Vallaskolan 7-9 in Sala

Compulsory school — Year 7–9 in Sala, Västmanlands län · SALA KOMMUN

3 values has limited history

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

This affects

  • Cost per student
  • Permanently employed teachers
  • Number of pupils
  • 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: 39 of 100 Stable How is it calculated?
This school performs below average
490 pupils 70.7% qualified teachers Merit 217.4 13.9 pupils/teacher Grade deviation +0.3
Quality dimensions
Results 37
Staff 39
Value-added 43
Safety* 50
Resources 23
* Missing school-specific data — using national median (50). Based on 4 of 5 dimensions.

Vallaskolan 7-9 is a compulsory school in Sala, Västmanlands län. The school has 490 pupils and 13.9 pupils per teacher. Average merit value in year 9 is 217.4 points. 70.7% of teachers are qualified. Provider The organisation that runs the school — a municipality, foundation or limited company.Read more in glossary → : Sala kommun.

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

Result history: 3 years
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School signal summary

Near average
compared to national averages
Merit value yr 9
217.4 →
National: 227.7 Municipality: 209.0
Pupils/teacher
13.9 ↑
National: 12.1 Municipality: 12.4
Qualified teachers
70.7% ↑
National: 74.0% Municipality: 64.1%
Eligible for upper secondary
85.7% →
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 P37
Qualified teachers P39
Teacher density P23
Upper secondary eligibility P48

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 → — Sala

Municipality average cost per pupil. Source: Kolada.

140,154 SEK Total cost/pupil National avg: 142,155 SEK
70,206 SEK Teaching
25,839 SEK Facilities
6,216 SEK Meals
5,300 SEK Learning materials
5,372 SEK Student health

Municipal schools: 131,037 SEK/pupil.

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

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

Student health, compulsory school
5,372 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
53.8%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
59.6%
Support from student health (staff)
69.4%
Preventive work (staff)
62.5%

View all key figures for Sala · Source: Kolada

After-school care in Sala

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

Children per FTE
23.2 (national: 21.6)
Pedagogical higher education
14.9% (national: 36.7%)
Cost per child
55,102 SEK/year (national: 46,712 SEK)
Enrolment rate (age 6-12)
55.3% (national: 57.9%)
Enrolled children in municipality
995

View all key figures for Sala · Source: Kolada

Student forecast — Sala

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

2,797 ages 6–15 (2025)
2,550 ages 6–15 (2030)
2,261 ages 6–15 (2035)
-8.8 % 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 high staff stability.

High
Permanently employed
85.1%
Senior teachers
10.1%
Qualified teachers
70.7%

Teacher turnover: 13% — share of teachers who left or joined during the year

Municipal average qualified teachers: 64.1% (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 → — Sala (2025)
64.8% (national: 73.3%)
Qualification trend (2020–2025)
↑ +2.6 percentage points (improving)
Pupils per teacher — Sala
12.4 (national: 11.9)

Trend: qualified teachers in Sala (%)

2020: 62.2% 2025: 64.8%

All staff data for Sala

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.

217 Actual merit value
226 Modelled value
-9.0 (expected: 0) School's own contribution (2024/25)

Municipality avg. (Sala): -9.5

−60 0 +60
✓ High certainty Standard uncertainty: ±0.7 points (490 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
2.3 (scale 1-3)
Recently immigrated pupils
1%
Share of boys
52.0%
Pass in all subjects
74% (model: 72%, score: +3)

SALSA score over time

2022/23: +1.0 2024/25: -9.0

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.

