IB Results in Paris

The IB Diploma is a niche pathway in Paris. The French baccalauréat, often with the BFI international option, is the senior qualification at the bilingual schools that anchor the city, including Ecole Jeannine Manuel and the state Lycée International St-Germain-en-Laye. The Diploma runs as a primary or co-equal exit mostly at the English-medium internationals: ISP, ASP, ICS, Ermitage. Cohorts are smaller than in Singapore or Hong Kong, and that shapes how the averages should be read.

Ranked by published DP average

The order follows the most recent average each school discloses. Where the exit is co-equal with another qualification (the BFI, the AP), the structure is flagged in the entry.

1. Ecole Jeannine Manuel. 38.1 points (2025)

15th arrondissement. Founded 1954. ~1,600 pupils on the Paris campus. A bilingual French-English school with a competitive entrance test and partial state funding. EJM is ranked #1 in France for IB, with a 2025 average of 38.1 inside the global top decile. The French national curriculum runs as the spine; the senior school offers the French baccalauréat, the BFI, the IB Diploma and IGCSE in parallel, with roughly a third of seniors taking the Diploma. Fees EUR 10,260 to 32,560, lower than the rest of the Paris IB field because the early years draw state subsidy.

2. American School of Paris. 34.6 points (latest published)

Saint-Cloud. Founded 1946 as the first American school in postwar Europe. ~760 students. MSA and CIS accredited. ASP runs an American programme PreK to Grade 12 with the IB Diploma alongside AP in the upper school. 34.6 IB average, 100% DP pass rate, 86% AP at 3+. Roughly two thirds of seniors take either IB or AP. Fees EUR 25,000 to 41,400 plus a one-time capital assessment. ASP is the default English-medium choice for American families on assignment.

3. Ermitage International School. 34 points (2025)

Maisons-Laffitte, 20 minutes west of central Paris on the RER A. Founded 1941. ~1,500 students with day and boarding places. NEASC accredited. Ermitage runs the full IB continuum alongside the French baccalauréat with international option. The 2025 cohort averaged 34, ranked #3 in France for IB, with a 100% French Bac pass rate. Fees EUR 7,500 to 28,950 put Ermitage among the more affordable IB routes in the Paris region. Boarding matters for families who travel.

4. ICS Paris. 32.7 points (2025), six-year mean ~33

15th arrondissement, rue de Cronstadt. Founded 2003. ~600 students aged 2 to 18. Operated by Globeducate. ICS is one of the few full-continuum IB World Schools in the city, running PYP, MYP and DP in English with French woven through. The six-year run sits between 32 and 35.5, with averages of 32.4 (2020), 35.5 (2021), 33.7 (2022), 32 (2023), 33.8 (2024) and 32.7 (2025) and top scores climbing to 45. Publishing six years of data on the public site is unusually transparent for Paris. Fees EUR 20,994 to 32,976.

5. International School of Paris (ISP). 32 points (2025)

16th arrondissement near Trocadéro. Founded 1964. ~900 students from 60-plus nationalities. The only three-programme IB World School in France, running PYP, MYP and DP across three sites separated by age band. CIS and NEASC accredited. 2025 average 32; pass rates 92% (2024) and 90% (2023). Fees EUR 25,500 to 39,000, plus a one-time entry fee around EUR 10,000 from Grade 1. ISP is the closest match for an internationally mobile family that wants all three IB programmes inside central Paris.

6. EIB Paris group (Globeducate). 31.7 points (2024)

EIB is a network of bilingual campuses across Paris and the western suburbs. The Diploma sits at the group's lycée campuses (Étoile, Monceau) rather than at the primary sites. The group reports a 2024 Diploma average of 31.7 alongside 98% French baccalauréat with honours. The French Bac is the primary qualification across the family; the Diploma, IGCSE and A-Level run as alternative routes.

Lycée International de St-Germain-en-Laye (note)

The state Lycée International runs the OIB and BFI on top of the French baccalauréat through its language sections. A Diploma average of 38 (2024) appears in one source, but the qualification on the lycée's roll is the BFI, not the IB. The headline figure for this school is the 80% Mention Très Bien/Bien on the BFI in the British Section's 2024 cohort. The British Section adds EUR 3,750 to 9,100 per year on top of the free French state schooling.

