Staff stability
Improving
Source: Kolada (municipality-aggregated certified teacher trend).
Almaskolan in Västerås
Headmaster: Johan Östlund
36 /100
Skolkoll Score 36 out of 100. The scale goes from 0 (lowest) to 100 (highest). 50 is the average. This value is below average. Better than 8% of Sweden's compulsory schools
What is the Skolkoll Score?Almaskolan is a medium-sized independent compulsory school with 140 pupils.
Almaskolan is a medium-sized independent compulsory school with 140 pupils.
- 140PupilsMunicipality: 16,950High reliability
- 193.7Merit value yr 9Municipality: 217.8 · Sweden: 227.6Moderate reliability
- -46.0SALSA residualModel: 194.0Moderate reliability
- 9.2Pupils per teacherMunicipality: 12.7 · Sweden: 12.1High reliability
- 136,647 SEKCost per pupil (municipal avg.)Sweden: 142,155 SEKLimited history
The most important facts in 3 points
- Compulsory school in Västerås with 140 pupils.
- No current inspection decision is available in the open Schools Inspectorate data.
- Applying? Contact the municipality or provider for the current application route.
Skolkoll interpretation
Almaskolan is compared here with 59 other schools with the same school form in Västerås municipality; it has 140 pupils versus the municipal average of 283.
The year-9 merit value is 193.7, 24.1 points below the municipal average and 33.9 points below the national average.
The SALSA residual (-46.0) indicates that outcomes are weaker than the model expects for the pupil composition.
Pupils per teacher is 9.2, 3.5 lower than the municipal average.
Certified teachers and Group name need extra caution
This applies only to the values listed here.
This value is missing in full or in part.
This affects
- Certified teachers
- Group name
- This staffing metric is affected by FTE definitions, local reporting practices, and temporary vacancies.
- Annual reports are not real-time data, so group links may lag behind reorganisations or recent ownership changes. Manual overrides are used only as exceptions.
Other values here do not have this specific note.
School programmes
- Compulsory school
Signals from the School Inspectorate and reporting channels
- Merit value is 46 points lower than expected given pupil composition (SALSA score: -46.0).
Aerial view of the school
The school's property boundary and buildings from the Swedish Land Survey's property register. Updated 2026. Source: Lantmäteriet · CC BY 4.0
Entrances: 1 Västerås, Regattagatan 39, Västerås
School performance
Results
193.7 Merit value yr 9 Sweden: 227.6
Results
193.7
Merit value yr 9
Staff
9.2 Pupils per teacher Municipality: 12.7 · Sweden: 12.1
Staff
9.2
Pupils per teacher
Staff data reported by the school operator.
- Permanently employed Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 95%
- Pupils per counsellor Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 1,040.0
- Teachers (FTE) Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 11.3
- Share of female teachers Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 61%
- Teacher turnover Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 9%
Moderate reliability — Mixed sources: certification + student/teacher ratio reported directly to Skolverket; other personnel fields from Skolverket's annual Personal report (1-2 year data lag).
Value-added / SALSA
-46.0 SALSA residual Model prediction: 194.0 · Actual outcome: 240.0
Value-added / SALSA
-46.0
SALSA residual
The school performs below what the student composition would predict.
- Model prediction Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 194.0
- Actual outcome Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 240.0
Moderate reliability — SALSA models have natural uncertainty for small schools.
School environment
Safety & Inspection
No active cases Recently inspected Safety index: 67 / 100
Safety & Inspection
No active cases
Recently inspected
No open remarks from the Schools Inspectorate.
- Open remarks Reliability: High reliability.
- 0
- Safety index Reliability: High reliability.
- 67 / 100 Safety: 82% · Study peace: 50% · Anti-bullying: 59% · Staff: 72%
Safety index
67 / 100 (High data coverage)
- Safety 82%
- Study peace 50%
- Anti-bullying 59%
- Staff 72%
School Survey — all perspectives
| Dimension | Pupils (åk 8) | Guardian | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safety | 8.2 / 10 | — | — |
| Study environment | 5.0 / 10 | — | — |
| Anti-bullying | 5.9 / 10 | — | — |
| Stimulation | 6.0 / 10 | — | — |
| Support | 7.1 / 10 | — | — |
Scale 0–10 (rescaled from Skolverket's 0–100). Guardian and staff perspectives are often not in open data.
