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The towns in Hauts-de-France with the highest average social position index of middle schools

Marcq-en-Barœul (Nord) has the highest average social position index of middle schools in Hauts-de-France: 135.3. Next come Cysoing (Nord, 131.6) and Lesquin (Nord, 129.1).

118 towns ranked out of 3,782

Marcq-en-Barœul, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. 1stMarcq-en-Barœul 135.3index Nord
  2. 2ndCysoing 131.6index Nord
  3. 3rdLesquin 129.1index Nord

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This ranking covers 118 of the 3,782 towns in Hauts-de-France. Not ranked: towns with fewer than two middle schools with an index. The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Denain (Nord) comes last with 77.7.

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 Hauts-de-France

Rank Town Department Average middle school index Proportional bar Population
1 Marcq-en-Barœul Nord (59) 135.3 40,930
2 Cysoing Nord (59) 131.6 4,918
3 Lesquin Nord (59) 129.1 9,691
4 Senlis Oise (60) 124.9 15,711
5 tied Lambersart Nord (59) 124.4 27,572
5 tied Orchies Nord (59) 124.4 8,528
7 Laventie Pas-de-Calais (62) 120.1 5,137
8 La Madeleine Nord (59) 119.3 22,006
9 Pérenchies Nord (59) 116.7 8,519
10 Montreuil-sur-Mer Pas-de-Calais (62) 116.1 2,036
11 Bavay Nord (59) 116.0 3,329
12 Seclin Nord (59) 115.6 13,360
13 Longuenesse Pas-de-Calais (62) 114.4 11,039
14 Linselles Nord (59) 113.3 8,249
15 Nieppe Nord (59) 113.0 7,846
16 Bergues Nord (59) 112.7 3,565
17 Steenvoorde Nord (59) 111.8 4,401
18 Saint-Amand-les-Eaux Nord (59) 111.6 16,239
19 Saint-André-lez-Lille Nord (59) 111.0 13,354
20 Neuville-en-Ferrain Nord (59) 110.9 10,074
21 Chaumont-en-Vexin Oise (60) 110.7 3,382
22 Solesmes Nord (59) 110.6 4,252
23 Saint-Saulve Nord (59) 110.4 11,105
24 La Bassée Nord (59) 110.3 6,687
25 Saint-Martin-Boulogne Pas-de-Calais (62) 109.9 11,038
26 tied Villeneuve-d'Ascq Nord (59) 109.8 63,462
26 tied Bailleul Nord (59) 109.8 14,960
28 Marquise Pas-de-Calais (62) 108.8 5,288
29 Béthune Pas-de-Calais (62) 108.7 25,585
30 Arras Pas-de-Calais (62) 107.4 43,765
31 tied Compiègne Oise (60) 107.2 41,774
31 tied Corbie Somme (80) 107.2 6,066
33 Crépy-en-Valois Oise (60) 105.9 14,600
34 Haubourdin Nord (59) 105.1 15,202
35 Abbeville Somme (80) 105.0 22,793
36 tied Valenciennes Nord (59) 104.6 43,966
36 tied Hazebrouck Nord (59) 104.6 22,331
36 tied Pont-Sainte-Maxence Oise (60) 104.6 12,496
36 tied Bapaume Pas-de-Calais (62) 104.6 4,071
40 Wormhout Nord (59) 104.2 5,676
41 Amiens Somme (80) 104.1 139,183
42 Aire-sur-la-Lys Pas-de-Calais (62) 103.4 9,856
43 Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise Pas-de-Calais (62) 103.3 4,783
44 Villers-Cotterêts Aisne (02) 102.5 10,885
45 Château-Thierry Aisne (02) 102.4 15,366
46 Doullens Somme (80) 102.1 5,938
47 Faches-Thumesnil Nord (59) 101.8 18,722
48 Carvin Pas-de-Calais (62) 101.6 18,033
49 tied Lille Nord (59) 100.7 240,109
