Almaskolan in Västerås
Headmaster: Johan Östlund
36
Skolkoll Score 36 out of 100. The scale goes from 0 (lowest) to 100 (highest). 50 is the average. Better than 8% of Sweden’s compulsory schools.below the national midpointShows where a school sits within a comparison group. Percentile 80 means the school ranks above roughly 80 percent of that group.Compared to all compulsory schools nationally
A composite of five open data sources — a starting point, not a grade.
Data coverageHigh4/5
Why this score?
Skolkoll score is Skolkoll's composite indicator based on available data sources. It is not an official quality measure and should be read together with the underlying data.
4 of 5 score dimensions have school-specific data.
When school-specific data is missing for a dimension, the neutral value 50 is used. That does not automatically lower the school, but it makes the score less informative.
Lower results than the pupil intake predictsA statistical model that compares schools’ results with what is expected given the student composition.Read more in glossary →What is value-added?The school's own contribution given its pupil intake (Skolverket's SALSA model) — not a quality guarantee, and not comparable between years.
Almaskolan is a medium-sized independent compulsory school with 140 pupils.
Almaskolan is a medium-sized independent compulsory school with 140 pupils.
- 140PupilsMunicipality: 16,440High reliability
- 193.7Year 9 merit valueMunicipality: 217.8 · Sweden: 227.7Moderate reliability
- 9.2Pupils per teacherMunicipality: 12.5 · Sweden: 12.0High reliability
- 136,647 SEKCost per pupil (municipal avg.)Sweden: 144,179 SEKLimited history
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The most important facts in 3 points
- Compulsory school in Västerås with 140 pupils.
- The latest inspection (2024) shows an injunction or fine from the Schools Inspectorate.
- Applying? Go to the school's application link on this page.
Skolkoll interpretation
Almaskolan is compared here with 59 other schools with the same school form in Västerås municipality; it has 140 pupils versus the municipal average of 283.
The year-9 merit value is 193.7, 24.1 points below the municipal average and 34.0 points below the national average.
The SALSA residual (-46.0) indicates that outcomes are weaker than the model expects for the pupil composition.
Pupils per teacher is 9.2, 3.3 lower than the municipal average.
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3 values need extra caution
This applies only to the values listed here.
This value is missing in full or in part.
This affects
- Certified teachers
- Group name
- SALSA score
- This staffing metric is affected by FTE definitions, local reporting practices, and temporary vacancies.
- Annual reports are not real-time data, so group links may lag behind reorganisations or recent ownership changes. Manual overrides are used only as exceptions.
- SALSA is model-based and becomes less stable for small pupil groups or schools with rapidly changing pupil composition.
Other values here do not have this specific note.
School programmes
- Compulsory school
Things to look into
Worth looking into. These indicators are an attention aid, not a quality grade or risk score.
- Merit value is 46 points lower than expected given pupil composition (SALSA score: -46.0).
School profile
The school's strengths compared with all primary schools nationally.
- Merit ratingP8
- Pupil-teacher ratioP88
- Eligibility (upper secondary)P86
Source: Skolverket, Swedish Schools Inspectorate.
Aerial view of the school
The school's property boundary and buildings from the Swedish Land Survey's property register. Updated 2026. Source: Lantmäteriet · CC BY 4.0
Entrances:1 Västerås, Regattagatan 39, Västerås
School performance
Results
193.7Merit value yr 9Sweden: 227.7
Results
193.7
Merit value yr 9
Staff
9.2Pupils per teacherMunicipality: 12.5 · Sweden: 12.0
Staff
9.2
Pupils per teacher
Staff data reported by the school operator.
- Pupils per teacher Reliability: High reliability.
- 9.2From 9.2 (2425) to 9.2 (2526)Municipality: 12.5 · Sweden: 12.0
- Permanently employed Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 95%
- Senior teachers (förstelärare) Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- —Data missing — the Swedish National Agency for Education has not published this value.
- Pupils per counsellor Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 1,040.0
- Teachers (FTE) Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 11.3
- Share of female teachers Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 61%
- Teacher turnover Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 9%
Moderate reliability — Mixed sources: certification + student/teacher ratio reported directly to Skolverket; other personnel fields from Skolverket's annual Personal report (1-2 year data lag).
