Björkskolan in Skellefteå

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

Skolkoll score: 43 of 100 Improving How is it calculated?
This school performs below average
80 pupils 56.3% qualified teachers Merit 222.4 7.9 pupils/teacher Grade deviation -2.5 1 warning signal
Quality dimensions
Results 44
Staff 12
Value-added 39
Safety 61
Resources 94

Björkskolan is a compulsory school in Skellefteå, Västerbottens län. The school has 80 pupils and 7.9 pupils per teacher. Average merit value in year 9 is 222.4 points. 56.3% of teachers are qualified. Provider The organisation that runs the school — a municipality, foundation or limited company.Read more in glossary → : Skolföreningen Växa.

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

Result history: 5 years
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Warning signals

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1 warning signal identified
Low share of qualified teachers 56%

56% qualified teachers — significantly below the national average (74%).

School signal summary

Above average
compared to national averages
Merit value yr 9
222.4
National: 227.7 Municipality: 222.7
Pupils/teacher
7.9
National: 12.1 Municipality: 9.5
Qualified teachers
56.3%
National: 74.0% Municipality: 73.9%
Eligible for upper secondary
100%
National: 86.1%
School National Municipality

School profileSchool strengths and profile

School's strengths compared to all compulsory schools nationally. Source: Skolverket, Schools Inspectorate. Method.

Radar chart: school profile across five dimensions ResultsStaffSafetyResourcesTrend

Percentile ranking

School's position among all compulsory schools in Sweden.

Merit score P44
Qualified teachers P12
Teacher density P94
Upper secondary eligibility P86

Safety index

61 /100
Safety 74%
Study environment 45%
Anti-bullying 54%
Staff 68%

Cost per pupil The municipality’s total cost for compulsory school per student per year. Ranges from under SEK 100,000 to over SEK 200,000.Read more in glossary → — Skellefteå

Municipality average cost per pupil. Source: Kolada.

151,467 SEK Total cost/pupil National avg: 142,155 SEK
73,339 SEK Teaching
23,832 SEK Facilities
9,715 SEK Meals
9,849 SEK Learning materials
4,323 SEK Student health

Municipal schools: 147,181 SEK/pupil. This school is run by an independent provider and receives a pupil allowance from the municipality.

Student support services Collective term for the school’s medical, psychological, psychosocial, and special-educational services.Read more in glossary → in Skellefteå

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

Student health, compulsory school
4,323 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
46,326 SEK/year (national: 46,712 SEK)
Enrolment rate (age 6-12)
65.3% (national: 57.9%)
Enrolled children in municipality
3,879

View all key figures for Skellefteå · Source: Kolada

Student forecast — Skellefteå

Population forecast for children ages 6–15 in Skellefteå. Source: SCB.

8,629 ages 6–15 (2025)
8,350 ages 6–15 (2030)
7,839 ages 6–15 (2035)
-3.2 % Change

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
56.3%

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

Municipal average qualified teachers: 73.9% (national: 74%).

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 The proportion of teachers with a teaching licence and qualification in the subjects they teach.Read more in glossary → — Skellefteå (2025)
76.5% (national: 73.3%)
Qualification trend (2020–2025)
↓ -4.9 percentage points (declining)
Pupils per teacher — Skellefteå
10.1 (national: 11.9)

Trend: qualified teachers in Skellefteå (%)

2020: 81.4% 2025: 76.5%

All staff data for Skellefteå

Merit value The sum of a student’s 16 best grades in year 9, max 320 points (340 with modern languages). The national average is around 225–230.Read more in glossary → vs. expected ( SALSA A statistical model that compares schools’ results with what is expected given the student composition.Read more in glossary → )

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 (expected: 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. Independent schools with selective admissions may show higher SALSA scores without necessarily better teaching.

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)

SALSA score over time

2020/21: -8.0 2024/25: -13.0

Small school — year-to-year variation may be statistical noise rather than real change.

