Friskolan Stellatus in Karlstad
Headmaster: Carola Johansson
54
Skolkoll Score 54 out of 100. The scale goes from 0 (lowest) to 100 (highest). 50 is the average. Better than 50% of Sweden’s compulsory schools.around the national midpointShows where a school sits within a comparison group. Percentile 80 means the school ranks above roughly 80 percent of that group.Compared to all compulsory schools nationally
A composite of five open data sources — a starting point, not a grade.
Data coverageMedium3/5
Why this score?
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3 of 5 score dimensions have school-specific data.
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Friskolan Stellatus is a medium-sized independent compulsory school with 100 pupils.
Friskolan Stellatus is a medium-sized independent compulsory school with 100 pupils. The share of qualified teachers (74%) is above the national average of 72%.
- 100PupilsMunicipality: 7,450High reliability
- 74%Qualified teachersMunicipality: 79% · Sweden: 72%High reliability
- 11.0Pupils per teacherMunicipality: 12.3 · Sweden: 12.0High reliability
- 141,174 SEKCost per pupil (municipal avg.)Sweden: 144,179 SEKLimited history
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The most important facts in 3 points
- Compulsory school in Karlstad with 100 pupils.
- The latest inspection (2018) shows an injunction or fine from the Schools Inspectorate.
- Applying? Go to the school's application link on this page.
Skolkoll interpretation
Friskolan Stellatus is compared here with 40 other schools with the same school form in Karlstad municipality; it has 100 pupils versus the municipal average of 219.
Qualified teachers: 74%, 5 percentage points below the municipal average and 2 percentage points above the national average.
Pupils per teacher is 11.0, 1.3 lower than the municipal average.
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School programmes
- Montessori
Things to look into
No clear flag.
No clear attention flags from key-figure deviations or the School Inspectorate's public register. Detailed inspection history is shown in the "Safety & Inspection" card below.
School profile
The school's strengths compared with all primary schools nationally.
- Certified teachersP48
- Pupil-teacher ratioP66
Source: Skolverket, Swedish Schools Inspectorate.
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 Karlstad, Oldevigsgatan 3, Karlstad
School performance
Staff
74%Qualified teachersMunicipality: 79% · Sweden: 72%
Staff
74%
Qualified teachers
74% of teachers hold a pedagogical degree — 1 percentage point above the national average.
- Qualified teachers Reliability: High reliability.
- 74%From 64% (2425) to 74% (2526)Municipality: 79% · Sweden: 72%
- Pupils per teacher Reliability: High reliability.
- 11.0From 9.8 (2425) to 11.0 (2526)Municipality: 12.3 · Sweden: 12.0
- Permanently employed Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 80%
- Senior teachers (förstelärare) Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- —Data missing — the Swedish National Agency for Education has not published this value.
- Certified in their teaching subject Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 64%
- Teachers (FTE) Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 8.8
- Share of female teachers Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 97%
- Teacher turnover Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 10%
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).
School environment
Safety & Inspection
1 openRecently inspected 2018Safety index: 69 / 100
Safety & Inspection
1 open
Recently inspected 2018
1 open remark(s) from the Schools Inspectorate.
- Latest inspection decision Reliability: High reliability.
- 2018-02-26 — Regelb. tillsyn Skolbeslut Karlstad Montessorifriskolan Stellatus, 2018 (pdf, 2127 kB)
- Open remarks Reliability: High reliability.
- 1
- Safety index Reliability: High reliability.
- 69 / 100Safety: 76% · Study peace: 64% · Anti-bullying: 59% · Staff: 77%
Safety index
69/ 100(High data coverage)
- Safety76%(national 82)
- Study peace64%(national 57)
- Anti-bullying59%(national 65)
- Staff77%(no national figure)
School Survey — all perspectives
| Dimension | Pupils (åk 5) | Guardian | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safety | 7.6 / 10 | — | — |
| Study environment | 6.4 / 10 | — | — |
| Anti-bullying | 5.9 / 10 | — | — |
| Stimulation | 6.1 / 10 | — | — |
| Support | 7.0 / 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: 5 Jul 2026
Resources
141,174 SEKCost per pupil (total)Sweden: 144,179 SEK
Resources
141,174 SEK
Cost per pupil (total)
Cost per pupil is 2% below the national average.
Limited history — Cost data updated annually by Kolada/SCB.
Who runs the school
Operator
Friskolan Stellatus Ekonomisk föreningIndependent operator154 other schools in the municipality.
Operator
Friskolan Stellatus Ekonomisk förening
Independent operator
Friskolan Stellatus Ekonomisk förening operates this school independently.
