Mariebergsskolan in Karlstad

Compulsory schoolYear 7–9Operator: Karlstad Municipality · Karlstad, Värmlands County

Headmaster: Heléne Vestman

51
below 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
Skolkoll Score 51 out of 100. The scale goes from 0 (lowest) to 100 (highest). 50 is the average. Better than 36% of Sweden’s compulsory schools.

A composite of five open data sources — a starting point, not a grade.

Data coverageHigh5/5
Why this score?

Skolkoll score is Skolkoll's composite indicator based on available data sources. It is not an official quality measure and should be read together with the underlying data.

5 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.

What is the Skolkoll Score?

Lower results than the pupil intake predictsA statistical model that compares schools’ results with what is expected given the student composition.Read more in glossary →What is value-added?The school's own contribution given its pupil intake (Skolverket's SALSA model) — not a quality guarantee, and not comparable between years.

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Mariebergsskolan is a large municipal compulsory school with 460 pupils.

Mariebergsskolan is a large municipal compulsory school with 460 pupils. The share of qualified teachers (83%) is above the national average of 72%.

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The most important facts in 3 points

  1. Compulsory school in Karlstad with 460 pupils.
  2. The latest inspection (2026) shows an injunction or fine from the Schools Inspectorate.
  3. Applying? Go to the school's application link on this page.

Skolkoll interpretation

Mariebergsskolan is compared here with 40 other schools with the same school form in Karlstad municipality; it has 460 pupils versus the municipal average of 219.

The year-9 merit value is 216.6, 15.6 points below the municipal average and 11.1 points below the national average.

Qualified teachers: 83%, 4 percentage points above the municipal average and 11 percentage points above the national average.

The SALSA residual (-25.0) indicates that outcomes are weaker than the model expects for the pupil composition.

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School programmes

  • Compulsory school

Things to look into

Worth looking into. These indicators are an attention aid, not a quality grade or risk score.

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

School profile

The school's strengths compared with all primary schools nationally.

Radar diagram: school profile across five dimensionsResultsStaffSafetyResourcesTrend
  • Merit ratingP36
  • Certified teachersP79
  • Pupil-teacher ratioP45
  • Eligibility (upper secondary)P42

Source: Skolverket, Swedish Schools Inspectorate.

Aerial view of the school

Aerial view of Mariebergsskolan, orthophoto from Lantmäteriet

The school's property boundary and buildings from the Swedish Land Survey's property register. Updated 2026. Source: Lantmäteriet · CC BY 4.0

Karlstad, Rosenborgsgatan 28, KarlstadSchoolyard: approx. 8,600 m²

Entrances:1 Karlstad, Rosenborgsgatan 28, Karlstad

School performance

Results

216.6
Merit value yr 9

Sweden: 227.7

Results are reported by the school operator to Skolverket.

Merit value yr 9 Reliability: High reliability.
216.6From 221.4 (2324) to 216.6 (2425)Change within uncertainty intervalSweden: 227.7
Eligible for upper secondary Reliability: High reliability.
84.2%Sweden: 86.1%
NP Swedish yr 9 (mean score) Reliability: High reliability.
12.8 pts
NP Mathematics yr 9 (mean score) Reliability: High reliability.
10.2 pts
NP English yr 9 (mean score) Reliability: High reliability.
15.1 pts
High reliability — Direct data from the school operator.

Source: Skolverket · Last updated: 5 Jul 2026

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Staff

83%
Qualified teachers

Municipality: 79% · Sweden: 72%

83% of teachers hold a pedagogical degree — 11 percentage points above the national average.

Qualified teachers Reliability: High reliability.
83%From 85% (2425) to 83% (2526)Municipality: 79% · Sweden: 72%
Pupils per teacher Reliability: High reliability.
12.3From 15.4 (2425) to 12.3 (2526)Municipality: 12.3 · Sweden: 12.0
High reliability — Reported directly by the school operator.

Source: Skolverket · Last updated: 5 Jul 2026

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Value-added / SALSA

-25.0
SALSA residual

Model prediction: 217.0 · Actual outcome: 241.0

The school performs below what the student composition would predict.

SALSA residual Reliability: Moderate reliability.
-25.00 = as expected
Model prediction Reliability: Moderate reliability.
217.0
Actual outcome Reliability: Moderate reliability.
241.0
Moderate reliability — SALSA models have natural uncertainty for small schools.

Source: Skolverket SALSA · Last updated: 3 Jul 2026

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School environment

Safety & Inspection

1 open
Recently inspected 2026

Safety index: 65 / 100

1 open remark(s) from the Schools Inspectorate.

Latest inspection decision Reliability: High reliability.
2026-06-18 — Riktad tillsyn Skolbeslut Grundskola Karlstad Mariebergsskolan, 2026 (pdf, 138 kB)
Open remarks Reliability: High reliability.
1
Safety index Reliability: High reliability.
65 / 100Safety: 77% · Study peace: 55% · Anti-bullying: 55% · Staff: 68%

Safety index

65/ 100(High data coverage)
  • Safety77%(national 78)
  • Study peace55%(national 56)
  • Anti-bullying55%(national 56)
  • Staff68%(no national figure)

School Survey — all perspectives

DimensionPupils (åk 8)GuardianStaff
Safety7.7 / 10——
Study environment5.5 / 10——
Anti-bullying5.5 / 10——
Stimulation5.3 / 10——
Support6.4 / 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

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Resources

141,174 SEK
Cost per pupil (total)

Sweden: 144,179 SEK

Cost per pupil is 2% below the national average.

