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The results of the 27 October vote

The school number of ישיבת חורב in Jerusalem is 140145.

School number
140145
Stage
Primary and high school
Stream
State religious
Sector
Jewish
Status
Recognised, not official
Who it teaches
Boys
Grades
7 to 12
Pupils
677 in 2015
Founded
1934
Pupils' social and economic background
High

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In 2015, grade 8 scored 608 in maths, against 532 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 8, Mathematics

60853220092015

Grade 8, English

51351420112015

Grade 8, Hebrew

57954020092015

Grade 8, Science and technology

58755220112015

In 2018, 73% of the pupils who took part felt good about the school, against 69% 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 7 to 9, 2015

308 took part, 92% of the group.

  • A good general feeling about the school

    74%
  • Close, caring relations between teachers and pupils

    33%
  • Pupils behaving properly in class

    49%
  • Being part of violent incidents (lower is better)

    17%
  • The school's efforts to make pupils feel safe

    28%
  • Feedback from teachers that moves learning on

    36%
  • Teaching seen as interesting and clear

    44%
  • Confidence, curiosity and interest in learning

    52%
  • Ways of teaching, learning and assessing

    38%
  • Strategies for learning alone

    44%
  • The school's efforts for tolerance of others

    67%
  • The school's efforts for social and civic involvement

    40%

A good general feeling about the school

74%70%20092015
The 59 statements asked in 2015

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

  • I like being at school62%63%
  • I feel good at school78%73%
  • Even if I could, I would not move to another school81%73%
  • I have close, good relations with most of my teachers56%65%
  • When I am sad or feel bad, I am comfortable talking about it with one of my teachers17%34%
  • Most teachers care about me and what happens to me, not only about my studies34%47%
  • It matters to most teachers how I feel, at school and in general27%47%
  • Pupils rarely make noise and disorder in class and disturb learning40%27%
  • In my class no pupils are rude to teachers47%34%
  • The pupils in my class treat the teachers with respect69%53%
  • Teachers do not wait long at the start of a lesson for pupils to stop the noise41%30%
  • In the past month a pupil pushed me52%23%
  • In the past month a pupil hit, kicked or punched me36%13%
  • In the past month a pupil used an object to hurt me7%5%
  • In the past month a pupil beat me hard13%5%
  • In the past month a pupil threatened to hurt me, at school or after it11%6%
  • In the past month a pupil used threats to take money, food or valuables from me4%3%
  • In the past month a pupil tried to persuade others not to talk to me10%11%
  • In the past month a pupil spread untrue rumours about me to hurt me16%12%
  • In the past month I was shut out by the others4%5%
  • When there is violence at school, the teachers know about it40%62%
  • The school does a lot to prevent violence and deal with it40%60%
  • At break there is always a teacher in the yard watching that there is no violence4%62%
  • Most teachers explain to each pupil personally exactly what to do to improve33%54%
  • When pupils struggle with the material, most teachers explain what they can do to understand it better49%64%
  • When teachers return work or a test, most write beside the answers what is right and what to improve30%55%
  • When a pupil does badly on a test, most teachers help them understand why26%51%
  • Most teachers make sure to tell me how I am doing34%55%
  • Most teachers check pupils understand before moving to the next topic46%57%
  • Most teachers explain the material clearly58%62%
  • Most of my teachers teach in a way that makes me understand51%60%
  • Most of my teachers know how to teach well58%64%
  • Most teachers teach in an interesting way that makes me want to listen and learn28%43%
  • Most teachers teach in a way that encourages me to think about the material27%44%
  • I feel curious about and interested in what I learn at school37%51%
  • What is taught at school gives me a lot of important knowledge63%68%
  • I am sure I can succeed even if the tasks are hard71%75%
  • What I learn at school helps me outside school hours too49%60%
  • I enjoy what I learn at school38%48%
  • Teachers point us to different ways of learning, such as research, observation and projects26%59%
  • Teachers assess our work by more than tests40%67%
  • Teachers encourage us to be active in learning, for example to ask questions and present work43%65%
  • In lessons, teachers connect the material to other topics, such as other subjects56%64%
  • Most teachers give us tasks to work on with other pupils35%61%
  • Pupils in my class work on different tasks on their own during lessons30%49%
  • When learning something new I try to organise it for myself, for example with headings or summaries38%56%
  • If I do not understand something, I ask someone for help72%74%
  • After learning something new I check whether I understood the main ideas44%57%
  • I often try to widen what I know about topics taught at school24%44%
  • The school encourages us to be tolerant of others, such as people with another language, a disability or another religion50%69%
  • The pupils in my class treat others who are different with respect67%67%
  • The teachers in my class treat others who are different with respect74%81%
  • The staff work to include all pupils in activities, whatever their origin, religion or disability71%78%
  • All pupils at our school fit in fully, whatever their origin, religion or disability71%70%
  • The school encourages pupils to show leadership, such as on a pupils' council48%68%
  • The school encourages pupils to join youth movements39%46%
  • The school encourages me to take an active part in civic life28%45%
  • The school encourages me to volunteer for the community50%52%
  • The school encourages me to take part in social involvement, such as mentoring34%54%

Pupils in grades 10 and 11, 2018

184 took part, 85% of the group.

