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The towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine with the highest average social position index of middle schools

La Brède (Gironde) has the highest average social position index of middle schools in Nouvelle-Aquitaine: 130.8. Next come Biarritz (Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 124.7) and Le Bouscat (Gironde, 124.5).

105 towns ranked out of 4,293

La Brède, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. 1stLa Brède 130.8index Gironde
  2. 2ndBiarritz 124.7index Pyrénées-Atlantiques
  3. 3rdLe Bouscat 124.5index Gironde

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This ranking covers 105 of the 4,293 towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. 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, Lormont (Gironde) comes last with 84.3.

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The ranking: highest middle school social index in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Rank Town Department Average middle school index Proportional bar Population
1 La Brède Gironde (33) 130.8 4,904
2 Biarritz Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 124.7 26,879
3 Le Bouscat Gironde (33) 124.5 25,441
4 Talence Gironde (33) 124.3 47,340
5 Capbreton Landes (40) 123.2 9,453
6 Bordeaux Gironde (33) 123.1 271,552
7 Arcachon Gironde (33) 122.7 11,396
8 Gradignan Gironde (33) 121.7 27,379
9 Anglet Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 120.3 44,406
10 Pessac Gironde (33) 120.2 68,102
11 Saint-Médard-en-Jalles Gironde (33) 119.5 33,398
12 Le Haillan Gironde (33) 118.2 11,570
13 Lescar Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 118.0 9,868
14 Bayonne Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 117.9 55,590
15 Jaunay-Marigny Vienne (86) 117.3 7,784
16 Poitiers Vienne (86) 116.9 92,187
17 Cadillac-sur-Garonne Gironde (33) 116.7 2,696
18 tied Saint-Jean-de-Luz Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 116.5 15,268
18 tied Jurançon Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 116.5 7,309
18 tied Pontacq Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 116.5 2,983
21 Royan Charente-Maritime (17) 116.2 19,985
22 Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 115.3 7,459
23 Niort Deux-Sèvres (79) 115.2 61,675
24 Nay Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 115.0 3,370
25 Biscarrosse Landes (40) 114.5 16,203
26 Jarnac Charente (16) 113.8 4,591
27 Cambo-les-Bains Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 113.7 6,860
28 Pau Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 113.1 81,891
29 Orthez Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 112.7 11,531
30 Saintes Charente-Maritime (17) 112.1 26,773
31 Saint-André-de-Cubzac Gironde (33) 112.0 12,776
32 Périgueux Dordogne (24) 111.5 30,496
33 La Rochelle Charente-Maritime (17) 111.2 81,843
34 Langon Gironde (33) 110.7 7,834
35 Saint-Sever Landes (40) 110.3 5,171
36 Aigrefeuille-d'Aunis Charente-Maritime (17) 110.0 4,748
37 Aixe-sur-Vienne Haute-Vienne (87) 109.9 5,985
38 Mérignac Gironde (33) 109.4 78,946
39 tied Bègles Gironde (33) 109.3 32,221
39 tied Dax Landes (40) 109.3 22,972
41 Villenave-d'Ornon Gironde (33) 108.8 42,858
42 Marans Charente-Maritime (17) 108.4 4,540
43 tied Floirac Gironde (33) 107.9 18,439
43 tied Hasparren Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 107.9 7,883
45 Brive-la-Gaillarde Corrèze (19) 107.6 48,330
46 Cognac Charente (16) 107.5 18,984
47 Nérac Lot-et-Garonne (47) 106.8 7,377
48 Rochefort Charente-Maritime (17) 106.7 24,081
49 Hendaye Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 106.3 18,506
50 tied Mont-de-Marsan Landes (40) 106.2 32,981
