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

Buc (Yvelines) has the highest average social position index of middle schools in Île-de-France: 155.5. Next come Le Vésinet (Yvelines, 152.1) and Neuilly-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine, 149.3).

227 towns ranked out of 1,266

Buc, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. 1stBuc 155.5index Yvelines
  2. 2ndLe Vésinet 152.1index Yvelines
  3. 3rdNeuilly-sur-Seine 149.3index Hauts-de-Seine

This ranking covers 227 of the 1,266 towns in Île-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, Grigny (Essonne) comes last with 72.7.

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 Île-de-France

Rank Town Department Average middle school index Proportional bar Population
1 Buc Yvelines (78) 155.5 5,934
2 Le Vésinet Yvelines (78) 152.1 16,010
3 Neuilly-sur-Seine Hauts-de-Seine (92) 149.3 60,515
4 Saint-Cloud Hauts-de-Seine (92) 147.7 30,332
5 Vincennes Val-de-Marne (94) 146.8 48,644
6 Sceaux Hauts-de-Seine (92) 146.4 21,203
7 Maisons-Laffitte Yvelines (78) 146.0 23,549
8 Sèvres Hauts-de-Seine (92) 145.8 22,599
9 Saint-Germain-en-Laye Yvelines (78) 145.6 47,628
10 Orsay Essonne (91) 143.6 16,869
11 Chaville Hauts-de-Seine (92) 143.3 20,904
12 Saint-Mandé Val-de-Marne (94) 143.0 21,228
13 Nogent-sur-Marne Val-de-Marne (94) 142.8 32,701
14 Vaucresson Hauts-de-Seine (92) 141.7 8,745
15 Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt Yvelines (78) 141.2 31,339
16 Montfort-l'Amaury Yvelines (78) 140.2 2,845
17 Voisins-le-Bretonneux Yvelines (78) 139.4 10,924
18 Gif-sur-Yvette Essonne (91) 139.0 23,077
19 Bois-Colombes Hauts-de-Seine (92) 138.5 29,250
20 Verrières-le-Buisson Essonne (91) 137.3 15,316
21 Bry-sur-Marne Val-de-Marne (94) 137.2 18,807
22 tied Boulogne-Billancourt Hauts-de-Seine (92) 137.1 120,206
22 tied Saint-Maur-des-Fossés Val-de-Marne (94) 137.1 77,413
24 tied Versailles Yvelines (78) 136.7 85,750
24 tied Chatou Yvelines (78) 136.7 31,112
26 Montesson Yvelines (78) 136.5 14,761
27 Fontainebleau Seine-et-Marne (77) 135.8 16,021
28 Rueil-Malmaison Hauts-de-Seine (92) 135.5 84,409
29 Igny Essonne (91) 134.5 11,150
30 Meudon Hauts-de-Seine (92) 133.8 46,959
31 Charenton-le-Pont Val-de-Marne (94) 132.9 29,019
32 Enghien-les-Bains Val-d'Oise (95) 132.6 11,549
33 Vanves Hauts-de-Seine (92) 132.1 28,858
34 Antony Hauts-de-Seine (92) 131.7 65,037
35 Villebon-sur-Yvette Essonne (91) 131.4 10,500
36 Courbevoie Hauts-de-Seine (92) 130.9 83,480
37 tied Houilles Yvelines (78) 130.5 34,268
37 tied Saint-Leu-la-Forêt Val-d'Oise (95) 130.5 16,267
39 Montigny-le-Bretonneux Yvelines (78) 130.4 32,969
40 Clamart Hauts-de-Seine (92) 129.6 59,112
41 tied Palaiseau Essonne (91) 128.9 37,773
41 tied Le Raincy Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 128.9 14,920
43 Issy-les-Moulineaux Hauts-de-Seine (92) 128.8 68,449
44 Bourg-la-Reine Hauts-de-Seine (92) 128.7 21,318
45 L'Isle-Adam Val-d'Oise (95) 128.6 12,658
46 Puteaux Hauts-de-Seine (92) 128.5 44,242
47 tied Levallois-Perret Hauts-de-Seine (92) 128.4 68,620
47 tied Rambouillet Yvelines (78) 128.4 28,364
49 Verneuil-sur-Seine Yvelines (78) 128.0 16,562
50 tied Cormeilles-en-Parisis Val-d'Oise (95) 126.9 27,522
50 tied Joinville-le-Pont Val-de-Marne (94) 126.9 20,675
52 Le Perreux-sur-Marne Val-de-Marne (94) 126.6 35,566