High reliability — Inspection register and Skolenkäten survey.
Source: Schools Inspectorate + Skolverket · Last updated: 29 Mar 2026
Resources
136,647 SEK Cost per pupil (total) Sweden: 142,155 SEK
Resources
136,647 SEK
Cost per pupil (total)
Cost per pupil is 4% below the national average.
Limited history — Cost data updated annually by Kolada/SCB.
Who runs the school
Operator
STIFTELSEN ALMASKOLAN Independent operator 234 other schools in the municipality.
Operator
STIFTELSEN ALMASKOLAN
Independent operator
STIFTELSEN ALMASKOLAN operates this school independently.
- Operator Reliability: High reliability.
- STIFTELSEN ALMASKOLAN
- Operating form Reliability: High reliability.
- Independent
- Other schools in municipality Reliability: High reliability.
- 234
High reliability — Current data from Skolverket and Bolagsverket.
Source: Skolverket · Last updated: 26 May 2026
Contact and address
- Headmaster
- Johan Östlund
- Visiting address
- Regattagatan 39, 72348 Västerås
- Postal address
- c/o , Regattagatan 39, 72348 VÄSTERÅS
- School unit code
14896115
Source: Skolverket School Unit Register · Pipeline-fetched on 2026-05-26.
Nearest and similar schools
- Hammarbyskolan 4 km away · 150 pupils
- IQRA Skolan 6 km away · 140 pupils
- S:ta Gertruds skola 4 km away · 130 pupils
About Västerås municipality
School-form averages across the municipality, with links to deep-dive sub-pages.
- Schools
- 235
- Avg. merit (yr 9)
- 217.8 −9.8
- Certified teachers
- 69% −5 pp
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.9 +0.8
Source: Skolverket (aggregated school statistics).
Similar schools
The 5 most-similar compulsory schools based on student count, geography, teacher certification and pupil composition.
Grade distribution
Share of pupils per grade, school year 2024/25.
−1.3 Grades close to national-test results — no clear inflation signal.
Source: SIRIS/Skolverket · See full A–F distribution in the data view →
School survey perspectives
Pupils, guardians and staff — same school, different answers
Survey results broken down by respondent group on a 0–10 scale. Groups can experience the same school very differently — notable gaps are highlighted below.
Pupils Guardians
Text summary of the chart:
- Pupils: Safety 8.6, Study environment 5.9, Stimulation 7.0, Support 7.6, Anti-bullying 7.1.
- Guardians: Safety 8.4, Study environment 6.7, Stimulation 7.5, Support 7.7.
Automatically flagged gaps
Pupils report lower study environment (5.9) than Guardians (6.7). (on the 0–10 scale)
Pupils often perceive the study environment as worse than guardians do — they spend the whole day in the classroom.
Pupils report lower stimulation (7.0) than Guardians (7.5). (on the 0–10 scale)
Staff results are not published per school by Skolinspektionen today, so the staff view appears only when available.
SALSA result
−46.0 Performs below expectations
Source: Skolverket/SALSA · See the full comparison table →
Pupils per year
Number of pupils per year group (total 140 pupils). Latest available year from Skolverket (SIRIS).
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In-depth metrics
How do pupils feel? ( Skolenkäten The Schools Inspectorate’s survey sent to pupils, parents, and staff about safety, classroom order, and teaching. Read more in glossary → )
Strongest (Year 5)
- Safety: 91 (national 82)
- Anti-bullying: 82 (national 65)
Weakest (Year 5)
- Study environment: 67 (national 57)
- Stimulation: 80 (national 66)
Trust score has risen from 5.6 to 6.6 since 2023.
Source: Skolinspektionen Skolenkäten 2025. Updated annually. · See all years and dimensions in the data view →
School meals
Weekly menus and meal provider for this school's municipality.
No menu provider registered for this municipality yet.
Source: municipality's own meal portal — Skolkoll does not host menu content.
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More context about Almaskolan, its municipality, operator and similar schools.
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