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

Pibrac (Haute-Garonne) has the highest average social position index of middle schools in Occitanie: 139.8. Next come Villeneuve-lès-Avignon (Gard, 127.9) and L'Isle-Jourdain (Gers, 127.3).

86 towns ranked out of 4,446

Pibrac, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. 1stPibrac 139.8index Haute-Garonne
  2. 2ndVilleneuve-lès-Avignon 127.9index Gard
  3. 3rdL'Isle-Jourdain 127.3index Gers

This ranking covers 86 of the 4,446 towns in Occitanie. Not ranked: towns with fewer than two middle schools with an index. At the other end of the ranking, La Grand-Combe (Gard) comes last with 85.1.

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The ranking: highest middle school social index in Occitanie

Rank Town Department Average middle school index Proportional bar Population
1 Pibrac Haute-Garonne (31) 139.8 9,188
2 Villeneuve-lès-Avignon Gard (30) 127.9 13,535
3 L'Isle-Jourdain Gers (32) 127.3 9,806
4 Saint-Orens-de-Gameville Haute-Garonne (31) 125.3 14,869
5 Blagnac Haute-Garonne (31) 124.5 28,047
6 Rabastens Tarn (81) 124.0 6,006
7 Tournefeuille Haute-Garonne (31) 122.9 30,774
8 Sommières Gard (30) 122.8 5,132
9 Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe Tarn (81) 117.4 10,064
10 Saint-Cyprien Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 115.6 12,210
11 tied Saint-Jory Haute-Garonne (31) 115.0 8,756
11 tied Le Soler Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 115.0 8,079
13 Colomiers Haute-Garonne (31) 114.7 41,337
14 Clermont-l'Hérault Hérault (34) 114.0 9,607
15 Marcillac-Vallon Aveyron (12) 113.7 1,766
16 tied Mende Lozère (48) 113.4 13,292
16 tied Revel Haute-Garonne (31) 113.4 10,095
18 Toulouse Haute-Garonne (31) 113.3 519,940
19 Figeac Lot (46) 112.7 10,378
20 Bagnères-de-Bigorre Hautes-Pyrénées (65) 112.1 7,375
21 Gaillac Tarn (81) 111.3 16,531
22 Muret Haute-Garonne (31) 111.2 26,618
23 Uzès Gard (30) 111.1 8,851
24 Albi Tarn (81) 111.0 52,783
25 Baraqueville Aveyron (12) 110.9 3,278
26 tied Rodez Aveyron (12) 110.7 25,685
26 tied Marvejols Lozère (48) 110.7 4,963
28 Frontignan Hérault (34) 110.6 24,383
29 Masseube Gers (32) 110.3 1,909
30 Cahors Lot (46) 110.2 20,887
31 Rignac Aveyron (12) 110.0 2,172
32 Lectoure Gers (32) 109.9 3,983
33 Maraussan Hérault (34) 109.7 4,869
34 Beaumont-de-Lomagne Tarn-et-Garonne (82) 109.5 3,990
35 Ganges Hérault (34) 108.8 3,796
36 Castelnaudary Aude (11) 108.7 12,700
37 Espalion Aveyron (12) 108.3 4,756
38 Auch Gers (32) 107.8 23,451
39 Naucelle Aveyron (12) 107.4 2,112
40 Montpellier Hérault (34) 107.0 313,712
41 Pamiers Ariège (09) 106.7 17,005
42 tied Montauban Tarn-et-Garonne (82) 106.6 64,523
42 tied Saint-Chély-d'Apcher Lozère (48) 106.6 4,475
44 tied Pont-Saint-Esprit Gard (30) 106.4 11,156
44 tied Langogne Lozère (48) 106.4 3,032
46 Onet-le-Château Aveyron (12) 106.3 12,679
47 tied Saint-Affrique Aveyron (12) 105.7 8,485
47 tied Labruguière Tarn (81) 105.7 6,699
49 Fleurance Gers (32) 104.0 6,331
50 tied Millau Aveyron (12) 103.9 22,678
50 tied Villefranche-de-Rouergue Aveyron (12) 103.9 11,734
50 tied Capdenac-Gare Aveyron (12) 103.9 4,564
53 Saint-Girons Ariège (09) 103.5 6,398
54 Agde Hérault (34) 103.2 30,340
55 Saint-Gaudens Haute-Garonne (31) 102.9 12,609
56 Castres Tarn (81) 102.8 43,800
57 Prades Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 102.5 6,407
58 tied Bagnols-sur-Cèze Gard (30) 101.8 18,409
58 tied Vic-en-Bigorre Hautes-Pyrénées (65) 101.8 5,098
58 tied Rieupeyroux Aveyron (12) 101.8 2,021
61 Tarbes Hautes-Pyrénées (65) 101.5 45,361
62 Condom Gers (32) 101.4 6,650
63 Caussade Tarn-et-Garonne (82) 101.2 7,028
64 Limoux Aude (11) 101.1 10,876
65 Réquista Aveyron (12) 100.9 1,981
66 Meyrueis Lozère (48) 100.8 884
67 Lunel Hérault (34) 100.6 26,923
68 Saint-Ambroix Gard (30) 99.8 3,493
69 Sète Hérault (34) 99.6 45,901
70 Narbonne Aude (11) 99.4 58,669
71 Eauze Gers (32) 98.4 4,176
72 Carcassonne Aude (11) 98.2 47,153
73 Bédarieux Hérault (34) 97.9 6,014
74 Lourdes Hautes-Pyrénées (65) 97.8 13,520
75 Alès Gard (30) 97.4 46,632
76 Lézignan-Corbières Aude (11) 96.5 10,584
77 Moissac Tarn-et-Garonne (82) 96.3 13,697
78 tied Nîmes Gard (30) 96.1 154,017
78 tied Mazamet Tarn (81) 96.1 10,501
80 Beaucaire Gard (30) 93.4 15,883
81 Decazeville Aveyron (12) 93.1 5,222
82 Perpignan Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 92.9 123,136
83 Lavelanet Ariège (09) 91.9 6,095
84 Béziers Hérault (34) 90.4 82,629
85 Castelsarrasin Tarn-et-Garonne (82) 88.7 14,579
86 La Grand-Combe Gard (30) 85.1 4,893

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 Occitanie: FAQ

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

Pibrac (Haute-Garonne) has the highest average social position index of middle schools in Occitanie: 139.8.

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

In order: Pibrac (139.8), Villeneuve-lès-Avignon (127.9), L'Isle-Jourdain (127.3), Saint-Orens-de-Gameville (125.3), Blagnac (124.5), Rabastens (124.0), Tournefeuille (122.9), Sommières (122.8), Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe (117.4), and Saint-Cyprien (115.6).

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

La Grand-Combe (Gard) has the lowest average social position index of middle schools in Occitanie: 85.1.

How many towns in Occitanie are ranked?

86 out of 4,446. 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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