Västra Skolan Kalmar

Compulsory school — Year 7–9 in Kalmar, Kalmar län · CIS KALMAR AB

Skolkoll score: 41 of 100 Stable How is it calculated?
This school performs below average
160 pupils 61.3% qualified teachers Merit 238.7 15.8 pupils/teacher Grade deviation +1.3 1 warning signal
Quality dimensions
Results 67
Staff 18
Value-added 43
Safety* 50
Resources 8
* Missing school-specific data — using national median (50). Based on 4 of 5 dimensions.

Västra Skolan Kalmar is a compulsory school in Kalmar, Kalmar län. The school has 160 pupils and 15.8 pupils per teacher. Average merit value in year 9 is 238.7 points. 61.3% of teachers are qualified. Provider The organisation that runs the school — a municipality, foundation or limited company.Read more in glossary → : Cis Kalmar AB.

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
High pupil-to-teacher ratio 15.8

15.8 pupils per teacher — significantly above the national average (12.1).

School signal summary

Below average
compared to national averages
Merit value yr 9
238.7 →
National: 227.7 Municipality: 227.2
Pupils/teacher
15.8 ↑
National: 12.1 Municipality: 11.9
Qualified teachers
61.3% ↓
National: 74.0% Municipality: 83.9%
Eligible for upper secondary
92.6% ↑
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 P67
Qualified teachers P18
Teacher density P8
Upper secondary eligibility P66

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 → — Kalmar

Municipality average cost per pupil. Source: Kolada.

134,049 SEK Total cost/pupil National avg: 142,155 SEK
75,387 SEK Teaching
24,194 SEK Facilities
6,456 SEK Meals
6,416 SEK Learning materials
5,051 SEK Student health

Municipal schools: 130,911 SEK/pupil. This school is run by an independent provider and receives a pupil allowance from the municipality.

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

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

Student health, compulsory school
5,051 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
54%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
48.6%
Support from student health (staff)
86.9%
Preventive work (staff)
75%

View all key figures for Kalmar · Source: Kolada

After-school care in Kalmar

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

Children per FTE
34 (national: 21.6)
Pedagogical higher education
56.4% (national: 36.7%)
Cost per child
40,893 SEK/year (national: 46,712 SEK)
Enrolment rate (age 6-12)
60.6% (national: 57.9%)
Enrolled children in municipality
3,541

View all key figures for Kalmar · Source: Kolada

Student forecast — Kalmar

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

8,523 ages 6–15 (2025)
8,353 ages 6–15 (2030)
7,750 ages 6–15 (2035)
-2 % 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
75.2%
Senior teachers
8.6%
Qualified teachers
61.3%

Teacher turnover: 16.1% — share of teachers who left or joined during the year

Municipal average qualified teachers: 83.9% (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 → — Kalmar (2025)
87.7% (national: 73.3%)
Qualification trend (2020–2025)
→ +0.2 percentage points (stable)
Pupils per teacher — Kalmar
11.6 (national: 11.9)

Trend: qualified teachers in Kalmar (%)

2020: 87.5% 2025: 87.7%

All staff data for Kalmar

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.

239 Actual merit value
247 Modelled value
-8.0 (expected: 0) School's own contribution (2024/25)

Municipality avg. (Kalmar): +1.0

−60 0 +60
○ Moderate certainty Standard uncertainty: ±1.2 points (160 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. Independent schools with selective admissions may show higher SALSA scores without necessarily better teaching.

Background variables in the model
Parents' education level
2.6 (scale 1-3)
Recently immigrated pupils
0%
Share of boys
54.0%
Pass in all subjects
89% (model: 83%, score: +6)

SALSA score over time

2020/21: -5.0 2024/25: -8.0

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.