50 tied Ussel Corrèze (19) 106.2 9,551
52 tied Blanquefort Gironde (33) 105.6 17,850
52 tied Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire Charente (16) 105.6 4,899
54 Salies-de-Béarn Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 105.5 4,861
55 La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois Charente (16) 105.4 4,127
56 Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 105.2 1,778
57 Oloron-Sainte-Marie Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 105.0 11,279
58 Blaye Gironde (33) 104.4 5,186
59 tied Limoges Haute-Vienne (87) 104.3 131,817
59 tied Tulle Corrèze (19) 104.3 14,017
61 Agen Lot-et-Garonne (47) 104.2 33,656
62 Angoulême Charente (16) 104.0 43,454
63 Libourne Gironde (33) 103.9 25,591
64 tied Parthenay Deux-Sèvres (79) 103.8 10,555
64 tied Sarlat-la-Canéda Dordogne (24) 103.8 9,099
66 Saint-Palais Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 103.6 2,291
67 Montmorillon Vienne (86) 103.5 6,217
68 Guéret Creuse (23) 103.0 13,584
69 Ribérac Dordogne (24) 102.7 3,893
70 tied Saint-Maixent-l'École Deux-Sèvres (79) 102.6 7,743
70 tied Surgères Charente-Maritime (17) 102.6 7,152
70 tied Valence-en-Poitou Vienne (86) 102.6 4,453
70 tied Civray Vienne (86) 102.6 2,652
74 Sauveterre-de-Béarn Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 102.5 1,460
75 Cozes Charente-Maritime (17) 102.4 2,317
76 Ruffec Charente (16) 102.2 3,602
77 Gabarret Landes (40) 101.7 1,490
78 Argentat-sur-Dordogne Corrèze (19) 101.5 2,991
79 Saint-Junien Haute-Vienne (87) 101.4 11,677
80 Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 101.3 1,556
81 Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre Deux-Sèvres (79) 101.0 5,290
82 Marmande Lot-et-Garonne (47) 100.8 17,833
83 tied Bergerac Dordogne (24) 100.7 27,863
83 tied Casteljaloux Lot-et-Garonne (47) 100.7 4,805
85 tied Bressuire Deux-Sèvres (79) 100.4 21,034
85 tied Saint-Jean-d'Angély Charente-Maritime (17) 100.4 7,218
87 Tartas Landes (40) 100.1 3,218
88 Casseneuil Lot-et-Garonne (47) 99.9 2,394
89 Airvault Deux-Sèvres (79) 99.8 3,353
90 Pauillac Gironde (33) 99.7 5,277
91 Saint-Paul-lès-Dax Landes (40) 99.5 14,981
92 Dangé-Saint-Romain Vienne (86) 99.0 3,017
93 Lesparre-Médoc Gironde (33) 98.5 5,972
94 tied Villeneuve-sur-Lot Lot-et-Garonne (47) 98.4 23,095
94 tied Secondigny Deux-Sèvres (79) 98.4 1,851
96 Loudun Vienne (86) 97.6 7,113
97 Thouars Deux-Sèvres (79) 97.4 14,178
98 Sainte-Foy-la-Grande Gironde (33) 97.2 2,518
99 Châtellerault Vienne (86) 95.2 31,656
100 Argentonnay Deux-Sèvres (79) 95.0 3,318

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 Nouvelle-Aquitaine: FAQ

Which town in Nouvelle-Aquitaine has the highest average social position index of middle schools?

La Brède (Gironde) has the highest average social position index of middle schools in Nouvelle-Aquitaine: 130.8.

What are the 10 towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine with the highest average social position index of middle schools?

In order: La Brède (130.8), Biarritz (124.7), Le Bouscat (124.5), Talence (124.3), Capbreton (123.2), Bordeaux (123.1), Arcachon (122.7), Gradignan (121.7), Anglet (120.3), and Pessac (120.2).

Which town in Nouvelle-Aquitaine has the lowest average social position index of middle schools?

Lormont (Gironde) has the lowest average social position index of middle schools in Nouvelle-Aquitaine: 84.3. See the towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine with the lowest average social position index of middle schools.

How many towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine are ranked?

105 out of 4,293. 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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