Ilandaskolan

Compulsory school — Year 7–9 in Karlstad , Värmlands län

6 values has limited history

This applies only to the values listed here.

There is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.

This affects

  • Anti-bullying year 8
  • Cost per student
  • Permanently employed teachers
  • Safety year 8
  • Study environment year 8
  • Number of pupils
  • The school survey relies on voluntary responses and results can vary substantially between years for small samples.
  • Costs are affected by accounting practices, rent levels, and service mix, and should mainly be compared across similar school types.
  • This staffing metric is affected by FTE definitions, local reporting practices, and temporary vacancies.
  • Pupil counts may be privacy-suppressed for small units and are not always updated on the same cadence as other indicators.

Other values here do not have this specific note.

Ilandaskolan is a compulsory school in Karlstad, Värmlands län. The school has 520 pupils and 14.9 pupils per teacher. Average merit value in year 9 is 229.2 points. 89.5% of teachers are qualified. Provider: Karlstads kommun.

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
SALSA underperformance -25.0

Merit value is 25 points lower than expected given pupil composition (SALSA score: -25.0).

High absence 190703%

190703% of pupils have more than 20% unauthorised absence.

Above average
compared to national averages
Merit value yr 9
229.2
National: 227.2 Municipality: 232.2
Pupils/teacher
14.9
National: 12.1 Municipality: 12.5
Qualified teachers
89.5%
National: 73.2% Municipality: 67.0%
Eligible for upper secondary
94.7%
National: 86.1%
School National Municipality

Student support services in Karlstad

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

Student health, compulsory school
4,915 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
72.9%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
62.2%
Support from student health (staff)
78%
Preventive work (staff)
73.3%

View all key figures for Karlstad · Source: Kolada

After-school care in Karlstad

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

Children per FTE
22.6 (national: 21.6)
Pedagogical higher education
68.6% (national: 36.7%)
Cost per child
34,678 SEK/year (national: 46,712 SEK)
Enrolment rate (age 6-12)
57.4% (national: 57.6%)
Enrolled children in municipality
4,186

View all key figures for Karlstad · 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 high staff stability.

High
Permanently employed
92.3%
Senior teachers
10.2%
Qualified teachers
89.5%

Teacher turnover: 12.9% — share of teachers who left or joined during the year

Municipal average qualified teachers: 67% (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 — Karlstad (2024)
78.3% (national: 72.6%)
Qualification trend (2020–2024)
↓ -3.2 percentage points (declining)
Pupils per teacher — Karlstad
12.8 (national: 12)

Trend: qualified teachers in Karlstad (%)

2020: 81.5% 2024: 78.3%

All staff data for Karlstad

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.

229 Actual merit value
254 Modelled value
-25.0 School's own contribution (2024/25)

Municipality avg. (Karlstad): -3.5

−60 0 +60
✓ High certainty Standard uncertainty: ±0.7 points (520 pupils)
Large school — the SALSA score is statistically stable.

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
2.7 (scale 1-3)
Recently immigrated pupils
0%
Share of boys
56.0%
Pass in all subjects
77% (model: 87%, score: -10)

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 Ilandaskolan performs compared to schools with similar conditions.

-25.0 Performs below expectations

Better SALSA score than 0 of 15 comparison schools

Average SALSA score among comparison schools: +9.3

School Municipality Merit value SALSA score Qualified teachers
Ilandaskolan Karlstad 229 -25.0 89.5%
Fridaskolan Kvillebäcken Göteborg 249 -6.0 75.7%
Kunskapsskolan Norrköping Norrköping 280 +25.0 84.7%
Ugglums skola 5-9 Partille 257 +3.0 88.5%
Kärralundsskolan F-9 Göteborg 272 +21.0 99.6%
Katarina Norra skola Stockholm 263 +13.0 75.3%
Silverbäcken Dibber Sollentuna 281 +29.0 68.9%
Innovitaskolan Falun Falun 249 -2.0 75.4%
Kungsklippeskolan Huddinge 252 -2.0 87.7%
Mimerskolan Sundsvall 257 +2.0 80.4%
Eketånga Montessoriskola Halmstad 273 +18.0 76.5%
Prolympia, Umeå Umeå 248 -7.0 79%
Ljungenskolan Vellinge 272 +15.0 72.3%
Spängerskolan LMH 232 -19.0
Enskede skola Stockholm 283 +29.0 88.8%
ISGR/Swedish-English Göteborg 276 +20.0 88.7%

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
520 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
14.9
Qualified teachers
89.5%
Merit value yr 9
229.2
Eligible for vocational upper secondary yr 9
94.7%
NP Swedish yr 9
13%
NP English yr 9
15.4%
NP Mathematics yr 9
10.9%
School library
No

Quality dataQuality and finance (Skolverket Statistical Database)

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

Costs per pupil

Total cost
143,300 SEK Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsCost per studentCosts are affected by accounting practices, rent levels, and service mix, and should mainly be compared across similar school types.Read more about the method →
Teaching
82,900 SEK
Facilities
28,700 SEK
Meals
8,300 SEK
Learning materials
4,200 SEK
Student health
5,110 SEK

Personnel

Special needs teachers qualified
44.5%
Permanently employed
92.3% 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
10.2%
Teacher turnover
12.9%
Pupils per counsellor
1023.2

Absence

High unauthorised absence (>20%)
190703% of pupils
High total absence (>20%)
329597% of pupils

School survey (agree, %)

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

Safety, year 5
8.3%
Safety, year 8
7.7% 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
6%
Study peace, year 8
5.5% 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
6.7%
Anti-bullying, year 8
5.5%
Stimulation, year 5
6.7%
Stimulation, year 8
5.3%

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Foreign background
19.7%
Gender
56.0% boys, 44.0% girls
Recently immigrated pupils
0% (SALSA model)
Parents with higher education
73.1%

Safety in the municipality

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

Reported crimes (total)
9,840 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
875 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
440 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
967 per 100,000 pop.

Basic informationAbout the school

School unit code
27418903
School forms
Compulsory school
Year span
7–9
Municipality
Karlstad
County
Värmlands län
School provider
Karlstads kommun
Organisation number
2120001850
Provider type
Municipality
Legal form
Municipality
Principal
Madeleine Norén

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Addresses

Postal address

65184 KARLSTAD

Inspection and review

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