Cost per pupil (total) Reliability: Limited history.
141,174 SEKSweden: 144,179 SEK
Teaching Reliability: Moderate reliability.
82,900 SEK
Facilities Reliability: Moderate reliability.
28,700 SEK
Limited history — Cost data updated annually by Kolada/SCB.

Source: SCB & Kolada · Last updated: 3 Jul 2026

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Who runs the school

Operator

KARLSTADS KOMMUN
Municipal operator

154 other schools in the municipality.

Karlstad Municipality
Municipal operator:Karlstad MunicipalityKarlstad Municipality · 155 schools in the municipality

KARLSTADS KOMMUN is the operator. The municipality has 154 other schools.

Operator Reliability: High reliability.
KARLSTADS KOMMUN
Operating form Reliability: High reliability.
Municipal own operation
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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Next step: Apply for a place

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Contact and address

Headmaster
Heléne Vestman
Visiting address
Rosenborgsgatan 28, 65461 Karlstad
Postal address
65184 KARLSTAD
School unit code
81424988

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
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Support and inclusion

Support and student health

This panel shows sourced support-resource data where available and marks the rest as missing or uncertain. These fields do not affect score or ranking.

SourcedSpecial education competence45% qualified special needs teachers/special educatorsThe source reports an aggregate staffing metric. It is not used in support-needs scoring or ranking.Source: Skolverket Statistikdatabasen · 2026-06-21
SourcedCounsellor1,023 pupils per counsellorThe resource metric is statistical and should be read together with the school's own processes and contact routes.Source: Skolverket Statistikdatabasen · 2026-06-21
Missing or uncertain support-resource fields
  • MissingStudent health teamIs there sourced information about student health functions at the school?
  • PartialSpecial educatorThe source does not split special educators and special needs teachers per school unit in this model.
  • PartialSpecial needs teacherThe source does not split special educators and special needs teachers per school unit in this model.
  • MissingSchool nurseIs there sourced information about school nurse resources?
  • MissingPsychologistIs there sourced information about psychologist resources?
  • MissingStudy and career guidanceIs there sourced information about study and career guidance?
  • MissingLanguage supportIs there sourced information about language or mother-tongue support?
  • MissingAdaptations and special supportIs there verified process information for adaptations and special support?
  • MissingAccessibilityIs there sourced information about physical or pedagogical accessibility?
  • MissingContact routeIs there a verified contact route for support questions?

Privacy rule: no individual pupil health, diagnosis, support decision or personal case data may be stored.

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Nearest and similar schools

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.

Norrstrandsskolan 7-9
Karlstad
Merit: 229.5Cert: 83%520 pupils
3 km away93% similarity
Jättestenskolan
Grums
Merit: 194.4Cert: 82%480 pupils
21 km away91% similarity
Internationella Engelska Skolan Karlstad
Karlstad
Merit: 250.0Cert: —550 pupils
1 km away89% similarity
Ilandaskolan
Karlstad
Merit: 229.2Cert: 85%510 pupils
7 km away88% similarity
Rudsskolan
Karlstad
Merit: 236.6Cert: 85%540 pupils
4 km away87% similarity

Grade distribution

Share of pupils per grade, school year 2024/25.

0.0Grades close to national-test results — no clear inflation signal.

Source: SIRIS/Skolverket · See full A–F distribution in the data view →

SALSA result

−25.0A statistical model that compares schools’ results with what is expected given the student composition.Read more in glossary →Performs below expectationsThe residual is actual minus expected merit value; positive means the school lifts pupils more than the model predicts.

Better than 0 of 10 comparable schools.

Average residual among benchmark schools: +2.7A statistical model that compares schools’ results with what is expected given the student composition.Read more in glossary →.

How should SALSA be read?

SALSA is a statistical comparison metric, not a school rating. Small cohorts and individual year groups can create uncertain signals, so read it together with pupil counts, survey data and other sources.

Source: Skolverket/SALSA · See the full comparison table →

Pupils per year

Number of pupils per year group (total 456 pupils). Latest available year from Skolverket (SIRIS).

Yr 7140 pupils in Yr 7
Yr 8158 pupils in Yr 8
Yr 9158 pupils in Yr 9

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In-depth metrics

Staff stability

Declining

80.4% qualified teachers in municipality (2025) ▼ 1.1 pp over 5 years

Source: Kolada (municipality-aggregated certified teacher trend).

Throughput year 6 → year 9

68.4% year 9 (year 6 missing)
  • 158 pupils yr 9

Source: Skolverket SIRIS + Skolverket Statistical Database.

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: 2 displayed year groups · year 2026.

Strongest (Year 5)

  • Safety: 83 (national 82)
  • Support: 75 (national 74)

Weakest (Year 5)

  • Study environment: 60 (national 57)
  • Stimulation: 67 (national 66)

Support-needs policy · School-choice guide

Source: Skolinspektionen Skolenkäten 2026. Updated annually. · See all years and dimensions in the data view →

Inspections & decisions

The Schools Inspectorate has issued an injunction against this school. The school must take corrective action. Most recent decision: Jun 2026.

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 ↗

Data coverage

What we do not know about Mariebergsskolan

Open school data is not complete. Use this as a checklist for what to verify with the school, provider or municipality.

  • HighResults and score inputsHigh data coverage: 5 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.
  • HighEligibility and goal attainmentGrades, eligibility and goal-attainment data may be missing, suppressed or available only for some grades and school types.
  • PartialResources, teachers and staffTeacher and resource metrics do not always show subject mix, vacancies, student-health workflows or everyday staffing.
  • PartialSupport resources and student healthSome support-resource fields have sourced statistics, but several parts are still missing or reported only in aggregate.
  • 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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