53 Paris Paris (75) 126.2 2,119,412
54 Asnières-sur-Seine Hauts-de-Seine (92) 126.0 94,562
55 La Garenne-Colombes Hauts-de-Seine (92) 125.7 30,460
56 Montrouge Hauts-de-Seine (92) 124.8 46,579
57 Sucy-en-Brie Val-de-Marne (94) 124.4 28,016
58 Malakoff Hauts-de-Seine (92) 123.9 30,774
59 Vélizy-Villacoublay Yvelines (78) 123.8 23,206
60 Serris Seine-et-Marne (77) 123.1 10,443
61 Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis Yvelines (78) 122.9 7,466
62 Maisons-Alfort Val-de-Marne (94) 122.6 57,144
63 Bussy-Saint-Georges Seine-et-Marne (77) 122.4 27,798
64 Le Plessis-Robinson Hauts-de-Seine (92) 122.2 29,016
65 Yerres Essonne (91) 121.2 28,176
66 Ozoir-la-Ferrière Seine-et-Marne (77) 121.1 21,422
67 Claye-Souilly Seine-et-Marne (77) 118.9 13,433
68 Châtenay-Malabry Hauts-de-Seine (92) 118.8 36,275
69 Dourdan Essonne (91) 118.6 11,571
70 Brunoy Essonne (91) 118.4 26,090
71 tied Suresnes Hauts-de-Seine (92) 118.3 49,494
71 tied Pontoise Val-d'Oise (95) 118.3 32,475
71 tied Le Pecq Yvelines (78) 118.3 16,333
74 Cachan Val-de-Marne (94) 118.2 31,434
75 tied Conflans-Sainte-Honorine Yvelines (78) 118.1 37,426
75 tied Montmorency Val-d'Oise (95) 118.1 21,993
77 Magny-en-Vexin Val-d'Oise (95) 118.0 5,840
78 Le Pré-Saint-Gervais Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 117.8 17,049
79 Lagny-sur-Marne Seine-et-Marne (77) 117.3 21,673
80 Châtillon Hauts-de-Seine (92) 117.1 36,958
81 tied Élancourt Yvelines (78) 116.9 26,611
81 tied Osny Val-d'Oise (95) 116.9 18,107
83 La Celle-Saint-Cloud Yvelines (78) 116.7 20,900
84 Herblay-sur-Seine Val-d'Oise (95) 115.9 32,044
85 Villemomble Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 115.8 29,969
86 Brie-Comte-Robert Seine-et-Marne (77) 115.3 19,287
87 Brétigny-sur-Orge Essonne (91) 114.8 27,000
88 Écouen Val-d'Oise (95) 114.4 7,231
89 Poissy Yvelines (78) 114.3 41,274
90 Montgeron Essonne (91) 113.7 24,316
91 Saint-Pierre-lès-Nemours Seine-et-Marne (77) 113.5 5,491
92 Eaubonne Val-d'Oise (95) 113.2 26,558
93 Sannois Val-d'Oise (95) 113.1 27,266
94 Meulan-en-Yvelines Yvelines (78) 112.6 9,025
95 tied Draveil Essonne (91) 112.3 30,323
95 tied Jouy-le-Moutier Val-d'Oise (95) 112.3 17,989
97 Bonnières-sur-Seine Yvelines (78) 111.9 5,101
98 Maurepas Yvelines (78) 111.4 20,844
99 Vauréal Val-d'Oise (95) 111.0 16,288
100 Noisy-le-Grand Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 110.8 73,408

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 Île-de-France: FAQ

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

Buc (Yvelines) has the highest average social position index of middle schools in Île-de-France: 155.5.

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

In order: Buc (155.5), Le Vésinet (152.1), Neuilly-sur-Seine (149.3), Saint-Cloud (147.7), Vincennes (146.8), Sceaux (146.4), Maisons-Laffitte (146.0), Sèvres (145.8), Saint-Germain-en-Laye (145.6), and Orsay (143.6).

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

Grigny (Essonne) has the lowest average social position index of middle schools in Île-de-France: 72.7. See the towns in Île-de-France with the lowest average social position index of middle schools.

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

227 out of 1,266. 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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