Value-added / SALSA
-46.0SALSA residualModel prediction: 194.0 · Actual outcome: 240.0
Value-added / SALSA
-46.0
SALSA residual
The school performs below what the student composition would predict.
- Model prediction Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 194.0
- Actual outcome Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 240.0
Moderate reliability — SALSA models have natural uncertainty for small schools.
School environment
Safety & Inspection
2 openRecently inspected 2024Safety index: 67 / 100
Safety & Inspection
2 open
Recently inspected 2024
2 open remark(s) from the Schools Inspectorate.
- Latest inspection decision Reliability: High reliability.
- 2024-07-01 — Riktad tillsyn Skolbeslut Grundskola Västerås Almaskolan, 2024 (pdf, 115 kB)
- Open remarks Reliability: High reliability.
- 2
- Safety index Reliability: High reliability.
- 67 / 100Safety: 82% · Study peace: 50% · Anti-bullying: 59% · Staff: 72%
Safety index
67/ 100(High data coverage)
- Safety82%(national 78)
- Study peace50%(national 56)
- Anti-bullying59%(national 56)
- Staff72%(no national figure)
School Survey — all perspectives
| Dimension | Pupils (åk 8) | Guardian | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safety | 8.2 / 10 | — | — |
| Study environment | 5.0 / 10 | — | — |
| Anti-bullying | 5.9 / 10 | — | — |
| Stimulation | 6.0 / 10 | — | — |
| Support | 7.1 / 10 | — | — |
Scale 0–10 (rescaled from Skolverket's 0–100). Guardian and staff perspectives are often not in open data.
High reliability — Inspection register and Skolenkäten survey.
Source: Schools Inspectorate + Skolverket · Last updated: 5 Jul 2026
Resources
136,647 SEKCost per pupil (total)Sweden: 144,179 SEK
Resources
136,647 SEK
Cost per pupil (total)
Cost per pupil is 5% below the national average.
Limited history — Cost data updated annually by Kolada/SCB.
Who runs the school
Operator
STIFTELSEN ALMASKOLANIndependent operator247 other schools in the municipality.
Operator
STIFTELSEN ALMASKOLAN
Independent operator
STIFTELSEN ALMASKOLAN operates this school independently.
- Operator Reliability: High reliability.
- STIFTELSEN ALMASKOLAN
- Operating form Reliability: High reliability.
- Independent
- Other schools in municipality Reliability: High reliability.
- 247
High reliability — Current data from Skolverket and Bolagsverket.
Source: Skolverket · Last updated: 5 Jul 2026
Next step: Apply for a place
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Contact and address
- Headmaster
- Johan Östlund
- Visiting address
- Regattagatan 39, 72348 Västerås
- Postal address
- c/o , Regattagatan 39, 72348 VÄSTERÅS
- Phone
- 070-5746683
- Website
- www.almaskolan.org/
- School unit code
14896115
Source: Skolverket School Unit Register · Pipeline-fetched on 2026-07-05.
Everyday travelAreas that reach the school within 15 minutes.
Reachability from the school
15 min on foot
15 min by bike
School
Support and inclusion
Support and student health
This panel shows sourced support-resource data where available and marks the rest as missing or uncertain. These fields do not affect score or ranking.
Missing or uncertain support-resource fields
- MissingStudent health teamIs there sourced information about student health functions at the school?
- MissingSpecial educatorIs special-education competence reported separately?
- MissingSpecial needs teacherAre special needs teachers reported separately?
- MissingSpecial education competenceIs there a verifiable aggregate metric for special education teachers?
- MissingSchool nurseIs there sourced information about school nurse resources?
- MissingPsychologistIs there sourced information about psychologist resources?
- MissingStudy and career guidanceIs there sourced information about study and career guidance?
- MissingLanguage supportIs there sourced information about language or mother-tongue support?
- MissingAdaptations and special supportIs there verified process information for adaptations and special support?
- MissingAccessibilityIs there sourced information about physical or pedagogical accessibility?
- MissingContact routeIs there a verified contact route for support questions?
Privacy rule: no individual pupil health, diagnosis, support decision or personal case data may be stored.
Nearest and similar schools
- Vetterstorpsskolan4 km away· 140 pupils
- IQRA Skolan6 km away· 140 pupils
- Hammarbyskolan4 km away· 150 pupils
About Västerås municipality
School-form averages across the municipality, with links to deep-dive sub-pages.
