Compulsory schools in Södertälje

Södertälje has 34 compulsory schools of which 13 are independent. Average merit score: 241.9 points. Data from Skolverket 2025/26.

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All compulsory schools in Södertälje

All 34 compulsory schools in Södertälje sorted alphabetically
School	Merit score yr 9	Certified teachers	Pupils	Type
Blombackaskolan	255.7	90 %	460	Municipal
Brunnsängskolan	223.3	59 %	500	Municipal
Eneskolan	218.9	72 %	450	Municipal
Fornbackaskolan	–	53 %	260	Municipal
Hovsjöskolan	228.6	79 %	420	Municipal
Hölöskolan	238.9	69 %	350	Municipal
Igelsta grundskola	238.7	60 %	450	Municipal
Innovitaskolan Södertälje	233.5	83 %	490	Independent
Internationella Engelska Skolan Södertälje	262.1	–	660	Independent
Järna friskola	230.4	75 %	250	Independent
Lilla Parkskolan	–	55 %	60	Independent
Lina grundskola	259.4	60 %	340	Municipal
Magelungens Grundskola Södertälje	–	50 %	20	Independent
Majtorpskolan	–	81 %	180	Municipal
Mariaskolan	249.7	–	160	Independent
Mariekällskolan	249.7	75 %	500	Municipal
Mikaelgården Läkeped. Institut	–	–	30	Independent
Mora Parks skola	–	–	10	Independent
Mölnboskolan	–	78 %	110	Municipal
Nyckelskolan	261.7	80 %	250	Independent
Oxbacksskolan	–	72 %	220	Municipal
Pershagenskolan	231.2	83 %	410	Municipal
Ronnaskolan	225.6	77 %	530	Municipal
Rosenborgskolan	236.9	71 %	620	Municipal
Soldalaskolan	243.9	74 %	490	Municipal
Solvikskolan	–	–	100	Independent
Stålhamraskolan	–	75 %	180	Municipal
Södertälje friskola	252.0	68 %	440	Independent
Tavestaskolan	–	84 %	310	Municipal
Vallaskolan	–	92 %	230	Municipal
Viksbergskolan	–	89 %	300	Municipal
Vittra Östertälje	263.7	79 %	390	Independent
Wasaskolan	228.3	65 %	480	Municipal
Örjanskolan grund	246.7	–	170	Independent

Results and grades

School results in compulsory schools in Södertälje municipality (2025).

Merit score yr 9 (municipal average, 16 subjects): 232.7 (national avg: 228.5)
Merit score municipal / independent: 229 / 241.2
Pass in all subjects, yr 9: 74.9 %
Pass in mathematics: 90.1 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 5: 73.6 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 8: 50.9 %
Parents with post-secondary education: 58 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Teachers and staff

Pupil-teacher ratio and teacher certification in compulsory schools in Södertälje municipality (2025).

Certified teachers (compulsory school): 73.7 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Certification municipal / independent: 73.3 % / 75.3 %
Pupils per teacher: 11.5

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Staff stability

Stability of the teaching workforce in Södertälje municipality, measured as the trend in the share of certified teachers over time.

Certified teachers (2025): 73.7 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Stability indicator (2020–2025): ↑ Improving (+10.6 pp)
National trend (2020–2025): ↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)

Trend: certified teachers in Södertälje (%)

2020: 63.1 %2025: 73.7 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Pupils and operators

Pupil counts and distribution between municipal and independent schools (2025).

Number of compulsory-school pupils: 10,858
Municipal / independent share: 70.8 % / 29.2 %

Source: Kolada.

Costs — compulsory school

Cost per pupil in compulsory school (2025). Includes a breakdown for municipal schools. All amounts are calendar-year.

Total cost per pupil: 150,870 SEK(national avg: 144,800 SEK)

Municipal schools: 160,610 SEK/pupil

Teaching

88,098 SEK

Premises

28,304 SEK

Student health

2,656 SEK

Meals

8,851 SEK

Learning tools

5,602 SEK

Other

27,098 SEK

Source: Kolada (N15006, N15008, N15009–N15014).

Student health and special support

Student-health resources, staffing, accessibility and special support in Södertälje municipality.

Student health, compulsory school: 2,656 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,275 SEK)
Support from student-health staff: 80.7 %
Preventive work (staff): 74.7 %
Easy to get help, yr 5: 63.9 %
Easy to get help, yr 8: 49.4 %
Safety at school: 72.3 %
Study calm: 32.1 %

Source: Kolada. Survey data from Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

Mother-tongue tuition and multilingualism in Södertälje municipality (2025).

Mother tongue other than Swedish: 73 %
Participates in mother-tongue tuition: 38.1 %
Studies Swedish as a second language: 37.7 %
Pass in mother-tongue tuition, yr 9: 97 %
Pass in Swedish as a 2nd language, yr 9: 83.7 %
Newly arrived last 3 yrs (comp. school): 5.2 %

Source: Skolverket and Kolada.