At a glance

The latest DP average is the figure each school discloses for its most recent published cohort. Pass rates appear only where the school publishes them in the same form. Cohort sizes are not reported by most Paris schools in their public materials.

How to read these numbers

The Paris IB cohort is small, and that changes how the headline averages should be weighed.

Cohort size matters more here than in larger IB markets. A 32-point average across 12 students reads very differently from a 32 across 120. Most Paris schools publish the average without the cohort. ICS publishes six years of averages and top scores, which is the most informative disclosure in the city.

Selectivity inflates averages. EJM runs an entrance test and a competitive admissions process. ISP and ASP run internal screening at the senior phase. Ermitage and ICS sit more open. A 34 at a non-selective school often reads as a stronger result than a 38 at a selective one.

The Diploma is rarely the only exit. EJM, Ermitage and EIB offer the French baccalauréat as a parallel or primary route. ASP offers AP. ICS and ISP are the only schools running the Diploma as the sole senior qualification across the cohort. That makes the IB averages at EJM and ASP a partial read of the year group; the families on the Bac or AP track sit outside the figure.

Schools with no public DP results

Several Paris schools are authorised for the Diploma without a public DP average in the most recent cycle.

• Lab School Paris. 11th arrondissement. Diploma at the senior end; cohort averages not published.
• Ellipse Montessori Academy. 7th arrondissement. Cambridge IGCSE and IB Diploma on a small extending senior phase; the first DP cohort is still moving through.
• Open Sky International. Boulogne-Billancourt. The practical English-medium exit here is Pearson Edexcel A-Level, not the Diploma.
• EIB de La Jonchère. Yvelines. Primary and lower-secondary only; students transition to EIB lycée campuses for the Diploma.

Authorisation status is verifiable on the IB Organisation public directory. A school running the Diploma can answer current cohort size, most recent average, and pass rate without preparation.

Related reading

• Best international schools in Paris. The city pillar across all curricula.
• Best IB schools in Paris. The full editorial shortlist with fees and accreditation context.
• What is the IB Diploma?
• IB HL vs SL
• IB vs A-Levels
• British vs IB vs American curriculum

FAQs

Which Paris school has the highest IB Diploma average?

Ecole Jeannine Manuel, at 38.1 (2025), ranked first in France for IB. The result sits in the global top decile. EJM runs a competitive entrance test and partial state funding, which puts its 38.1 in a different category from open-intake schools further down the list.

What is the global IB Diploma average?

30.32 in 2024, per the IB Organisation Statistical Bulletin. Every Paris school with a published cohort average clears it. The four strongest sit two to eight points above.

Why is the IB market in Paris small?

The French baccalauréat is the dominant senior qualification across French schools, including the bilingual schools (EJM, Ermitage, the state lycée international) that anchor international families. The English-medium internationals running the Diploma as a primary exit are a smaller set: ISP, ASP, ICS, and the upper years at Ermitage. The choice in Paris is often Bac with international option versus IB Diploma, not IB versus American or IB versus British as in many Asian capitals.

Is the Lycée International an IB school?

Not in the same form as ISP or ICS. The Lycée International de St-Germain-en-Laye is a French state school running the French baccalauréat with the BFI international option through its language sections. The British Section's 2024 cohort hit 80% Mention Très Bien or Bien on the BFI. Strong result, but the qualification on paper is the BFI, not the IB Diploma.

How do Paris IB results compare to London or Geneva?

Paris sits below London on cohort depth (London has a dozen IB schools at 35+) and below Geneva on average score (Geneva's top schools push 38 to 40). EJM at 38.1 holds the Paris top line alongside the strongest European IB schools. The rest of the Paris IB field sits in the 32 to 34 range, three to four points above the world mean but below the cohort depth of the larger IB markets.

Sources: published IB Diploma results for 2020 to 2025 from individual school websites and annual reports; IB Organisation Statistical Bulletin May 2024 for the 30.32 worldwide average; IB Organisation public school directory for programme authorisations; CIS and NEASC member registers; French Ministry of Education public lycée rankings for the BFI and French baccalauréat data. Where schools report multiple years, the most recent published figure is used. If you spot a number that has moved or a result we have missed, tell us and we will update.