- Schools
- 248
- Avg. merit (yr 9)
- 217.8−9.9
- Certified teachers
- 69%−5 pp
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.9+0.9
Source: Skolverket (aggregated school statistics).
Similar schools
The 5 most-similar compulsory schools based on student count, geography, teacher certification and pupil composition.
Grade distribution
Share of pupils per grade, school year 2024/25.
−1.3Grades close to national-test results — no clear inflation signal.
Source: SIRIS/Skolverket · See full A–F distribution in the data view →
SALSA result
−46.0A statistical model that compares schools’ results with what is expected given the student composition.Read more in glossary →Performs below expectationsThe residual is actual minus expected merit value; positive means the school lifts pupils more than the model predicts.
How should SALSA be read?
SALSA is a statistical comparison metric, not a school rating. Small cohorts and individual year groups can create uncertain signals, so read it together with pupil counts, survey data and other sources.
Source: Skolverket/SALSA · See the full comparison table →
Pupils per year
Number of pupils per year group (total 140 pupils). Latest available year from Skolverket (SIRIS).
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In-depth metrics
Staff stability
Improving
Source: Kolada (municipality-aggregated certified teacher trend).
Throughput year 6 → year 9
58.8% year 9 (year 6 missing)
- 19 pupils yr 6
- 20 pupils yr 9
Source: Skolverket SIRIS + Skolverket Statistical Database.
Safety and study environment (SkolenkätenThe Schools Inspectorate’s survey sent to pupils, parents, and staff about safety, classroom order, and teaching.Read more in glossary →)
The school survey shows pupil experience where responses are available. Read values together with year, response coverage and unknowns.
Coverage: 2 displayed year groups · year 2026.
Strongest (Year 5)
- Safety: 91 (national 82)
- Anti-bullying: 82 (national 65)
Weakest (Year 5)
- Study environment: 67 (national 57)
- Stimulation: 80 (national 66)
Support-needs policy · School-choice guide
Source: Skolinspektionen Skolenkäten 2026. Updated annually. · See all years and dimensions in the data view →
School meals
Weekly menus and meal provider for this school's municipality.
No menu provider registered for this municipality yet.
Source: municipality's own meal portal — Skolkoll does not host menu content.
Inspections & decisions
Source: Skolinspektionen tillsynsregister (open data). Updated when new decisions are published. · See all decisions and review types in the data view → · Check current status at the Schools Inspectorate ↗
Explore further
More context about Almaskolan, its municipality, operator and similar schools.
Compulsory schools in VästeråsSee all compulsory schools in the municipality with results and comparisons.Schools in VästeråsOpen the municipality page with all schools, rankings, and local aggregates.Stiftelsen AlmaskolanSee all schools, municipalities, and core metrics for the same provider.Västmanlands länCompare municipalities and school patterns across the whole county.Merit value year 9Compare year-9 merit values across municipalities and school environments.Certification vs Merit valueSee how merit values and upper-secondary eligibility move together.School size by school typeSee how school forms and unit sizes are distributed nationally.School type distributionCompare how school forms are distributed across municipalities and operators.
Data coverage
What we do not know about Almaskolan
Open school data is not complete. Use this as a checklist for what to verify with the school, provider or municipality.
- HighResults and score inputsHigh data coverage: 4 of 5 score dimensions have school-specific data. When school-specific data is missing for a dimension, the neutral value 50 is used. That does not automatically lower the school, but it makes the score less informative.
- HighEligibility and goal attainmentGrades, eligibility and goal-attainment data may be missing, suppressed or available only for some grades and school types.
- PartialResources, teachers and staffTeacher and resource metrics do not always show subject mix, vacancies, student-health workflows or everyday staffing.
- PartialSupport resources and student healthSome support-resource fields have sourced statistics, but several parts are still missing or reported only in aggregate.
- PartialSafety and study environmentThe school survey is shown where available, but not every grade and perspective is always covered.
- UncertainAdmissions, placement and important datesMunicipal placement rules, queues and important dates require a local source and should be checked with the municipality or school.
- MissingVisits, facilities and everyday environmentWe lack sourced open-house information for this school. Facilities, accessibility and everyday environment are often not open comparable data.
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