pts |
| Collège Youri GagarineBrevet · Public | 83.8 | 61% | −9 pts |
| Collège Philippe de ChampaigneBrevet · Public | 105.5 | 70% | −14 pts |
| Collège L'AgiotBrevet · Public | 114.9 | 73% | −17 pts |
| Collège Gustave CourbetBrevet · Public | 87.2 | 61% | −20 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 Le Mesnil-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.
8 collèges and 4 lycées within 5 km of Le Mesnil-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. 8 collèges and 4 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.
Le Mesnil-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis 8 collèges · 4 lycées | D | 76% | 92% |
| La Verrière 11 collèges · 5 lycées · 0.9 mi | C− | 80% | 90% |
| Coignières 8 collèges · 2 lycées · 1.6 mi | C− | 80% | 94% |
| Maurepas 10 collèges · 5 lycées · 1.8 mi | D | 76% | 90% |
| Élancourt 12 collèges · 5 lycées · 2.1 mi | C− | 80% | 90% |
| Trappes 17 collèges · 10 lycées · 2.8 mi | C | 82% | 94% |
| Les Essarts-le-Roi 2 collèges · 0 lycées · 3.4 mi | D | 85% | —1 |
1 No lycée with results within 5 km: that town’s grade uses its collèges alone.
Trappes 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 Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis
Are the schools near Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis good?
They grade D, better than those around 12% of compared French towns and #69 of 94 in Yvelines. In 2025, 76.2% of the 1,002 candidates at the eight collèges within 5 km passed the brevet (−10.7 pts against the expected rate). At the lycées, 91.5% of 733 candidates passed the bac (as expected).
Which collège near Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis does best?
Against the expected rate, Collège Sainte-Thérèse (private, 0.5 mi): 96% of 107 candidates passed the brevet in 2025, −2 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 Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis does best?
Against the expected rate, Lycée professionnel Louis Blériot (public, 2.6 mi): 93% of 87 candidates passed the vocational bac in 2025, +13 pts against the rate its pupils’ backgrounds predict.
How do children get a place at a collège near Le Mesnil-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 Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis graded?
No: France doesn’t publish primary results school by school. Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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