49 tied Comines Nord (59) 100.7 12,824
51 Bourbourg Nord (59) 100.6 6,977
52 tied Ardres Pas-de-Calais (62) 100.5 4,439
52 tied Watten Nord (59) 100.5 2,588
54 Beauvais Oise (60) 100.2 56,934
55 Gravelines Nord (59) 99.7 11,604
56 Hem Nord (59) 99.5 18,719
57 Chauny Aisne (02) 99.2 12,024
58 Mons-en-Barœul Nord (59) 99.0 21,244
59 Lumbres Pas-de-Calais (62) 98.9 3,639
60 tied Wattignies Nord (59) 98.7 15,725
60 tied Desvres Pas-de-Calais (62) 98.7 4,866
62 Méru Oise (60) 98.6 14,049
63 tied Cambrai Nord (59) 98.3 31,738
63 tied Berck Pas-de-Calais (62) 98.3 13,289
63 tied Roye Somme (80) 98.3 5,909
66 Estaires Nord (59) 97.9 6,648
67 tied Soissons Aisne (02) 97.8 28,664
67 tied Armentières Nord (59) 97.8 27,382
69 tied Laon Aisne (02) 97.6 24,809
69 tied Montdidier Somme (80) 97.6 6,032
71 Péronne Somme (80) 97.5 7,265
72 Flixecourt Somme (80) 97.3 3,284
73 Aulnoye-Aymeries Nord (59) 96.9 8,852
74 Saint-Omer Pas-de-Calais (62) 96.7 14,954
75 Dunkerque Nord (59) 96.6 87,442
76 Somain Nord (59) 96.4 11,837
77 Albert Somme (80) 96.3 9,668
78 tied Ronchin Nord (59) 95.9 19,943
78 tied Hesdin-la-Forêt Pas-de-Calais (62) 95.9 4,587
78 tied Fruges Pas-de-Calais (62) 95.9 2,570
81 Noyon Oise (60) 95.8 13,173
82 Douai Nord (59) 95.5 41,108
83 Breteuil Oise (60) 95.4 4,303
84 Halluin Nord (59) 95.3 20,864
85 Rue Somme (80) 95.1 3,087
86 Étaples Pas-de-Calais (62) 94.9 10,819
87 Boulogne-sur-Mer Pas-de-Calais (62) 94.7 40,924
88 Frévent Pas-de-Calais (62) 94.2 3,299
89 Coudekerque-Branche Nord (59) 94.0 21,033
90 Merville Nord (59) 92.8 9,908
91 Ham Somme (80) 92.4 4,456
92 Guise Aisne (02) 91.0 4,549
93 Hondschoote Nord (59) 90.4 4,062
94 Wattrelos Nord (59) 89.2 41,013
95 Tourcoing Nord (59) 89.0 99,346
96 Hirson Aisne (02) 88.5 8,595
97 Nogent-sur-Oise Oise (60) 88.2 22,177
98 Calais Pas-de-Calais (62) 88.0 68,246
99 Saint-Quentin Aisne (02) 87.7 53,963
100 Lens Pas-de-Calais (62) 87.6 33,122

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 Hauts-de-France: FAQ

Which town in Hauts-de-France has the highest average social position index of middle schools?

Marcq-en-Barœul (Nord) has the highest average social position index of middle schools in Hauts-de-France: 135.3.

What are the 10 towns in Hauts-de-France with the highest average social position index of middle schools?

In order: Marcq-en-Barœul (135.3), Cysoing (131.6), Lesquin (129.1), Senlis (124.9), Lambersart (124.4), Orchies (124.4), Laventie (120.1), La Madeleine (119.3), Pérenchies (116.7), and Montreuil-sur-Mer (116.1).

Which town in Hauts-de-France has the lowest average social position index of middle schools?

Denain (Nord) has the lowest average social position index of middle schools in Hauts-de-France: 77.7. See the towns in Hauts-de-France with the lowest average social position index of middle schools.

How many towns in Hauts-de-France are ranked?

118 out of 3,782. 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.

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