Best compulsory schools in Uppsala 2026

Final-grade score, SALSA analysis and warning flags — 77 compulsory schools compared with data from the Swedish National Agency for Education (Skolverket).

77
Compulsory schools
20
Independent
239.8
Average final-grade score
78%
Certified teachers

Uppsala has 77 active compulsory schools — 20 independent and 57 municipal.The three schools with the highest Skolkoll score are Vaksalaskolan (75/100), Uppsala Musikklasser (72/100) and Kunskapsskolan Uppsala Norra (69/100). The municipal average is 239.8 (national average: 227.7).

According to Skolverket's SALSA model, which adjusts for pupils' socio-economic background, 5 schools have a positive model residual above +5. This means the outcome is above the model's expectation, not that SALSA alone identifies the best school.

Data: Skolverket, 2024/25 school year. SALSA: 2024/25. Source: Skolkoll's method.

Data coverage and sorting

77 schools are included. 75 have a displayed Skolkoll score; 2 have no displayed score because the sample or data coverage is too small.

Filter
Active compulsory schools in Uppsala. Schools without a displayed score sort last in the table.
Sorting
Descending by Skolkoll score. Displayed ranks use rounded-score competition ranking so sub-point differences are not overstated.
Score weights
Results 30%, staff 25%, value-added/SALSA 20%, safety 15%, resources 10%. Missing school-specific dimensions use the neutral value 50.
Coverage
25 rows have 4-5 real score dimensions, 50 have 2-3, 0 have 1, 2 have 0 or unknown. Average: 3.3 of 5 dimensions.
Sources
Skolverket, Swedish Schools Inspectorate, Statistics Sweden, Kolada and SALSA where available. SALSA year: 2024/25.
Latest data year
2024/25

All compulsory schools in Uppsala — ranked by Skolkoll score

Click a column header to sort. SALSA residual shows the outcome relative to the modelled expectation.

