Independent vs municipal compulsory schools in Stockholm
Stockholm: 102 independent and 143 municipal compulsory schools. Merit score, teacher certification and pupils per teacher — with school year, the number of schools behind each figure, and what is missing.
These figures describe differences; they do not explain them. Schools differ in pupil composition, size and catchment area, and those differences do not follow the type of operator. Two schools with the same operator can differ more than the groups do.
The data behind this comparison in Stockholm
The comparison covers 102 compulsory schools with an independent operator and 143 with a municipal operator. Each metric is reported against its own data: how many of the schools have a published value, which school year that value refers to, and what is missing.
2 school units running both compulsory and upper-secondary education are excluded, because their teacher and pupil figures cannot be separated by school form.
Key figures side by side
| Metric | Independent operator | Municipal operator |
|---|---|---|
| Number of compulsory schools | 102 | 143 |
| Merit score year 9 | 244.9 points | 250.4 points |
| Certified teachers | 70.4% | 80.1% |
| Pupils per teacher | 11.7 | 13.7 |
How we calculate — and what these figures cannot tell you
Each value is an unweighted mean of the school-level values: a school with 40 pupils counts as much as one with 500. That is why we also show the median and the range, so a difference between two means is not read as an even gap between the groups.
We publish no group average based on fewer than 3 schools with a published value, or covering less than 60% of the schools in the group. An average of one or two schools describes those schools rather than a type of operator. Nor do we compare two groups whose values refer to different school years.
The comparison covers compulsory school (grundskola). Preschool class, leisure-time centres and adapted compulsory school are not included in the figures even where the school unit also runs them, and units running both compulsory and upper-secondary education are excluded because their teacher and pupil figures cannot be separated by school form. Schools whose operator type is neither municipal nor independent, or is not recorded, belong to neither group.
Skolverket withholds values for groups with fewer than ten pupils. Such gaps are not random — they hit small schools hardest — and are therefore reported separately from values that are simply absent.
Merit score year 9
- Definition
- Average merit score for year 9 students. Calculated as the sum of the 16 best grades (max 320 points, 340 with modern languages), where each grade gives 0–20 points.
- Unit
- poäng (0–340)
- Source
- Skolverket
- Level
- School level
Certified teachers
- Definition
- The share of teachers (in full-time equivalents) who hold a Swedish teaching licence (lärarlegitimation) and are qualified to teach, where qualification covers the school type, subject and, in compulsory school, the grade band of the teaching they do.
- Unit
- % (0–100)
- Source
- Skolverket
- Level
- School level
Pupils per teacher
- Definition
- Number of students per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower values indicate more teaching resources per student.
- Unit
- ratio
- Source
- Skolverket
- Level
- School level
Read more: what the merit score shows and does not show ·why values are missing ·school unit, operator and group ·Skolkoll's method
Compulsory schools with an independent operator (102)
Listed alphabetically — this page does not rank schools.
| School | Merit score yr 9 | Certified teachers | Compulsory-school pupils | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alla Nationers Fria Skola | 172.9 | 34% | 110 | IDEELLA FÖRENINGEN FÖR ALLA NATIONERS FRIA SKOLA |
| Apolloniosskolan | 240.2 | 64% | 100 | Apolloniosskolan AB |
| Aspdammskolan | 170.2 | 74% | 40 | Aspdammskolan AB |
| Bergsundsskolan | – | 64% | 70 | AXEDINSKOLAN AKTIEBOLAG |
