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The towns in Île-de-France with the lowest brevet pass rate

Q: Which town in Île-de-France has the lowest brevet pass rate?

Les Mureaux (Yvelines) has the lowest brevet pass rate in Île-de-France: 62.4%.

Les Mureaux (Yvelines) has the lowest brevet pass rate in Île-de-France: 62.4%. Next come Trappes (Yvelines, 66.8%) and Garges-lès-Gonesse (Val-d'Oise, 68.5%).

225 towns ranked out of 1,266

Les Mureaux, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

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This ranking covers 225 of the 1,266 towns in Île-de-France. Not ranked: towns with fewer than two middle schools with published results. At the other end of the ranking, Buc (Yvelines) comes last with 99.4%.

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: lowest brevet pass rates in Île-de-France

Rank	Town	Department	Brevet pass rate	Population
1	Les Mureaux	Yvelines (78)	62.4	34,793
2	Trappes	Yvelines (78)	66.8	34,788
3	Garges-lès-Gonesse	Val-d'Oise (95)	68.5	41,893
4 tied	Gonesse	Val-d'Oise (95)	68.6	27,794
4 tied	Carrières-sous-Poissy	Yvelines (78)	68.6	20,950
4 tied	Nemours	Seine-et-Marne (77)	68.6	13,049
7	Montfermeil	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	69.5	28,825
8	Montigny-lès-Cormeilles	Val-d'Oise (95)	69.6	22,555
9 tied	Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône	Val-d'Oise (95)	70.1	25,699
9 tied	Dammarie-les-Lys	Seine-et-Marne (77)	70.1	23,673
9 tied	Mantes-la-Ville	Yvelines (78)	70.1	22,504
12	Clichy	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	70.3	64,658
13 tied	Bagneux	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	71.1	44,744
13 tied	Éragny-sur-Oise	Val-d'Oise (95)	71.1	18,573
15	Limay	Yvelines (78)	71.4	18,010
16	Villeneuve-la-Garenne	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	72.0	26,094
17	Plaisir	Yvelines (78)	72.3	32,147
18	Saint-Denis	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	72.6	149,936
19	Grigny	Essonne (91)	72.9	26,888
20	Montmagny	Val-d'Oise (95)	73.0	15,159
21 tied	Bezons	Val-d'Oise (95)	73.1	36,551
21 tied	Limeil-Brévannes	Val-de-Marne (94)	73.1	27,512
21 tied	Achères	Yvelines (78)	73.1	22,367
24	Jouy-le-Moutier	Val-d'Oise (95)	73.2	17,989
25	Mantes-la-Jolie	Yvelines (78)	73.5	43,683
26	Bondy	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	73.7	50,762
27	Stains	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	73.8	41,471
28	Sarcelles	Val-d'Oise (95)	74.0	59,385
29 tied	Ris-Orangis	Essonne (91)	74.1	31,332
29 tied	Clichy-sous-Bois	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	74.1	29,421
31 tied	Bobigny	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	74.4	57,035
31 tied	La Courneuve	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	74.4	47,285
33	Nanterre	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	74.6	98,383
34	Villepinte	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	74.9	41,579
35 tied	Orly	Val-de-Marne (94)	75.0	24,853
35 tied	Morsang-sur-Orge	Essonne (91)	75.0	21,850
35 tied	Vauréal	Val-d'Oise (95)	75.0	16,288
38	Cergy	Val-d'Oise (95)	75.1	71,250
39	Élancourt	Yvelines (78)	75.2	26,611
40	Chanteloup-les-Vignes	Yvelines (78)	75.3	10,925
41 tied	Évry-Courcouronnes	Essonne (91)	75.5	67,272
41 tied	Livry-Gargan	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	75.5	47,453
43 tied	Sevran	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	75.7	52,682
43 tied	Neuilly-sur-Marne	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	75.7	39,891
43 tied	Soisy-sous-Montmorency	Val-d'Oise (95)	75.7	18,148
46	Champigny-sur-Marne	Val-de-Marne (94)	75.9	78,400
47 tied	Alfortville	Val-de-Marne (94)	76.0	45,702
47 tied	Villetaneuse	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	76.0	12,599
49 tied	Ivry-sur-Seine	Val-de-Marne (94)	76.2	65,263
49 tied	Villeneuve-Saint-Georges	Val-de-Marne (94)	76.2	36,319
49 tied	Goussainville	Val-d'Oise (95)	76.2	31,413
49 tied	Bonnières-sur-Seine	Yvelines (78)	76.2	5,101
53 tied	Saint-Michel-sur-Orge	Essonne (91)	76.3	21,901
53 tied	Valenton	Val-de-Marne (94)	76.3	14,444
55 tied	Aubervilliers	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	76.7	88,529
55 tied	Le Blanc-Mesnil	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	76.7	62,547
57	Les Clayes-sous-Bois	Yvelines (78)	76.9	17,003
58 tied	Argenteuil	Val-d'Oise (95)	77.1	106,546
58 tied	Villiers-le-Bel	Val-d'Oise (95)	77.1	30,195
60	Villeneuve-le-Roi	Val-de-Marne (94)	77.2	21,062
61	La Norville	Essonne (91)	77.5	4,315
62 tied	Villejuif	Val-de-Marne (94)	77.6	60,473
62 tied	Massy	Essonne (91)	77.6	52,023
62 tied	Gennevilliers	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	77.6	51,177
62 tied	Conflans-Sainte-Honorine	Yvelines (78)	77.6	37,426
62 tied	Yerres	Essonne (91)	77.6	28,176
67	Le Mée-sur-Seine	Seine-et-Marne (77)	77.7	19,658
68	Deuil-la-Barre	Val-d'Oise (95)	77.9	23,287
69 tied	Rosny-sous-Bois	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	78.0	47,368
69 tied	Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois	Essonne (91)	78.0	35,744
69 tied	Chevilly-Larue	Val-de-Marne (94)	78.0	19,900
72	Fontenay-sous-Bois	Val-de-Marne (94)	78.1	54,209
73 tied	Corbeil-Essonnes	Essonne (91)	78.2	54,730
73 tied	Épinay-sur-Seine	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	78.2	52,944
73 tied	Guyancourt	Yvelines (78)	78.2	30,226
76 tied	Les Ulis	Essonne (91)	78.3	25,986
76 tied	Moissy-Cramayel	Seine-et-Marne (77)	78.3	18,630
78 tied	Franconville	Val-d'Oise (95)	78.4	37,896
78 tied	Champs-sur-Marne	Seine-et-Marne (77)	78.4	27,589
80	Savigny-le-Temple	Seine-et-Marne (77)	78.6	31,431
81 tied	Vitry-sur-Seine	Val-de-Marne (94)	78.7	94,393
81 tied	Ermont	Val-d'Oise (95)	78.7	29,691
81 tied	Torcy	Seine-et-Marne (77)	78.7	22,941
81 tied	Coulommiers	Seine-et-Marne (77)	78.7	16,543
85	Montlhéry	Essonne (91)	78.8	9,987
86	Saint-Gratien	Val-d'Oise (95)	79.0	21,427
87	Les Pavillons-sous-Bois	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	79.2	25,875
88 tied	Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	79.5	53,747
88 tied	Sartrouville	Yvelines (78)	79.5	53,154
90	Draveil	Essonne (91)	79.6	30,323
91	Noisy-le-Sec	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	79.7	45,634
92	Drancy	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	79.8	72,583
93	Vélizy-Villacoublay	Yvelines (78)	79.9	23,206
94	Tremblay-en-France	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	80.1	38,519
95	Villiers-sur-Marne	Val-de-Marne (94)	80.2	33,313
96	Créteil	Val-de-Marne (94)	80.3	93,813
97	Savigny-sur-Orge	Essonne (91)	80.4	37,876
98 tied	Aulnay-sous-Bois	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	80.6	87,951
98 tied	Vigneux-sur-Seine	Essonne (91)	80.6	31,607
100 tied	Romainville	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	80.8	37,224

