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The school number of זלמן ארן in Jerusalem is 111112.

School number
111112
Stage
Primary
Stream
State
Sector
Jewish
Status
Official
Who it teaches
Boys and girls
Grades
1 to 6
Pupils
369 in 2015
Founded
1966
Pupils' social and economic background
Middle

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In 2016, grade 5 scored 603 in maths, against 554 across all schools.

The Meitzav is the national test of grades 5 and 8. Its scale stood at 500 for all schools in 2008, so a score can be read across the years.

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Grade 5, Mathematics

60355420102016

Grade 5, English

57354220082016

Grade 5, Hebrew

54153720102016

In 2016, 64% of the pupils who took part felt good about the school, against 78% across all schools.

Each bar is the share who agreed with the survey's statements, and the dark mark is all schools that year.

Pupils in grades 5 and 6, 2016

102 took part, 87% of the group.

  • A good general feeling about the school

    64%
  • Close, caring relations between teachers and pupils

    53%
  • Pupils behaving properly in class

    40%
  • Being part of violent incidents (lower is better)

    14%
  • The school's efforts to make pupils feel safe

    65%
  • Feedback from teachers that moves learning on

    67%
  • Teaching seen as interesting and clear

    61%
  • Confidence, curiosity and interest in learning

    68%
  • Ways of teaching, learning and assessing

    67%
  • Strategies for learning alone

    67%
  • The school's efforts for tolerance of others

    81%
  • The school's efforts for social and civic involvement

    44%

A good general feeling about the school

64%78%20082016
The 59 statements asked in 2016

The share who agreed, then all schools that year. Where a statement was turned round, more is still better.

  • I like being at school46%72%
  • I feel good at school68%79%
  • Even if I could, I would not move to another school76%82%
  • I have close, good relations with most of my teachers55%76%
  • When I am sad or feel bad, I am comfortable talking about it with one of my teachers31%56%
  • Most teachers care about me and what happens to me, not only about my studies61%68%
  • It matters to most teachers how I feel, at school and in general66%70%
  • Pupils rarely make noise and disorder in class and disturb learning25%36%
  • In my class no pupils are rude to teachers37%45%
  • The pupils in my class treat the teachers with respect66%66%
  • Teachers do not wait long at the start of a lesson for pupils to stop the noise34%41%
  • In the past month a pupil pushed me29%26%
  • In the past month a pupil hit, kicked or punched me23%17%
  • In the past month a pupil used an object to hurt me9%5%
  • In the past month a pupil beat me hard15%7%
  • In the past month a pupil threatened to hurt me, at school or after it7%8%
  • In the past month a pupil used threats to take money, food or valuables from me5%2%
  • In the past month a pupil tried to persuade others not to talk to me16%13%
  • In the past month a pupil spread untrue rumours about me to hurt me15%11%
  • In the past month I was shut out by the others7%6%
  • When there is violence at school, the teachers know about it59%78%
  • The school does a lot to prevent violence and deal with it60%78%
  • At break there is always a teacher in the yard watching that there is no violence75%86%
  • Most teachers explain to each pupil personally exactly what to do to improve66%71%
  • When pupils struggle with the material, most teachers explain what they can do to understand it better75%83%
  • When teachers return work or a test, most write beside the answers what is right and what to improve73%74%
  • When a pupil does badly on a test, most teachers help them understand why67%72%
  • Most teachers make sure to tell me how I am doing52%68%
  • Most teachers check pupils understand before moving to the next topic69%79%
  • Most teachers explain the material clearly73%83%
  • Most of my teachers teach in a way that makes me understand73%80%
  • Most of my teachers know how to teach well70%84%
  • Most teachers teach in an interesting way that makes me want to listen and learn39%67%
  • Most teachers teach in a way that encourages me to think about the material48%67%
  • I feel curious about and interested in what I learn at school57%70%
  • What is taught at school gives me a lot of important knowledge72%84%
  • I am sure I can succeed even if the tasks are hard87%85%
  • What I learn at school helps me outside school hours too75%80%
  • I enjoy what I learn at school48%68%
  • Teachers point us to different ways of learning, such as research, observation and projects71%78%
  • Teachers assess our work by more than tests74%83%
  • Teachers encourage us to be active in learning, for example to ask questions and present work67%82%
  • In lessons, teachers connect the material to other topics, such as other subjects64%73%
  • Most teachers give us tasks to work on with other pupils61%75%
  • Pupils in my class work on different tasks on their own during lessons66%65%
  • When learning something new I try to organise it for myself, for example with headings or summaries66%67%
  • If I do not understand something, I ask someone for help75%84%
  • After learning something new I check whether I understood the main ideas66%71%
  • I often try to widen what I know about topics taught at school59%65%
  • The school encourages us to be tolerant of others, such as people with another language, a disability or another religion77%84%
  • The pupils in my class treat others who are different with respect74%77%
  • The teachers in my class treat others who are different with respect88%90%
  • The staff work to include all pupils in activities, whatever their origin, religion or disability84%87%
  • All pupils at our school fit in fully, whatever their origin, religion or disability81%79%
  • The school encourages pupils to show leadership, such as on a pupils' council59%80%
  • The school encourages pupils to join youth movements28%51%
  • The school encourages me to take an active part in civic life37%53%
  • The school encourages me to volunteer for the community47%61%
  • The school encourages me to take part in social involvement, such as mentoring50%73%

