Grundskola Överkalix kommun

Adapted compulsory school, After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class — Year 1–9 in Överkalix, Norrbottens län · ÖVERKALIX KOMMUN

8 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
  • Eligible for vocational programmes
  • Merit score year 9
  • 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 result metric can be affected by privacy suppression, small cohorts, and changes in pupil composition between years.
  • 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: 38 of 100 Improving How is it calculated?
This school performs below average
180 pupils 50.8% qualified teachers Merit 203.7 7.3 pupils/teacher Grade deviation +1.0 1 warning signal
Quality dimensions
Results 18
Staff 7
Value-added 56
Safety 64
Resources 96

Grundskola Överkalix kommun is a compulsory school in Överkalix, Norrbottens län. The school has 180 pupils and 7.3 pupils per teacher. Average merit value in year 9 is 203.7 points. 50.8% of teachers are qualified. Provider The organisation that runs the school — a municipality, foundation or limited company.Read more in glossary → : Överkalix kommun.

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

Result history: 2 years
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Warning signals

Objective assessment based on statistics — not a quality stamp. Glossary.

1 warning signal identified
Low share of qualified teachers 51%

51% qualified teachers — significantly below the national average (74%).

School signal summary

Above average
compared to national averages
Merit value yr 9
203.7 ↑
National: 227.7 Municipality: 203.7
Pupils/teacher
7.3 →
National: 12.1 Municipality: 8.9
Qualified teachers
50.8% ↓
National: 74.0% Municipality: 40.0%
Eligible for upper secondary
100% →
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 P18
Qualified teachers P7
Teacher density P96
Upper secondary eligibility P86

Safety index

64 /100
Safety 83%
Study environment 60%
Anti-bullying 40%
Staff 49%

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 → — Överkalix

Municipality average cost per pupil. Source: Kolada.

179,764 SEK Total cost/pupil National avg: 142,155 SEK
105,688 SEK Teaching
24,168 SEK Facilities
10,214 SEK Meals
5,093 SEK Learning materials
8,543 SEK Student health

Municipal schools: 181,127 SEK/pupil.

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

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

Student health, compulsory school
8,543 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
80%
Support from student health (staff)
72.7%

View all key figures for Överkalix · Source: Kolada

After-school care in Överkalix

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

Children per FTE
25.7 (national: 21.6)
Pedagogical higher education
25.7% (national: 36.7%)
Cost per child
34,053 SEK/year (national: 46,712 SEK)
Enrolment rate (age 6-12)
46.8% (national: 57.9%)
Enrolled children in municipality
84

View all key figures for Överkalix · Source: Kolada

Student forecast — Överkalix

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

256 ages 6–15 (2025)
237 ages 6–15 (2030)
207 ages 6–15 (2035)
-7.4 % 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
86.7%
Senior teachers
3.4%
Qualified teachers
50.8%

Teacher turnover: 7.2% — share of teachers who left or joined during the year

Municipal average qualified teachers: 40% (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 → — Överkalix (2025)
45.7% (national: 73.3%)
Qualification trend (2020–2025)
↓ -9.7 percentage points (declining)
Pupils per teacher — Överkalix
8 (national: 11.9)

Trend: qualified teachers in Överkalix (%)

2020: 55.4% 2025: 45.7%

All staff data for Överkalix

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.

204 Actual merit value
196 Modelled value
+7.0 (expected: 0) School's own contribution (2024/25)

Municipality avg. (Överkalix): +7.0

−60 0 +60
○ Moderate certainty Standard uncertainty: ±1.1 points (180 pupils)
Medium-sized school — the SALSA score is reasonably stable but individual cohorts can have an impact.

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
1.9 (scale 1-3)
Recently immigrated pupils
0%
Share of boys
47.0%
Pass in all subjects
79% (model: 55%, score: +24)

SALSA score over time

2023/24: -4.0 2024/25: +7.0

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.

Svarträvens skola 4-9
Övertorneå
Merit: 201.1 Qual: 55.1% 130 pupils
37 km away 84% similarity
Råneskolan F-6
Luleå
Qual: 52.9% 200 pupils
58 km away 77% similarity
Fria Emilia
Boden
Merit: 237.9 Qual: 47.6% 230 pupils
77 km away 74% similarity
Gårdbyskolan
Pajala
Qual: 55.6% 70 pupils
59 km away 73% similarity
Innovitaskolan Kalix
Kalix
Merit: 204.4 Qual: 68.8% 200 pupils
56 km away 73% similarity

Schools with similar pupil composition

Schools with similar SALSA background variables (parents' education, recently immigrated, gender). Shows how Grundskola Överkalix kommun performs compared to schools with similar conditions.

