Nordmarkens skola H in Årjäng

Compulsory school — Year 7–9 in Årjäng, Värmlands län · ÅRJÄNGS KOMMUN

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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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Skolkoll score: 45 of 100 Improving How is it calculated?
This school performs below average
330 pupils 57.7% qualified teachers Merit 224.1 11.2 pupils/teacher Grade deviation +1.1 1 warning signal
Quality dimensions
Results 47
Staff 13
Value-added 60
Safety 62
Resources 63

Nordmarkens skola H is a compulsory school in Årjäng, Värmlands län. The school has 330 pupils and 11.2 pupils per teacher. Average merit value in year 9 is 224.1 points. 57.7% of teachers are qualified. Provider The organisation that runs the school — a municipality, foundation or limited company.Read more in glossary → : Årjängs kommun.

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 58%

58% qualified teachers — significantly below the national average (74%).

School signal summary

Near average
compared to national averages
Merit value yr 9
224.1 ↑
National: 227.7 Municipality: 224.1
Pupils/teacher
11.2 →
National: 12.1 Municipality: 9.3
Qualified teachers
57.7% ↑
National: 74.0% Municipality: 68.2%
Eligible for upper secondary
90% →
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 P47
Qualified teachers P13
Teacher density P63
Upper secondary eligibility P61

Safety index

62 /100
Safety 77%
Study environment 52%
Anti-bullying 45%
Staff 61%

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 → — Årjäng

Municipality average cost per pupil. Source: Kolada.

188,358 SEK Total cost/pupil National avg: 142,155 SEK
87,742 SEK Teaching
27,037 SEK Facilities
7,931 SEK Meals
6,045 SEK Learning materials
4,880 SEK Student health

Municipal schools: 168,490 SEK/pupil.

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

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

Student health, compulsory school
4,880 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
59%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
48.5%
Support from student health (staff)
68.2%

View all key figures for Årjäng · Source: Kolada

After-school care in Årjäng

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

Children per FTE
18.9 (national: 21.6)
Pedagogical higher education
38.2% (national: 36.7%)
Cost per child
54,461 SEK/year (national: 46,712 SEK)
Enrolment rate (age 6-12)
53.6% (national: 57.9%)
Enrolled children in municipality
397

View all key figures for Årjäng · Source: Kolada

Student forecast — Årjäng

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

1,042 ages 6–15 (2025)
974 ages 6–15 (2030)
861 ages 6–15 (2035)
-6.5 % 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
86.8%
Senior teachers
10.8%
Qualified teachers
57.7%

Teacher turnover: 9.9% — share of teachers who left or joined during the year

Municipal average qualified teachers: 68.2% (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 → — Årjäng (2025)
70.1% (national: 73.3%)
Qualification trend (2020–2025)
↑ +6.3 percentage points (improving)
Pupils per teacher — Årjäng
10.3 (national: 11.9)

Trend: qualified teachers in Årjäng (%)

2020: 63.8% 2025: 70.1%

All staff data for Årjäng

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.

224 Actual merit value
213 Modelled value
+12.0 (expected: 0) School's own contribution (2024/25)

Municipality avg. (Årjäng): +12.0

−60 0 +60
✓ High certainty Standard uncertainty: ±0.8 points (330 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
2.2 (scale 1-3)
Recently immigrated pupils
0%
Share of boys
55.0%
Pass in all subjects
80% (model: 65%, score: +15)

SALSA score over time

2020/21: +15.0 2024/25: +12.0

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.

Bengtsgården
Bengtsfors
Merit: 213.2 Qual: 65.6% 280 pupils
40 km away 83% similarity
Hierneskolan F-9
Eda
Merit: 212.4 Qual: 56.2% 180 pupils
35 km away 80% similarity
Franserudsskolan
Bengtsfors
Qual: 69% 310 pupils
40 km away 79% similarity
Kristinebergskolan
Åmål
Merit: 204.3 Qual: 71.5% 410 pupils
48 km away 76% similarity
Kungsängsskolan
Norrköping
Qual: 74.6% 320 pupils
76% similarity

Schools with similar pupil composition

Schools with similar SALSA background variables (parents' education, recently immigrated, gender). Shows how Nordmarkens skola H performs compared to schools with similar conditions.

