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The towns in Grand Est with the highest average social position index of middle schools

Q: Which town in Grand Est has the highest average social position index of middle schools?

Rouffach (Haut-Rhin) has the highest average social position index of middle schools in Grand Est: 117.3.

Rouffach (Haut-Rhin) has the highest average social position index of middle schools in Grand Est: 117.3. Next come Sainte-Savine (Aube, 115.2) and Phalsbourg (Moselle, 115.2).

74 towns ranked out of 5,115

Rouffach, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

This ranking covers 74 of the 5,115 towns in Grand Est. Not ranked: towns with fewer than two middle schools with an index. At the other end of the ranking, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle) comes last with 79.6.

In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.

The ranking: highest middle school social index in Grand Est

Rank	Town	Department	Average middle school index	Population
1	Rouffach	Haut-Rhin (68)	117.3	4,471
2 tied	Sainte-Savine	Aube (10)	115.2	10,616
2 tied	Phalsbourg	Moselle (57)	115.2	4,903
4	Nancy	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	114.7	104,988
5	Obernai	Bas-Rhin (67)	114.6	13,037
6	Pont-à-Mousson	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	113.3	14,470
7	Marly	Moselle (57)	111.8	10,477
8 tied	Riedisheim	Haut-Rhin (68)	111.7	12,467
8 tied	Moulins-lès-Metz	Moselle (57)	111.7	5,336
10 tied	Molsheim	Bas-Rhin (67)	111.5	9,438
10 tied	Neuves-Maisons	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	111.5	6,572
12	Ribeauvillé	Haut-Rhin (68)	110.7	4,869
13	Jarville-la-Malgrange	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	109.4	9,567
14	Haguenau	Bas-Rhin (67)	107.7	36,899
15	Fismes	Marne (51)	107.5	5,908
16	Rethel	Ardennes (08)	107.1	7,674
17	Barr	Bas-Rhin (67)	106.6	7,246
18	Thionville	Moselle (57)	105.5	43,398
19	Toul	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	104.7	15,955
20	Remiremont	Vosges (88)	104.3	7,619
21	Chaumont	Haute-Marne (52)	104.1	21,889
22	Strasbourg	Bas-Rhin (67)	104.0	296,552
23	Illkirch-Graffenstaden	Bas-Rhin (67)	103.6	28,336
24	Dombasle-sur-Meurthe	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	103.1	9,566
25	Troyes	Aube (10)	103.0	63,254
26 tied	Bar-le-Duc	Meuse (55)	102.6	15,228
26 tied	Montmirail	Marne (51)	102.6	3,602
28	Val de Briey	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	102.3	8,373
29	Verdun	Meuse (55)	102.0	17,786
30	Lunéville	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	101.4	18,538
31	Colmar	Haut-Rhin (68)	101.1	68,013
32	Saverne	Bas-Rhin (67)	101.0	11,718
33	Metz	Moselle (57)	100.9	124,396
34 tied	Reims	Marne (51)	100.8	180,733
34 tied	Châlons-en-Champagne	Marne (51)	100.8	43,914
36 tied	Épinal	Vosges (88)	100.7	33,395
36 tied	Épernay	Marne (51)	100.7	22,628
38 tied	Saint-Dié-des-Vosges	Vosges (88)	100.0	19,721
38 tied	Jarny	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	100.0	8,215
40	Vitry-le-François	Marne (51)	99.3	11,168
41	Sélestat	Bas-Rhin (67)	99.1	19,813
42	Commercy	Meuse (55)	98.6	5,570
43	Langres	Haute-Marne (52)	98.4	7,819
44	Sarreguemines	Moselle (57)	98.3	20,549
45	Bar-sur-Seine	Aube (10)	98.1	3,055
46	Saint-Avold	Moselle (57)	98.0	15,006
47	Thann	Haut-Rhin (68)	97.2	7,897
48 tied	Longuyon	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	96.8	5,205
48 tied	Rambervillers	Vosges (88)	96.8	5,078
48 tied	Vouziers	Ardennes (08)	96.8	3,938
51	Faulquemont	Moselle (57)	96.5	5,158
52	Sarrebourg	Moselle (57)	95.8	12,410
53	Charleville-Mézières	Ardennes (08)	95.3	46,473
54 tied	Romilly-sur-Seine	Aube (10)	95.2	15,231
54 tied	Ligny-en-Barrois	Meuse (55)	95.2	3,798
56	Neufchâteau	Vosges (88)	94.4	6,981
57	Wittelsheim	Haut-Rhin (68)	93.5	10,783
58	Hayange	Moselle (57)	92.8	16,000
59	Lingolsheim	Bas-Rhin (67)	91.6	20,987
60	Bruyères	Vosges (88)	90.9	2,959
61	Saint-Dizier	Haute-Marne (52)	90.6	23,281
62	Sedan	Ardennes (08)	90.1	17,029
63	Wittenheim	Haut-Rhin (68)	89.7	15,695
64	Laxou	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	89.5	14,948
65	Longwy	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	88.8	15,930
66	Saint-Louis	Haut-Rhin (68)	86.5	23,072
67	Forbach	Moselle (57)	85.7	20,721
68	La Chapelle-Saint-Luc	Aube (10)	84.9	12,730
69	Schiltigheim	Bas-Rhin (67)	83.2	34,922
70 tied	Mulhouse	Haut-Rhin (68)	82.8	106,083
70 tied	Woippy	Moselle (57)	82.8	15,068
72	Illzach	Haut-Rhin (68)	81.4	15,135
73	Bischheim	Bas-Rhin (67)	80.7	18,797
74	Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	79.6	30,204

Source: French Ministry of Education (DEPP), social position indices of middle schools; simple average of the social position indices of the town’s public and state-contracted private middle schools, towns with at least two middle schools. Not ranked: towns with fewer than two middle schools with an index. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Highest middle school social index in Grand Est: FAQ

Which town in Grand Est has the highest average social position index of middle schools?

Rouffach (Haut-Rhin) has the highest average social position index of middle schools in Grand Est: 117.3.

What are the 10 towns in Grand Est with the highest average social position index of middle schools?

In order: Rouffach (117.3), Sainte-Savine (115.2), Phalsbourg (115.2), Nancy (114.7), Obernai (114.6), Pont-à-Mousson (113.3), Marly (111.8), Riedisheim (111.7), Moulins-lès-Metz (111.7), and Molsheim (111.5).

Which town in Grand Est has the lowest average social position index of middle schools?

Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle) has the lowest average social position index of middle schools in Grand Est: 79.6.

How many towns in Grand Est are ranked?

74 out of 5,115. Not ranked: towns with fewer than two middle schools with an index.

What is the social position index?

The social position index (IPS), calculated by the French Ministry of Education for each middle school (collège), sums up the social background of students’ families based on their parents’ occupations: the higher it is, the more advantaged, on average, the backgrounds students come from. It measures neither student achievement nor the quality of teaching. The value ranked is the simple average of the town’s public and state-contracted private middle schools; only towns with at least two middle schools are ranked, so that the ranking compares towns rather than individual schools.