Morkarlbyhöjdens skola 7-9

Compulsory school — Year 7–9 in Mora , Dalarnas 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.

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Morkarlbyhöjdens skola 7-9 is a compulsory school in Mora, Dalarnas län. The school has 340 pupils and 10.3 pupils per teacher. Average merit value in year 9 is 203.3 points. 70.2% of teachers are qualified. Provider: Mora 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 -27.0

Merit value is 27 points lower than expected given pupil composition (SALSA score: -27.0).

High absence 160269%

160269% of pupils have more than 20% unauthorised absence.

Near average
compared to national averages
Merit value yr 9
203.3 ↑
National: 227.2 Municipality: 209.1
Pupils/teacher
10.3 ↓
National: 12.1 Municipality: 9.3
Qualified teachers
70.2% →
National: 73.2% Municipality: 48.9%
Eligible for upper secondary
80.5% ↑
National: 86.1%
School National Municipality

Student support services in Mora

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

Student health, compulsory school
4,997 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
55.1%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
41%
Support from student health (staff)
79.2%
Preventive work (staff)
70.5%

View all key figures for Mora · Source: Kolada

After-school care in Mora

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

Children per FTE
17.8 (national: 21.6)
Pedagogical higher education
32.6% (national: 36.7%)
Cost per child
54,989 SEK/year (national: 46,712 SEK)
Enrolment rate (age 6-12)
54.4% (national: 57.6%)
Enrolled children in municipality
826

View all key figures for Mora · 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
83.3%
Senior teachers
7.7%
Qualified teachers
70.2%

Teacher turnover: 10.3% — share of teachers who left or joined during the year

Municipal average qualified teachers: 48.9% (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 — Mora (2024)
67% (national: 72.6%)
Qualification trend (2020–2024)
↓ -3.6 percentage points (declining)
Pupils per teacher — Mora
10.3 (national: 12)

Trend: qualified teachers in Mora (%)

2020: 70.6% 2024: 67%

All staff data for Mora

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.

203 Actual merit value
230 Modelled value
-27.0 School's own contribution (2024/25)

Municipality avg. (Mora): -19.0

−60 0 +60
✓ High certainty Standard uncertainty: ±0.8 points (340 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
2.4 (scale 1-3)
Recently immigrated pupils
8%
Share of boys
46.0%
Pass in all subjects
65% (model: 70%, score: -5)

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 Morkarlbyhöjdens skola 7-9 performs compared to schools with similar conditions.

-27.0 Performs below expectations

Better SALSA score than 0 of 15 comparison schools

Average SALSA score among comparison schools: -8.5

School Municipality Merit value SALSA score Qualified teachers
Morkarlbyhöjdens skola 7-9 Mora 203 -27.0 70.2%
Astradskolan 3 Ljungby 219 -4.0 89.6%
Christinaskolan 7-9 Piteå 214 -20.0 77%
Fågelskolan Lund 201 -26.0 79.1%
Hannaskolan Örebro 254 +16.0 77.8%
Edsbergsskolan Sollentuna 240 -1.0 76.3%
Ängskolan Sundbyberg 227 -3.0 79.5%
Ydreskolan 2 Ydre 235 +1.0 61.4%
Solskiftesskolan Österåker 221 -8.0 85.9%
Teleborg Centrum skola 1 Växjö 209 -20.0 –
Sundbyskolan Stockholm 231 +2.0 76.6%
Hammarbyskolan Södra Stockholm 223 -13.0 71.5%
Södra Ålidhemsskolan 6-9 Umeå 227 -11.0 84.2%
Högalidskolan 4-9 Kiruna 206 -16.0 71.2%
Gubbängsskolan Stockholm 234 -1.0 88.9%
Vittra Röda stan Norrköping 209 -23.0 66.1%

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
340 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
10.3
Qualified teachers
70.2%
Merit value yr 9
203.3
Eligible for vocational upper secondary yr 9
80.5%
NP Swedish yr 9
12.7%
NP English yr 9
15.2%
NP Mathematics yr 9
9.9%
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
145,400 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
82,700 SEK
Facilities
19,000 SEK
Meals
8,800 SEK
Learning materials
6,900 SEK
Student health
5,000 SEK

Personnel

Special needs teachers qualified
61.2%
Permanently employed
83.3% 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
7.7%
Teacher turnover
10.3%
Pupils per counsellor
1934

Absence

High unauthorised absence (>20%)
160269% of pupils
High total absence (>20%)
281815% of pupils

School survey (agree, %)

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

Safety, year 5
7.9%
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
5.6%
Study peace, year 8
5.1% 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
6.4%
Anti-bullying, year 8
5.1%
Stimulation, year 5
6.5%
Stimulation, year 8
5.1%

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Foreign background
13.8%
Gender
46.0% boys, 54.0% girls
Recently immigrated pupils
8% (SALSA model)
Parents with higher education
62.4%

Safety in the municipality

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

Reported crimes (total)
8,277 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
730 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
151 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
974 per 100,000 pop.

Basic informationAbout the school

School unit code
95649680
School forms
Compulsory school
Year span
7–9
Municipality
Mora
County
Dalarnas län
School provider
Mora kommun
Organisation number
2120002213
Provider type
Municipality
Legal form
Municipality
Principal
Hans Löfgren

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Addresses

Postal address

79280 MORA

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Inspection and review

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Nearby grundskolor

Geographically nearest schools of the same type, regardless of municipality.

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