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

Similar schools

The 5 most similar compulsory schools based on pupil count, geography, teacher qualifications and pupil composition.

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 56.3%
Mariaskolan Malmö 246 +7.0 64.5%
Rönnbyskolan Västerås 222 -14.0 76.9%
Prolympia, Norrköping Norrköping 248 +13.0 75%
Östra Skolan Dibber Malmö 266 +26.0 37.6%
Kunskapsskolan Ystad Ystad 237 0.0 73.9%
Ribbaskolan 7-9 Jönköping 227 -7.0 75.9%
Raoul Wallenbergskolan Skövde Skövde 218 -19.0
Odensalaskolans grundskola Östersund 230 -8.0 74.7%
Prolympia Växjö Växjö 247 +10.0 66.2%
Stadsöskolan 7-9 Luleå 240 +1.0 78.9%
Kvarnbergsskolan Värmdö 229 -6.0 87.3%
Husumskolan Örnsköldsvik 239 +6.0 82.3%
Enebyskolan 2 Norrköping 230 -6.0 78.2%
Järna friskola Södertälje 243 +4.0 74.6%
Framtidskomp. V Ingelstad sk Vellinge 248 +8.0 68.5%

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

Student throughput The proportion of upper secondary students who graduate within three years. An important quality measure for upper secondary schools.Read more in glossary →

Proxy: difference in pass rate (all subjects) year 6 vs year 9.

12 Pupils yr 6
25 Pupils yr 9
100% Upper secondary eligibility National avg: 86% (national: 86.1%)

Pupils per year group

Year 6
12
Year 7
17
Year 8
24
Year 9
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
7.9 (municipal avg: 9.5, national: 12.1)
Qualified teachers
56.3% (municipal avg: 73.9%, national: 74%)
Merit value yr 9
222.4 (municipal avg: 222.7, national: 227.7)
Eligible for vocational upper secondary yr 9
100% (national: 86.1%)
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 The proportion of staff replaced during a year. High staff turnover may indicate instability or recruitment difficulties.Read more in glossary →
8.3%
Pupils per counsellor
535
Certified in subject(s)
56.6% (licensed and certified for teaching subject)
Teachers (FTE)
13
Share of female teachers
80.9%

School survey — radar chart

Student responses across 5 dimensions. Grey area = national average. What does the survey measure?

SafetyStudy environmentAnti-bullyingStimulationSupport
Safety 80% -1.8 pp
Study environment 40% -16.5 pp
Anti-bullying 79% +13.9 pp
Stimulation 74% +8.1 pp
Support 68% -6 pp
Avg 68%

NKI trend over time (Pupils year 8)

NKI per year (0–10): the "nojdhet" dimension when present, otherwise the average of all survey dimensions. What does the survey measure?

6.7 2023 5.5 2025
Falling (-1.2 on 0–10)

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Foreign background
14%
Gender
60.0% boys, 40.0% girls
Recently immigrated pupils
0% (SALSA model)
Other mother tongue than Swedish
15.2% (municipality avg.)
Swedish as a second language
6.9% (municipality avg.)
Parents with higher education
57%

Safety in the municipality

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

Reported crimes (total)
9,524 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
976 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
106 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
1,176 per 100,000 pop.

Contact & AboutAbout the school

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Result tracking

Eligible for upper secondary
100% (national: 86.1%)

Postal address

TORSGATAN 17 G, 93138 SKELLEFTEÅ

About data and sources

Statistics are sourced from Skolverket, Kolada/RKA and SCB. Latest known data update: . Empty values mean the data is missing at source or not applicable to this school type.

School unit code
65417636
School forms
Compulsory school
Year span
6–9
Orientation
ALLMAN
School provider
Skolföreningen Växa
Organisation number
8947021443
Provider type
Independent
Municipality
Skellefteå
County
Västerbottens län
Legal form
Non-profit association
Principal
Pär Emilsson Augustin

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