SALSA — merit score vs preconditions

SALSA compares actual school results with model-predicted values based on pupil composition. Positive deviation = better result than expected. School year 2024/25. SALSA measures relative performance — not absolute school quality. The model explains ~53 % of the variation.

Average deviation (merit score) across 21 schools: +18.4

SALSA results per school in Södertälje, sorted by deviation
School	Actual	Model	Deviation
Mariaskolan	284	242	+42
Ronnaskolan	234	193	+41
Blombackaskolan	239	199	+39
Lina grundskola	232	198	+34
Hölöskolan	239	207	+33
Wasaskolan	238	206	+32
Hovsjöskolan	223	194	+29
Innovitaskolan Södertälje	243	219	+24
Internationella Engelska Skolan Södertälje	253	229	+24
Pershagenskolan	244	221	+24
Brunnsängskolan	216	195	+21
Vittra Östertälje	245	225	+19
Rosenborgskolan	243	229	+15
Soldalaskolan	232	217	+15
Mariekällskolan	226	214	+13
Södertälje friskola	229	219	+10
Nyckelskolan	235	225	+9
Järna friskola	243	239	+4
Örjanskolan grund	247	250	-3
Igelsta grundskola	215	233	-18
Eneskolan	200	221	-21

Highest merit score in Södertälje

Top 10 schools by merit score yr 9.

Top 10 compulsory schools sorted by merit score yr 9
School	Operator	Merit score	SALSA	Certified teachers	Pupils
Vittra Östertälje	AcadeMedia AB	263.7	+19	78.7 %	390
Internationella Engelska Skolan Södertälje	Internationella Engelska Skolan i Sverige Holdings AB	262.1	+24	–	660
Nyckelskolan	5564787397	261.7	+9	79.6 %	250
Lina grundskola	SÖDERTÄLJE KOMMUN	259.4	+34	60.2 %	340
Blombackaskolan	SÖDERTÄLJE KOMMUN	255.7	+39	89.8 %	460
Södertälje friskola	5565570149	252	+10	68.2 %	440
Mariaskolan	FÖRENINGEN MARIA MAGDALENA	249.7	+42	–	160
Mariekällskolan	SÖDERTÄLJE KOMMUN	249.7	+13	74.5 %	500
Örjanskolan grund	FÖRENINGEN ÖRJANSKOLAN	246.7	-3	–	170
Soldalaskolan	SÖDERTÄLJE KOMMUN	243.9	+15	74.3 %	490

School ranking — Södertälje

All 21 compulsory schools with merit data, sorted by merit score yr 9. The SALSA deviation shows whether the school performs above or below expectations given the pupils' backgrounds.

Compulsory schools in Södertälje sorted by merit score yr 9 with SALSA deviation
School	Merit score	SALSA deviation	Certified teachers	Pupils
Vittra Östertälje	263.7	+19	79 %	390
Internationella Engelska Skolan Södertälje	262.1	+24	–	660
Nyckelskolan	261.7	+9	80 %	250
Lina grundskola	259.4	+34	60 %	340
Blombackaskolan	255.7	+39	90 %	460
Södertälje friskola	252	+10	68 %	440
Mariaskolan	249.7	+42	–	160
Mariekällskolan	249.7	+13	75 %	500
Örjanskolan grund	246.7	-3	–	170
Soldalaskolan	243.9	+15	74 %	490
Hölöskolan	238.9	+33	69 %	350
Igelsta grundskola	238.7	-18	60 %	450
Rosenborgskolan	236.9	+15	71 %	620
Innovitaskolan Södertälje	233.5	+24	83 %	490
Pershagenskolan	231.2	+24	83 %	410
Järna friskola	230.4	+4	75 %	250
Hovsjöskolan	228.6	+29	79 %	420
Wasaskolan	228.3	+32	65 %	480
Ronnaskolan	225.6	+41	77 %	530
Brunnsängskolan	223.3	+21	59 %	500
Eneskolan	218.9	-21	72 %	450

The SALSA deviation shows whether the school performs above or below expectations given the pupils' backgrounds. Positive value (green) = better than expected, negative (red) = worse. Source: Skolverket, 2024/25.

Special compulsory school

Key figures for "anpassad grundskola" (compulsory school for pupils with intellectual disabilities) in Södertälje municipality (2025).

Number of pupils: 200
Share of compulsory-school pupils: 1.6 %
Cost per pupil: 493,005 SEK/yr
Teachers per 100 pupils: 5.4

Source: Kolada.

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Source: Skolverket, 2025/26.

Data from Oct 2026Source: Skolverket + Kolada