Vallaskolan F-6
Sala
Qual: 75.1% 440 pupils
0 km away 92% similarity
Noblaskolan Hemdal
Västerås
Merit: 201.7 Qual: 69.8% 460 pupils
34 km away 88% similarity
Ekebyskolan
Sala
Merit: 200.6 Qual: 66.2% 390 pupils
0 km away 87% similarity
Internationella Engelska Skolan Västerås
Västerås
Merit: 233.8 460 pupils
34 km away 87% similarity
Parkskolan
Hallstahammar
Merit: 222.5 Qual: 70% 480 pupils
39 km away 87% similarity

Schools with similar pupil composition

Schools with similar SALSA background variables (parents' education, recently immigrated, gender). Shows how Vallaskolan 7-9 performs compared to schools with similar conditions.

-9.0 Performs below expectations

Better SALSA score than 6 of 15 comparison schools

Average SALSA score among comparison schools: -9.9

School Municipality Merit value SALSA score Qualified teachers
Vallaskolan 7-9 Sala 217 -9.0 70.7%
Stenbocksskolan Ulricehamn 213 -9.0 67%
Hjortsbergskolan 2 Ljungby 206 -19.0 74.1%
Da Vinciskolan 1 Ale 211 -8.0 80%
Forshaga Lärcenter H-stadiet Forshaga 218 -9.0 84.7%
Dalsjöskolan 7-9 Borås 216 -6.0 60.6%
Nyhemsskolan 7-9 Finspång 209 -13.0 60.3%
Gumaeliusskolan Örebro 203 -18.0 67.3%
Lyrfågelskolan 7-9 Trollhättan 221 -2.0 55%
Glöstorpsskolan 7-9 Göteborg 212 -12.0 80.9%
Kungsmarksskolan Munkedal 203 -16.0 61.8%
Dalskolan Tyresö 217 -9.0 73.2%
Svanberga skola Norrtälje 224 +3.0 88.1%
Landsbro skola 7-9 Vetlanda 222 -2.0 65.2%
Noblaskolan Hemdal Västerås 202 -21.0 69.8%
Stöpenskolan Skövde 219 -7.0 81.7%

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.

151 Pupils yr 9
+0.7 pp Pass rate yr 6 vs 9
85.7% Upper secondary eligibility National avg: 86% (national: 86.1%)

Pupils per year group

Year 7
159
Year 8
181
Year 9
151

Statistics

Number of pupils
490 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
13.9 (municipal avg: 12.4, national: 12.1)
Qualified teachers
70.7% (municipal avg: 64.1%, national: 74%)
Merit value yr 9
217.4 (municipal avg: 209, national: 227.7)
Eligible for vocational upper secondary yr 9
85.7% (national: 86.1%)
NP Swedish yr 9
12%
NP English yr 9
14.5%
NP Mathematics yr 9
11.1%
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
139,500 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
71,300 SEK
Facilities
31,000 SEK
Meals
7,600 SEK
Learning materials
5,600 SEK
Student health
6,990 SEK

Personnel

Special needs teachers qualified
5.9%
Permanently employed
85.1% 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
10.1%
Teacher turnover The proportion of staff replaced during a year. High staff turnover may indicate instability or recruitment difficulties.Read more in glossary →
13%
Pupils per counsellor
1259.5
Certified in subject(s)
66.2% (licensed and certified for teaching subject)
Teachers (FTE)
193.9
Share of female teachers
78.6%

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Foreign background
21.8%
Gender
52.0% boys, 48.0% girls
Recently immigrated pupils
1% (SALSA model)
Other mother tongue than Swedish
9% (municipality avg.)
Swedish as a second language
8.6% (municipality avg.)
Parents with higher education
53.5%

Safety in the municipality

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

Reported crimes (total)
13,573 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
1,298 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
326 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
2,108 per 100,000 pop.

Contact & AboutAbout the school

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Eligible for upper secondary
85.7% (national: 86.1%)

Postal address

BOX 304, 73325 SALA

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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
62995298
School forms
Compulsory school
Year span
7–9
School provider
Sala kommun
Organisation number
2120002098
Provider type
Municipality
Municipality
Sala
County
Västmanlands län
Legal form
Municipality
Principal
Daniel Groth

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