Björkskolan

Compulsory school — Year 6–9 in Skellefteå , Västerbottens län

Björkskolan is a compulsory school in Skellefteå, Västerbottens län. The school has 80 pupils and 8.1 pupils per teacher. Average merit value in year 9 is 222.4 points. 49.9% of teachers are qualified. Provider: Skolföreningen Växa.

Statistics: school year 2023/24. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada. Glossary · About the data. For the full Swedish profile with surveys, trend charts and extended commentary, you can also open the Swedish school page.

Warning signals

Objective assessment based on statistics — not a quality stamp. Glossary.

Notable concerns
Low share of qualified teachers 50%

50% qualified teachers — significantly below the national average (73%).

Above average
compared to national averages
Merit value yr 9
222.4
National: 227.2 Municipality: 222.7
Pupils/teacher
8.1
National: 12.1 Municipality: 10.4
Qualified teachers
49.9%
National: 73.2% Municipality: 50.3%
Eligible for upper secondary
100%
National: 86.1%
School National Municipality

Student support services in Skellefteå

Municipality-level data on student health and support resources. Source: Kolada and the Schools Inspectorate.

Student health, compulsory school
3,804 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
60.9%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
58.8%
Support from student health (staff)
75.7%
Preventive work (staff)
63.1%

View all key figures for Skellefteå · Source: Kolada

After-school care in Skellefteå

Municipality-level key figures for after-school care (fritidshem) in Skellefteå. The data covers the entire municipality and may differ from this specific unit.

Children per FTE
20.3 (national: 21.6)
Pedagogical higher education
52.9% (national: 36.7%)
Cost per child
46,846 SEK/year (national: 46,712 SEK)
Enrolment rate (age 6-12)
62.9% (national: 57.6%)
Enrolled children in municipality
4,005

View all key figures for Skellefteå · Source: Kolada

Staff & stability

Staff stability and qualification data, shown first at school level and then at municipality level.

This school

Indicator based on the share of permanently employed, senior and qualified teachers. The school has moderate staff stability.

Medium
Permanently employed
84.7%
Senior teachers
10%
Qualified teachers
49.9%

Teacher turnover: 8.3% — share of teachers who left or joined during the year

Municipal average qualified teachers: 50.3% (national: 73%).

A high share of permanently employed and qualified teachers indicates a more stable staff situation. Source: Skolverket Statistical Database.

Municipality

How stable the teaching workforce is in the municipality, measured as the trend in the share of qualified teachers over time. Municipality-level data from Kolada. School-specific trend is shown above under This school.

Qualified teachers — Skellefteå (2024)
75.3% (national: 72.6%)
Qualification trend (2020–2024)
↓ -6.1 percentage points (declining)
Pupils per teacher — Skellefteå
10.6 (national: 12)

Trend: qualified teachers in Skellefteå (%)

2020: 81.4% 2024: 75.3%

All staff data for Skellefteå

Merit value vs. expected (SALSAStatistical model adjusting results for student demographics)

SALSA compares the school's actual merit value with a modelled value based on pupil composition. School year 2024/25. Small school — the SALSA score may vary significantly between years.

222 Actual merit value
236 Modelled value
-13.0 School's own contribution (2024/25)

Municipality avg. (Skellefteå): -5.3

−60 0 +60
⚠ Low certainty Standard uncertainty: ±1.7 points (80 pupils)
Small schools (<100 pupils) have high uncertainty — the SALSA score may vary significantly between years.

SALSA measures relative performance — not absolute school quality. The model explains approx. 53% of variation; the rest depends on factors like leadership, teaching, resources and pupil selection not captured by the model.

Background variables in the model
Parents' education level
2.5 (scale 1-3)
Recently immigrated pupils
0%
Share of boys
60.0%
Pass in all subjects
84% (model: 78%, score: +6)

Positive SALSA score = higher results than expected given pupil composition. Source: SIRIS/Skolverket. Read more about SALSA.

Schools with similar pupil composition

Schools with similar SALSA background variables (parents' education, recently immigrated, gender). Shows how Björkskolan performs compared to schools with similar conditions.