+12.0 Performs above expectations

Better SALSA score than 11 of 15 comparison schools

Average SALSA score among comparison schools: -0.1

School Municipality Merit value SALSA score Qualified teachers
Nordmarkens skola H Årjäng 224 +12.0 57.7%
Skälbyskolan Västerås 231 +20.0 44.1%
JENSEN grundskola Malmö 2 Malmö 238 +24.0 59.4%
St Olofsskolan Sundsvall 204 -9.0 79.6%
Lyckeskolan Mark 210 -8.0 68.1%
Svärdsjöskolan Falun 220 +2.0 52.4%
Liljestensskolan 1 Götene 204 -13.0 67.3%
Kristinaskolan Göteborg 259 +44.0 60.1%
Antonskolan Österäng Kristianstad 194 -21.0 75.9%
Georgshillsskolan 4-9 Hörby 194 -18.0 66.1%
Innovitaskolan Kalix Kalix 204 -14.0 68.8%
Vasaskolan 7-9 Hedemora 202 -11.0 57.4%
Örjanskolan Skellefteå 216 -1.0 70.5%
Flobyskolan Falköping 216 0.0 64.5%
Iggesunds skola Hudiksvall 197 -16.0 50.3%
Malmsjö skola Botkyrka 231 +19.0 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.

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.

117 Pupils yr 9
+16.9 pp Pass rate yr 6 vs 9
90% Upper secondary eligibility National avg: 86% (national: 86.1%)

Pupils per year group

Year 7
106
Year 8
106
Year 9
117

Statistics

Number of pupils
330 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
11.2 (municipal avg: 9.3, national: 12.1)
Qualified teachers
57.7% (municipal avg: 68.2%, national: 74%)
Merit value yr 9
224.1 (municipal avg: 224.1, national: 227.7)
Eligible for vocational upper secondary yr 9
90% (national: 86.1%)
NP Swedish yr 9
11.5%
NP English yr 9
15.4%
NP Mathematics yr 9
9.2%
School library
Yes

Quality dataQuality and finance (Skolverket Statistical Database)

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

Costs per pupil

Total cost
168,500 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
87,700 SEK
Facilities
27,000 SEK
Meals
7,900 SEK
Learning materials
6,000 SEK
Student health
4,880 SEK

Personnel

Special needs teachers qualified
8.5%
Permanently employed
86.8% 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
10.8%
Teacher turnover The proportion of staff replaced during a year. High staff turnover may indicate instability or recruitment difficulties.Read more in glossary →
9.9%
Pupils per counsellor
1133.8
Certified in subject(s)
68.7% (licensed and certified for teaching subject)
Teachers (FTE)
91.7
Share of female teachers
84.2%

School survey — radar chart

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

SafetyStudy environmentAnti-bullyingStimulationSupport
Safety 78% -3.8 pp
Study environment 52% -4.5 pp
Anti-bullying 60% -5.1 pp
Stimulation 63% -2.9 pp
Support 70% -4 pp
Avg 65%

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?

6.3 2023 5.2 2025
Falling (-1.1 on 0–10)

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Foreign background
24.9%
Gender
55.0% boys, 45.0% girls
Recently immigrated pupils
0% (SALSA model)
Other mother tongue than Swedish
24.4% (municipality avg.)
Swedish as a second language
3.3% (municipality avg.)
Parents with higher education
41.3%

Safety in the municipality

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

Reported crimes (total)
7,199 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
757 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
102 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
634 per 100,000 pop.

Contact & AboutAbout the school

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Eligible for upper secondary
90% (national: 86.1%)

Postal address

BOX 906, 67229 ÅRJÄNG

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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
55304171
School forms
Compulsory school
Year span
7–9
School provider
Årjängs kommun
Organisation number
2120001835
Provider type
Municipality
Municipality
Årjäng
County
Värmlands län
Legal form
Municipality
Principal
Katarina Hero

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