| Bromma Enskilda Skola ek.fören. | – | 80% | 140 | Bromma Enskilda Skola ekonomisk förening |
| Campus Manilla | 314.2 | 85% | 500 | Campus Manilla Utbildning AB |
| Carlssons skola | 293.7 | 89% | 620 | FÖRENINGEN FÖR CARLSSONS SKOLA |
| Distra IRS | 163.4 | 42% | 20 | DISTANS STRATEG SWEDEN AB |
| Djurgårdsskolan | – | 82% | 70 | STIFTELSEN DJURGÅRDSSKOLAN |
| Ellen Key skolan | 224.2 | – | 100 | STIFTELSEN ELLEN KEY SKOLAN |
| Engelska Skolan Norr | 272.4 | – | 480 | Engelska Skolor och Förskolor i Sverige AB |
| Engelska Skolan Novia | 241.6 | 65% | 310 | Engelska Skolor och Förskolor i Sverige AB |
| Enskilda gymnasiet, gr | 297.9 | 93% | 180 | ENSKILDA GYMNASIET |
| Entréskolan Stockholm | 255.6 | 73% | 270 | AmiSgo AB |
| ESF Skarpnäck AB | 219.1 | 74% | 120 | ESF Skarpnäck AB |
| Estniska Skolan i Stockholm | 258.6 | 74% | 180 | ESTNISKA SKOLAN I STOCKHOLM |
| Europaskolan | 284.8 | – | 420 | AB Parts & Paomees |
| Eviaskolan Söder | – | – | – | Evia Utveckling AB |
| Farsta Strandsskolan | – | 82% | 80 | MA Vätterosen AB |
| Filosofiska | 195.1 | 48% | 160 | Filosofiska i Sverige AB (svb) |
| Franska Skolan/Ecole francaise | 289.4 | 73% | 640 | STIFTELSEN FRANSKA SKOLAN |
| Fredrikshovs slotts skola | 320.7 | 86% | 270 | STIFTELSEN CARPE DIEM |
| Fria Maria Barnskolas ekonomiska förening | – | 73% | 200 | FRISKOLAN FRIA MARIA BARNSKOLA EK. FÖR. |
| Friskolan & Fritidshemmet Hästens | – | 54% | 100 | Friskolan och Fritidshemmet Hästens AB |
| Fryshuset Grundskola Akalla | – | 45% | 530 | STIFTELSEN FRYSHUSET |
| Fryshuset Grundskola Hammarby Sjöstad | 235.6 | 68% | 330 | STIFTELSEN FRYSHUSET |
| Fryshuset Grundskola Husby | 214.5 | 54% | 220 | STIFTELSEN FRYSHUSET |
| Futuraskolan International School of Stockholm | – | – | 290 | FUTURASKOLAN AB |
| Futuraskolan International Stockholm | 272.9 | – | 260 | FUTURASKOLAN AB |
| Grundskolan Metapontum | 274.6 | 77% | 520 | METAPONTUM AB |
| Hillelskolan | – | 75% | 240 | FÖRENINGEN HILLEL |
| I Ur och Skur Mullekojan | – | 76% | 20 | PERSONALKOOPERATIVET I UR OCH SKUR MULLEKOJANS E |
| Innovitaskolan Banérporten | – | 80% | 320 | BANÉRPORTSSKOLAN AB |
| Innovitaskolan Enskede | – | 89% | 120 | Swedish Education Group AB |
| Innovitaskolan Farstaäng | – | 84% | 190 | AcadeMedia Grundskolor AB |
| Innovitaskolan Joriel | – | 39% | 10 | AcadeMedia Grundskolor AB |
| Innovitaskolan Vällingby Park | 220 | 65% | 230 | AcadeMedia Grundskolor AB |
| International School of Kungsholmen | – | – | 200 | AB Parts & Paomees |
| Internationella Engelska Skolan Bromma | 271.1 | – | 950 | Internationella Engelska Skolan i Sverige AB |
| Internationella Engelska Skolan Enskede | 253.4 | – | 900 | Internationella Engelska Skolan i Sverige AB |
| Internationella Engelska skolan Hässelby | 260.4 | – | 530 | Internationella Engelska Skolan i Sverige AB |
| Internationella Engelska Skolan Kista | 239.4 | – | 580 | Internationella Engelska Skolan i Sverige AB |
| Internationella Engelska Skolan Liljeholmen | 264.8 | – | 1110 | Internationella Engelska Skolan i Sverige AB |
| Internationella Engelska Skolan Årsta | 256.3 | – | 520 | Internationella Engelska Skolan i Sverige AB |
| Internationella Engelska Skolan Älvsjö | 252.6 | – | 720 | Internationella Engelska Skolan i Sverige AB |
| JENSEN grundskola Långholmen | 264.4 | 87% | 180 | JENSEN EDUCATION COLLEGE AB |
| Järvaskolan | 237 | 62% | 230 | Järvaskolan AB |
| Kista International School | 263.6 | 35% | 670 | AL-KOWNEYN UTBILDNING CENTRUM |
| Kristna skolan | 297.7 | 55% | 250 | WE ARE ONE CHURCH |
| Kristofferskolan, gr | 276.3 | – | 560 | STIFTELSEN KRISTOFFERSKOLAN |
| Kulturama gr. Hammarby Sjöstad | 271.5 | 69% | 640 | MEDBORGARSKOLAN STOCKHOLMSREGIONEN |
| Kulturskolan Raketen | 255.9 | 62% | 230 | KULTURSKOLAN RAKETEN AB |
| Kungsholmens friskola | – | 78% | 120 | KUNGSHOLMENS FRISKOLA EKONOMISK FÖRENING |
| Kunskapsskolan Enskede | 275 | 67% | 530 | Kunskapsskolan i Sverige Aktiebolag |
| Kunskapsskolan Fruängen | 258 | 85% | 260 | Kunskapsskolan i Sverige Aktiebolag |