Source: French Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet results; candidates who passed the brevet at the latest session, all of the town’s middle schools combined, towns with at least two middle schools. Not ranked: towns with fewer than two middle schools with published results. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Lowest brevet pass rates in Île-de-France: FAQ

Which town in Île-de-France has the lowest brevet pass rate?

Les Mureaux (Yvelines) has the lowest brevet pass rate in Île-de-France: 62.4%.

What are the 10 towns in Île-de-France with the lowest brevet pass rate?

In order: Les Mureaux (62.4%), Trappes (66.8%), Garges-lès-Gonesse (68.5%), Gonesse (68.6%), Carrières-sous-Poissy (68.6%), Nemours (68.6%), Montfermeil (69.5%), Montigny-lès-Cormeilles (69.6%), Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône (70.1%), and Dammarie-les-Lys (70.1%).

Which town in Île-de-France has the highest brevet pass rate?

Buc (Yvelines) has the highest brevet pass rate in Île-de-France: 99.4%. See the towns in Île-de-France with the highest brevet pass rate.

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

225 out of 1,266. Not ranked: towns with fewer than two middle schools with published results.

How is this rate calculated?

It is the share of candidates who sat the brevet (the national exam French students take at the end of middle school, at about age 15) and passed it at the latest session, all of the town’s middle schools combined (public and state-contracted private schools, general and vocational tracks), according to results published by the French Ministry of Education. Pass rates depend heavily on the students each school takes in; town pages also show each middle school’s value added, which accounts for this. Only towns with at least two middle schools are ranked, so that the ranking compares towns rather than individual schools.