+7.0 Performs above expectations

Better SALSA score than 5 of 15 comparison schools

Average SALSA score among comparison schools: +21.6

School Municipality Merit value SALSA score Qualified teachers
Grundskola Överkalix kommun Överkalix 204 +7.0 50.8%
Communityskolan Tynnered Göteborg 221 +26.0 45.5%
Järvaskolan Stockholm 216 +24.0 61.9%
Stockholm International Academy Häggvik Sollentuna 256 +65.0 76.9%
Innovitaskolan Landskrona Landskrona 188 -4.0 45.3%
Nya Skolan, Lilla Edet Lilla Edet 227 +26.0 55.7%
Bjurbäcksskolan 7-9 Emmaboda 216 +15.0 75.3%
Hammerstaskolan Botkyrka 229 +31.0 60.3%
Pajala Centralskola Pajala 233 +30.0 72.6%
Kunskapsskolan Landskrona Landskrona 223 +20.0 41.1%
Vittra Gävle Gävle 206 +23.0 84.1%
Nordinskolan Gislaved 205 +5.0 66.9%
Botkyrka Friskola F-9 Botkyrka 258 +55.0 57.7%
Svenstaviks skola 7-9 Berg 202 0.0 61.2%
Hjulsta grundskola F-9 Stockholm 203 +4.0 70.5%
Slottsskolan 7-9 Vingåker 203 +4.0 57%

SALSA score = actual merit value minus SALSA model's expected value. Positive (green) = better than expected. Source: SIRIS/Skolverket. School year 2024/25.

Transition to upper secondary

Share of year 9 pupils eligible for upper secondary school.

100% Upper secondary eligibility National avg: 86% (national: 86.1%)

Statistics

Number of pupils
180 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
7.3 (municipal avg: 8.9, national: 12.1)
Qualified teachers
50.8% (municipal avg: 40%, national: 74%)
Merit value yr 9
203.7 (municipal avg: 203.7, national: 227.7) Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsMerit score year 9This result metric can be affected by privacy suppression, small cohorts, and changes in pupil composition between years.Read more about the method →
Eligible for vocational upper secondary yr 9
100% (national: 86.1%) Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsEligible for vocational programmesThis result metric can be affected by privacy suppression, small cohorts, and changes in pupil composition between years.Read more about the method →
NP Swedish yr 9
10.5%
NP English yr 9
14.8%
NP Mathematics yr 9
7.6%
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
181,700 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
106,000 SEK
Facilities
24,200 SEK
Meals
10,200 SEK
Learning materials
5,100 SEK
Student health
8,570 SEK

Personnel

Permanently employed
86.7% 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
3.4%
Teacher turnover The proportion of staff replaced during a year. High staff turnover may indicate instability or recruitment difficulties.Read more in glossary →
7.2%
Pupils per counsellor
326.9
Certified in subject(s)
51.9% (licensed and certified for teaching subject)
Teachers (FTE)
23.7
Share of female teachers
78.5%

School survey — radar chart

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

SafetyStudy environmentAnti-bullyingStimulationSupport
Safety 92% +10.2 pp
Study environment 49% -7.5 pp
Anti-bullying 49% -16.1 pp
Stimulation 59% -6.9 pp
Support 71% -3 pp
Avg 64%

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Foreign background
26.5%
Gender
47.0% boys, 53.0% girls
Recently immigrated pupils
0% (SALSA model)
Other mother tongue than Swedish
16.7% (municipality avg.)
Swedish as a second language
4.4% (municipality avg.)
Parents with higher education
42.4%

Safety in the municipality

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

Reported crimes (total)
8,615 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
407 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
125 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
219 per 100,000 pop.

Contact & AboutAbout the school

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Eligible for upper secondary
100% (national: 86.1%)

Postal address

95681 ÖVERKALIX

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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
85160786
School forms
Adapted compulsory school, After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class
Year span
1–9
School provider
Överkalix kommun
Organisation number
2120002684
Provider type
Municipality
Municipality
Överkalix
County
Norrbottens län
Legal form
Municipality
Principal
Anneli Johansson

For definitions and methodology: method, data sources and glossary.

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