Teachers of grades 1 to 9, 2016

15 took part, 83% of the group.

  • Teachers' satisfaction with the school

    76%
  • Parents as partners in the school

    88%
  • Teachers working together

    71%
  • Developing the teaching staff

    73%

Teachers' satisfaction with the school

76%74%20082016
The 22 statements asked in 2016

The share who agreed, then all schools that year. Where a statement was turned round, more is still better.

  • I am satisfied with my work as a teacher93%93%
  • I do not feel tired of teaching67%66%
  • I do not feel my workload is too heavy27%24%
  • I am satisfied with how the school is run93%85%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for pupils93%93%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for teachers73%80%
  • The school tries to create conditions that let me succeed in my work87%80%
  • The school keeps parents up to date on what goes on in it100%94%
  • Parents get a listening ear at school for any question, problem or complaint87%86%
  • Parents are in regular touch with the class teacher about how their child is doing100%89%
  • Teachers consult parents on how to improve their child's progress67%73%
  • Teachers share with colleagues what they learned on courses53%73%
  • Team meetings are written up and sent to all the teachers73%69%
  • Subject teams plan their tasks and tests together86%80%
  • Subject teachers share the plans and tools they developed80%79%
  • Teachers go over pupils' wrong answers together and think how to help64%67%
  • Teachers develop teaching materials together71%74%
  • Teachers share their doubts and difficulties in teaching64%86%
  • Teachers discuss the school's work plan for the subject together79%83%
  • Since the start of the year I was given personal goals for my teaching73%62%
  • Since the start of the year a member of staff watched a lesson of mine to improve teaching80%70%
  • The principal took part in building my development plan for this year64%65%

It had 356 pupils in 2011 and 369 in 2015.

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Jerusalem has 785 more schools, and these are the next 6.

The days off for this kind of school are on the school holiday calendar.

These are the questions people ask about this school.

What is the school number of זלמן ארן in Jerusalem?

It is 111112. The Ministry of Education's register gives every school a six-digit number, called semel mosad in Hebrew.

What kind of school is זלמן ארן?

Primary, State, Official, Boys and girls

What was the Meitzav score of זלמן ארן?

In 2016, grade 5 scored 603 in maths, against 554 across all schools.

How many pupils does זלמן ארן have?

It had 369 pupils in 2015, the newest count in the Ministry's table.

The register of schools is the Ministry of Education's, read on 2 November 2026. The Meitzav scores and the school climate surveys, from 2008 to 2020, are the National Authority for Measurement and Evaluation in Education's. The pupils, grades and year of founding are the Ministry's table for 2011 to 2015.

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