Hagbyskolan
Kalmar
Qual: 61% 150 pupils
16 km away 94% similarity
Montessoriskolan Regnbågen
Kalmar
Qual: 70.6% 100 pupils
3 km away 87% similarity
Kalmar Waldorfskola
Kalmar
60 pupils
1 km away 86% similarity
Ölands Friskola
Mörbylånga
Merit: 231.3 Qual: 69.3% 90 pupils
8 km away 85% similarity
Slottsskolan
Borgholm
Merit: 220 Qual: 70.9% 170 pupils
30 km away 84% similarity

Schools with similar pupil composition

Schools with similar SALSA background variables (parents' education, recently immigrated, gender). Shows how Västra Skolan Kalmar performs compared to schools with similar conditions.

-8.0 Performs below expectations

Better SALSA score than 7 of 15 comparison schools

Average SALSA score among comparison schools: -5.4

School Municipality Merit value SALSA score Qualified teachers
Västra Skolan Kalmar Kalmar 239 -8.0 61.3%
Strandskolan Montessoriföreningen i Kungälv Kungälv 237 -10.0 88%
Enebyskolan 1 Norrköping 240 -5.0 80%
Lovisedalsskolan Vallentuna 263 +15.0 72.5%
Vargen Kiruna Kiruna 233 -9.0 51.6%
Björkö friskola Linköping 245 -5.0 –
Ås skola 7-9 – 225 -24.0 –
Valsätraskolan Uppsala 248 +1.0 78%
Söndrumsskolan F-9 Halmstad 233 -14.0 79.9%
Sanda högstadium Jönköping 239 -7.0 77.4%
Akers Friskola Österåker 273 +26.0 50%
Innovitaskolan Motalas Högstadium Motala 227 -16.0 66%
Killebäckskolan Lund 233 -13.0 79.9%
Sävar skola 7-9 Umeå 213 -34.0 74.6%
Gärdesskolan Sollentuna 241 -7.0 71.3%
Malmö Idrottsgrundskola Malmö 269 +21.0 76.2%

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.

56 Pupils yr 9
92.6% Upper secondary eligibility National avg: 86% (national: 86.1%)

Pupils per year group

Year 7
56
Year 8
46
Year 9
56

Statistics

Number of pupils
160 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
15.8 (municipal avg: 11.9, national: 12.1)
Qualified teachers
61.3% (municipal avg: 83.9%, national: 74%)
Merit value yr 9
238.7 (municipal avg: 227.2, national: 227.7)
Eligible for vocational upper secondary yr 9
92.6% (national: 86.1%)
NP Swedish yr 9
11.6%
NP English yr 9
15.2%
NP Mathematics yr 9
11.4%
School library
No

Quality dataQuality and finance (Skolverket Statistical Database)

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

Personnel

Permanently employed
75.2% 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
8.6%
Teacher turnover The proportion of staff replaced during a year. High staff turnover may indicate instability or recruitment difficulties.Read more in glossary →
16.1%
Pupils per counsellor
992.5
Certified in subject(s)
54.1% (licensed and certified for teaching subject)
Teachers (FTE)
24.6
Share of female teachers
64.2%

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Foreign background
12.8%
Gender
54.0% boys, 46.0% girls
Recently immigrated pupils
0% (SALSA model)
Other mother tongue than Swedish
25.5% (municipality avg.)
Swedish as a second language
14.5% (municipality avg.)
Parents with higher education
74.6%

Safety in the municipality

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

Reported crimes (total)
12,771 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
1,048 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
285 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
1,641 per 100,000 pop.

Contact & AboutAbout the school

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Result tracking

Eligible for upper secondary
92.6% (national: 86.1%)

Postal address

Nygatan 18 A, 39234 KALMAR

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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
94235119
School forms
Compulsory school
Year span
7–9
Orientation
ALLMAN
School provider
Cis Kalmar AB
Organisation number
5565896213
Provider type
Independent
Municipality
Kalmar
County
Kalmar län
Legal form
Limited company
Principal
Joanna von Platen Eriksson

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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