| Kunskapsskolan Spånga | 263 | 76% | 640 | Kunskapsskolan i Sverige Aktiebolag |
| Kunskapsskolan Tyresö | 263.2 | 93% | 570 | Kunskapsskolan i Sverige Aktiebolag |
| Kunskapsskolans Resursskola | 173.1 | 71% | 40 | Kunskapsskolan i Sverige Aktiebolag |
| Lilla Kulturama | – | – | – | MEDBORGARSKOLAN STOCKHOLMSREGIONEN |
| Lunaskolan Bromma | 171.1 | 51% | 140 | Utvecklingspedagogik Sverige Aktiebolag |
| Lunaskolan Södra | 166.3 | 84% | 110 | Utvecklingspedagogik Sverige Aktiebolag |
| Lundaskolan | – | 63% | 50 | SÖDER TRIADEN SKOLOR AKTIEBOLAG |
| Lycée Francais Saint Louis, gr | – | – | 570 | LYCÉE FRANCAIS SAINT-LOUIS |
| Magelungens Grundskola Långbropark | – | 92% | 10 | Magelungen Utveckling AB |
| Magelungens Grundskola Södermalm | 105.8 | 58% | 40 | Magelungen Utveckling AB |
| Magelungens Grundskola Älvsjö | 178.1 | 63% | 30 | Magelungen Utveckling AB |
| Magitaskolan | – | 95% | 50 | Magitaskolan AB |
| Maria Elementarskola | 299.7 | 83% | 340 | MÄRTA FRANSONS STIFTELSE |
| Martinskolan Söders waldorfskola | 259.2 | – | 270 | STIFTELSEN MARTINSKOLAN SÖDERS WALDORFSKOLA |
| Montessori Mondial Kista | – | 88% | 110 | AcadeMedia Grundskolor AB |
| Montessori Mondial Kungsholmen | 309.6 | 80% | 540 | International Montessori School Sweden AB |
| Montessori Mondial Mälarhöjden | – | 69% | 130 | AcadeMedia Grundskolor AB |
| Musikskolan Lilla Akademien | 303.4 | 67% | 250 | MUSIKSKOLAN LILLA AKADEMIEN AB |
| Nordic International School, Stockholm | 280.8 | – | 430 | Nordic International School AB |
| Norrbyskolan | 225.9 | 65% | 160 | Stockholm Lära Aktiebolag |
| Pilgrimsskolan | – | 74% | 70 | PILGRIMSSKOLAN AB |
| Pops Academy Stockholm | 264.3 | 80% | 220 | Pops Academy AB |
| Raoul Wallenbergskolan Bromma | 250.5 | – | 200 | Raoul Wallenbergskolorna AB |
| Resursskolan vid Martinskolan | – | – | 40 | STIFTELSEN MARTINSKOLAN SÖDERS WALDORFSKOLA |
| Rosholmen Education Academy AB | 205.8 | 66% | 190 | Rosholmen Education Academy AB |
| S:t Eriks Katolska Skola | 268.2 | 79% | 210 | STIFTELSEN S:T ERIKS KATOLSKA SKOLA |
| Skolgrunden | 208.9 | 76% | 70 | SKOLGRUNDEN AKTIEBOLAG |
| Snitz Grundskola | 205.8 | 59% | 100 | Swedish Education Group AB |
| Stefanskolan | 215.2 | 56% | 90 | FÖRENINGEN STEFANSKOLAN |
| Stift. Sthlm Intern. School gr | – | – | 530 | STIFTELSEN STOCKHOLM INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL |
| Stockholm International Academy Hägersten | 232.9 | 84% | 190 | Mubarak Utbildning AB |
| Stockholms Montessoriskola Anne Frank | – | 63% | 50 | Montessori Förskolor och Skolor i Sverige AB |
| Stockholms Montessoriskola Färgargårdstorget | – | 92% | 60 | Montessori Förskolor och Skolor i Sverige AB |
| Sverigefinska skolan i Kista | – | 0% | 20 | STIFTELSEN SVERIGEFINSKA SKOLAN I JÄRVA |
| Sverigefinska skolan Sthlm | 259.4 | 89% | 410 | Sverigefinska skolan i Stockholm AB |
| Tellusskolan Thea Bromma | 252.3 | 76% | 150 | Tellusskolan II AB |
| The Tanto International School | – | – | 120 | THE TANTO SCHOOL AB |
| Vanadisskolan | 180.2 | 56% | 80 | Individ och familjeinsatser (IOFI) AB |
| Vasa International School of Stockholm | 312.8 | – | 200 | AB Parts & Paomees |
| Vasastans Montessoriskola | 284.9 | 56% | 120 | VASASTANS MONTESSORIFÖRSKOLA |
| Viktor Rydbergs skola Jarlaplan | 275.2 | 88% | 530 | STIFTELSEN VIKTOR RYDBERGS SKOLOR |
| Vintertullsskolan i Stockholm | 167.4 | 87% | 70 | VINTERTULLSSKOLAN I STOCKHOLM AKTIEBOLAG |
| Vittra Luma Park | – | – | 50 | Vittraskolorna AB |
| Vittra Södermalm | 226.3 | 63% | 230 | Vittraskolorna AB |
| Vittra Telefonplan | 218.9 | 61% | 140 | Vittraskolorna AB |
| Västbergaskolan | 269.5 | 91% | 680 | VÄSTBERGASKOLAN AB |
| Västerholms friskola | 219.3 | 72% | 720 | VÄSTERHOLMS FRISKOLA AB |
Compulsory schools with a municipal operator (143)
Listed alphabetically — this page does not rank schools.
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Source: Skolverket. The school year is stated per metric in the table, because the metrics are collected at different times.