- Operator Reliability: High reliability.
- Friskolan Stellatus Ekonomisk förening
- Operating form Reliability: High reliability.
- Independent
- Other schools in municipality Reliability: High reliability.
- 154
High reliability — Current data from Skolverket and Bolagsverket.
Source: Skolverket · Last updated: 5 Jul 2026
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Contact and address
- Headmaster
- Carola Johansson
- Visiting address
- Oldevigsgatan 3, 65231 Karlstad
- Postal address
- Oldevigsgatan 3, 65231 KARLSTAD
- Phone
- 054-139424
- info@stellatus.com
- Website
- www.stellatus.com/
- School unit code
37922640
Source: Skolverket School Unit Register · Pipeline-fetched on 2026-07-05.
Everyday travelAreas that reach the school within 15 minutes.
Reachability from the school
15 min on foot
15 min by bike
School
Daily-life profile
Everyday life at the school
Everyday facts are shown with a source where available. Fields not yet collected are listed together and do not affect score or ranking.
Not collected yet: School day times, After-school care, Language choices, Food and dining, Facilities and outdoor environment, Homework and study support. Suggest an addition →
Nearest and similar schools
- Sannerudsskolan 0-617 km away· 150 pupils
- Orrholmsskolan1 km away· 130 pupils
- Herrhagsskolan 4-62 km away· 170 pupils
About Karlstad municipality
School-form averages across the municipality, with links to deep-dive sub-pages.
- Schools
- 155
- Avg. merit (yr 9)
- 232.2+4.5
- Certified teachers
- 80%+6 pp
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.3in line
Source: Skolverket (aggregated school statistics).
Similar schools
The 5 most-similar compulsory schools based on student count, geography, teacher certification and pupil composition.
Pupils per year
Number of pupils per year group (total 97 pupils). Latest available year from Skolverket (SIRIS).
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In-depth metrics
Staff stability
Declining
Source: Kolada (municipality-aggregated certified teacher trend).
Safety and study environment (SkolenkätenThe Schools Inspectorate’s survey sent to pupils, parents, and staff about safety, classroom order, and teaching.Read more in glossary →)
The school survey shows pupil experience where responses are available. Read values together with year, response coverage and unknowns.
Coverage: 1 displayed year group · year 2026.
Strongest (Year 5)
- Safety: 76 (national 82)
- Support: 70 (national 74)
Weakest (Year 5)
- Anti-bullying: 59 (national 65)
- Stimulation: 61 (national 66)
Support-needs policy · School-choice guide
Source: Skolinspektionen Skolenkäten 2026. 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.
Inspections & decisions
Source: Skolinspektionen tillsynsregister (open data). Updated when new decisions are published. · See all decisions and review types in the data view → · Check current status at the Schools Inspectorate ↗
Explore further
More context about Friskolan Stellatus, its municipality, operator and similar schools.
Compulsory schools in KarlstadSee all compulsory schools in the municipality with results and comparisons.Schools in KarlstadOpen the municipality page with all schools, rankings, and local aggregates.Friskolan Stellatus Ekonomisk föreningSee all schools, municipalities, and core metrics for the same provider.Värmlands länCompare municipalities and school patterns across the whole county.Merit value year 9Compare year-9 merit values across municipalities and school environments.Certification vs Merit valueSee how merit values and upper-secondary eligibility move together.School size by school typeSee how school forms and unit sizes are distributed nationally.School type distributionCompare how school forms are distributed across municipalities and operators.
Data coverage
What we do not know about Friskolan Stellatus
Open school data is not complete. Use this as a checklist for what to verify with the school, provider or municipality.
- MediumResults and score inputsMedium data coverage: 3 of 5 score dimensions have school-specific data. When school-specific data is missing for a dimension, the neutral value 50 is used. That does not automatically lower the school, but it makes the score less informative.
- MediumEligibility and goal attainmentGrades, eligibility and goal-attainment data may be missing, suppressed or available only for some grades and school types.
- UncertainResources, teachers and staffTeacher and resource metrics do not always show subject mix, vacancies, student-health workflows or everyday staffing.
- MissingSupport resources and student healthWe do not yet have a verified national data source for special education, student health, adaptations, language support or contact routes per school.
- PartialSafety and study environmentThe school survey is shown where available, but not every grade and perspective is always covered.
- UncertainAdmissions, placement and important datesMunicipal placement rules, queues and important dates require a local source and should be checked with the municipality or school.
- MissingVisits, facilities and everyday environmentWe lack sourced open-house information for this school. Facilities, accessibility and everyday environment are often not open comparable data.
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