-13.0 Performs below expectations

Better SALSA score than 2 of 15 comparison schools

Average SALSA score among comparison schools: +1.0

School Municipality Merit value SALSA score Qualified teachers
Björkskolan Skellefteå 222 -13.0 49.9%
Mariaskolan Malmö 246 +7.0 59.6%
Rönnbyskolan Västerås 222 -14.0 74.2%
Prolympia, Norrköping Norrköping 248 +13.0 70.1%
Östra Skolan Dibber Malmö 266 +26.0 37.6%
Kunskapsskolan Ystad Ystad 237 0.0 70.1%
Ribbaskolan 7-9 Jönköping 227 -7.0 61.3%
Raoul Wallenbergskolan Skövde Skövde 218 -19.0 62.6%
Odensalaskolans grundskola Östersund 230 -8.0 75.3%
Prolympia Växjö Växjö 247 +10.0 75.6%
Stadsöskolan 7-9 Luleå 240 +1.0 75.3%
Kvarnbergsskolan Värmdö 229 -6.0 76.1%
Husumskolan Örnsköldsvik 239 +6.0 81.8%
Enebyskolan 2 Norrköping 230 -6.0 85.6%
Järna friskola Södertälje 243 +4.0 75%
Framtidskomp. V Ingelstad sk Vellinge 248 +8.0 68.2%

SALSA score = actual merit value minus SALSA model's expected value. Positive (green) = better than expected. Source: SIRIS/Skolverket. School year 2024/25.

Statistics

Number of pupils
80 Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsNumber of pupilsPupil counts may be privacy-suppressed for small units and are not always updated on the same cadence as other indicators.Read more about the method →
Pupils per teacher
8.1
Qualified teachers
49.9%
Merit value yr 9
222.4
Eligible for vocational upper secondary yr 9
100%
NP Swedish yr 9
14.6%
NP English yr 9
18.2%
NP Mathematics yr 9
13.9%
School library
No

Quality dataQuality and finance (Skolverket Statistical Database)

Costs, personnel data and school survey results from Skolverket's quality system.

Personnel

Permanently employed
84.7% Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsPermanently employed teachersThis staffing metric is affected by FTE definitions, local reporting practices, and temporary vacancies.Read more about the method →
Senior teachers
10%
Teacher turnover
8.3%
Pupils per counsellor
535

School survey (agree, %)

Share of pupils who fully or partly agree. Voluntary survey with varying response rates.

Safety, year 5
8%
Safety, year 8
7.4% Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsSafety year 8The school survey relies on voluntary responses and results can vary substantially between years for small samples.Read more about the method →
Study peace, year 5
4%
Study peace, year 8
4.5% Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsStudy environment year 8The school survey relies on voluntary responses and results can vary substantially between years for small samples.Read more about the method →
Anti-bullying, year 5
7.9%
Anti-bullying, year 8
5.4%
Stimulation, year 5
7.4%
Stimulation, year 8
5.1%

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Foreign background
14%
Gender
60.0% boys, 40.0% girls
Recently immigrated pupils
0% (SALSA model)
Parents with higher education
57%

Safety in the municipality

Reported crimes at municipality level — not school-specific. Source: Kolada.

Reported crimes (total)
9,319 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
956 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
118 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
1,304 per 100,000 pop.

Basic informationAbout the school

School unit code
65417636
School forms
Compulsory school
Year span
6–9
Municipality
Skellefteå
County
Västerbottens län
School provider
Skolföreningen Växa
Organisation number
8947021443
Provider type
Independent
Legal form
Non-profit association
School group
Partial missingnessThis value is missing in full or in part.This affectsGroup nameAnnual reports are not real-time data, so group links may lag behind reorganisations or recent ownership changes. Manual overrides are used only as exceptions.Read more about the method →
Principal
Pär Emilsson Augustin

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Addresses

Postal address

TORSGATAN 17 G, 93138 SKELLEFTEÅ

Inspection and review

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Statistics: school year 2023/24. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada. Glossary · About the data.
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