All compulsory schools in Uppsala ranked by Skolkoll score
#SchoolSkolkoll scoreFinal-grade scoreSALSA residualCert. teachersUpper-secondary eligibilityPupils/teacherGrade inflationPupilsTypeFlags
1Vaksalaskolan75253.4+25.095%100%15.0+0.5510Municipal1
2Uppsala Musikklasser72293.9+21.081%100%15.1+0.2520Independent1
3Kunskapsskolan Uppsala Norra69265.9—84%100%15.3+0.2270Independent1
4Katarinaskolan69265.3—82%100%12.9+0.1420Independent
5Västra Stenhagenskolan69242.4—85%85%11.2+0.9310Municipal
6Kunskapsskolan Uppsala68273.0+14.079%100%16.0-0.2620Independent1
7Tunabergsskolan66250.6—84%89%14.9+0.8570Municipal
8Börje skola65——97%—12.4—120Municipal
9Kvarngärdesskolan63280.8——100%16.1+0.3600Municipal1
10Gluntens Montessoriskola63244.1—82%86%14.7-0.5450Independent
11Valsätraskolan62247.8—78%85%13.2+0.2850Municipal
12Gåvsta skola62237.1—85%90%15.4+1.4440Municipal1
13Skuttunge skola62——89%—12.9—90Municipal
14Nåntunaskolan62——90%—13.2—140Municipal
15Ärentunaskolan61233.4—83%83%13.6-0.3480Municipal
16JENSEN grundskola Uppsala 260274.1+38.067%100%16.8+0.7200Independent1
17Tiundaskolan60248.3+14.074%81%14.3+0.8620Municipal
18Flogstaskolan60——91%—17.1—130Municipal1
19Skyttorps skola60——79%—9.7—70Municipal
20Internationella Engelska Skolan Uppsala59257.2——94%14.8-1.4750Independent
21Sverkerskolan59249.4—72%85%12.8+0.2810Municipal
22Palmbladsskolan59246.4—74%89%12.8+0.4580Municipal
23Tuna skola59244.9—69%100%10.1+0.7120Municipal
24Domarringens skola59——90%—18.6—470Municipal1
25Årstaskolan59——86%—14.8—380Municipal
26Ansgarskolorna Fridhemsskolan F-659——82%—12.9—120Independent
27Lindbackens skola58——87%—19.1—560Municipal1
28Hågadalsskolan58——85%—14.6—300Municipal
29Bergaskolan58——86%—16.9—260Municipal1
30Ramsta skola58——84%—14.0—270Municipal
31Ansgarskolorna Kyrkskolan 7-957225.1—76%87%10.7-0.7220Independent1
32Bälinge skola57——82%—14.1—300Municipal
33Knutby skola57——81%—12.9—110Municipal
34JENSEN grundskola Uppsala57——90%—16.0—80Independent1
35Eriksskolan57——84%—17.0—230Municipal1
36Vattholmaskolan57——85%—18.3—150Municipal1
37Uppsala Montessoriskola57——96%—19.5—60Independent1
38Sunnerstaskolan57——85%—17.4—480Municipal1
39Raoul Wallenbergskolan Uppsala56243.6——91%13.7+0.8260Independent
40Stavby skola56——78%—12.2+1.6130Municipal
41Ekuddenskolan56——83%—17.1—80Municipal1
42Uppsävjaskolan56——84%—17.7—270Municipal1
43Almunge skola55240.4—72%86%13.9+0.2520Municipal
44Gottsundaskolan55228.7—72%83%9.7-0.1570Municipal
45Nannaskolan55217.7-12.082%74%11.6+0.2460Municipal1
46Östra Stenhagenskolan55——80%—13.6—400Municipal
47Fredrika Bremerskolan55——77%—12.3—260Municipal
48Rosendals skola53228.9—78%78%16.0-0.7660Municipal1
49Malmaskolan53——80%—17.4—340Municipal1
50Ångelstaskolan53——80%—17.8—270Municipal1
51Funbo skola52——76%—13.4—110Municipal
52Storvretaskolan52——77%—13.9—440Municipal
53Musiklådan51——72%—12.7—100Independent
54Järlåsa skola51——70%—11.0—90Municipal
55Pluggparadiset51——77%—16.6—320Municipal1
56Björklinge skola50——76%—15.0—430Municipal1
57Liljeforsskolan50——66%—9.8—260Municipal
58Vänge skola50——74%—14.3—280Municipal
59Danmarks skola50——75%—15.9—120Municipal1
60Jumkils skola50——71%—12.6—90Municipal
61Almtunaskolan49——75%—15.1—480Municipal1
62Uppsala Enskilda Skola49——74%—16.7—210Independent1
63Gamla Uppsala skola49——75%—17.0—250Municipal1
64Ansgarskolorna Trädgårdsskolan F-649——65%—11.0—150Independent
65Uppsala waldorfskola48226.4——61%14.6-1.4140Independent1
66Johannesbäcksskolan48——71%—13.7—290Municipal
67Växthusets skola48——66%—11.9—180Municipal
68von Bahrs skola47219.7—70%72%11.7-0.3530Municipal
69Gränbyskolan47206.1—75%66%10.7-0.4380Municipal
70Treklangens skola47——68%—12.6—270Municipal
71Stordammens skola46237.3—62%84%14.5-0.5680Municipal1
72Hagmarkens skola46——76%—17.5—60Independent1
73Björkvallsskolan43214.4—65%82%11.2-0.2420Municipal
74Ansgarskolorna Källskolan F-643——55%—12.1—100Independent1
75Magelungens Grundskola Uppsala3096.3—57%—4.7+0.540Independent1
76Länna skola———————40Municipal
77Uppsala International School (UIS)———————10Independent

SALSA residual and final-grade score

Schools above the line have an outcome above the modelled expectation for the variables SALSA uses. Blue = independent, yellow = municipal.

200200220220240240260260280280300300SALSA expected final-grade scoreActual final-grade scoreIndependentMunicipal

SALSA: Skolverket 2024/25. More about SALSA

Grade inflation in Uppsala

At 61% of the 31 compulsory schools with data, the final grades exceed the national-test results.

See the national grade-inflation analysis

Top 3 — Schools with the highest Skolkoll score

#1

Vaksalaskolan

Skolkoll score
75
Final-grade score
253.4
SALSA
+25.0
Cert. teachers
95%
Pupils
510
Municipal school · 1 warning flag
#2

Uppsala Musikklasser

Skolkoll score
72
Final-grade score
293.9
SALSA
+21.0
Cert. teachers
81%
Pupils
520
Independent school · 1 warning flag

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How to cite this data

Skolkoll (2026). Best compulsory schools in Uppsala. skolkoll.se/en/best-schools/uppsala/. Retrieved 2026-07-05.