  • A good general feeling about the school

    73%
  • Close, caring relations between teachers and pupils

    50%
  • Pupils behaving properly in class

    49%
  • Being part of violent incidents (lower is better)

    8%
  • The school's efforts to make pupils feel safe

    35%
  • Feedback from teachers that moves learning on

    43%
  • Teaching seen as interesting and clear

    53%
  • Confidence, curiosity and interest in learning

    53%
  • Ways of teaching, learning and assessing

    42%
  • Strategies for learning alone

    43%
  • The school's efforts for tolerance of others

    76%
  • The school's efforts for social and civic involvement

    61%

A good general feeling about the school

73%69%20152018
The 59 statements asked in 2018

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

  • I like being at school67%63%
  • I feel good at school79%72%
  • Even if I could, I would not move to another school73%72%
  • I have close, good relations with most of my teachers63%67%
  • When I am sad or feel bad, I am comfortable talking about it with one of my teachers35%31%
  • Most teachers care about me and what happens to me, not only about my studies51%41%
  • It matters to most teachers how I feel, at school and in general49%42%
  • Pupils rarely make noise and disorder in class and disturb learning39%29%
  • In my class no pupils are rude to teachers52%38%
  • The pupils in my class treat the teachers with respect65%60%
  • Teachers do not wait long at the start of a lesson for pupils to stop the noise38%33%
  • In the past month a pupil pushed me30%13%
  • In the past month a pupil hit, kicked or punched me17%7%
  • In the past month a pupil used an object to hurt me4%5%
  • In the past month a pupil beat me hard5%4%
  • In the past month a pupil threatened to hurt me, at school or after it2%5%
  • In the past month a pupil used threats to take money, food or valuables from me3%4%
  • In the past month a pupil tried to persuade others not to talk to me4%8%
  • In the past month a pupil spread untrue rumours about me to hurt me8%10%
  • In the past month I was shut out by the others2%5%
  • When there is violence at school, the teachers know about it56%60%
  • The school does a lot to prevent violence and deal with it44%48%
  • At break there is always a teacher in the yard watching that there is no violence3%54%
  • Most teachers explain to each pupil personally exactly what to do to improve38%50%
  • When pupils struggle with the material, most teachers explain what they can do to understand it better53%60%
  • When teachers return work or a test, most write beside the answers what is right and what to improve35%57%
  • When a pupil does badly on a test, most teachers help them understand why40%51%
  • Most teachers make sure to tell me how I am doing42%54%
  • Most teachers check pupils understand before moving to the next topic48%50%
  • Most teachers explain the material clearly66%59%
  • Most of my teachers teach in a way that makes me understand59%55%
  • Most of my teachers know how to teach well66%59%
  • Most teachers teach in an interesting way that makes me want to listen and learn40%39%
  • Most teachers teach in a way that encourages me to think about the material33%39%
  • I feel curious about and interested in what I learn at school43%46%
  • What is taught at school gives me a lot of important knowledge60%54%
  • I am sure I can succeed even if the tasks are hard72%73%
  • What I learn at school helps me outside school hours too45%46%
  • I enjoy what I learn at school47%44%
  • Teachers point us to different ways of learning, such as research, observation and projects26%54%
  • Teachers assess our work by more than tests37%55%
  • Teachers encourage us to be active in learning, for example to ask questions and present work48%58%
  • In lessons, teachers connect the material to other topics, such as other subjects59%58%
  • Most teachers give us tasks to work on with other pupils48%58%
  • Pupils in my class work on different tasks on their own during lessons34%44%
  • When learning something new I try to organise it for myself, for example with headings or summaries31%58%
  • If I do not understand something, I ask someone for help77%74%
  • After learning something new I check whether I understood the main ideas38%54%
  • I often try to widen what I know about topics taught at school25%41%
  • The school encourages us to be tolerant of others, such as people with another language, a disability or another religion57%68%
  • The pupils in my class treat others who are different with respect70%74%
  • The teachers in my class treat others who are different with respect86%82%
  • The staff work to include all pupils in activities, whatever their origin, religion or disability86%79%
  • All pupils at our school fit in fully, whatever their origin, religion or disability80%75%
  • The school encourages pupils to show leadership, such as on a pupils' council59%65%
  • The school encourages pupils to join youth movements64%48%
  • The school encourages me to take an active part in civic life49%46%
  • The school encourages me to volunteer for the community77%65%
  • The school encourages me to take part in social involvement, such as mentoring57%59%

Teachers of grades 1 to 9, 2015

18 took part, 78% of the group.

  • Teachers' satisfaction with the school

    87%
  • Parents as partners in the school

    89%
  • Developing the teaching staff

    53%

Teachers' satisfaction with the school

87%74%20092015
The 14 statements asked in 2015

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 teacher94%94%
  • I do not feel tired of teaching83%65%
  • I do not feel my workload is too heavy72%22%
  • I am satisfied with how the school is run100%85%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for pupils89%92%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for teachers83%78%
  • The school tries to create conditions that let me succeed in my work89%79%
  • The school keeps parents up to date on what goes on in it94%91%
  • Parents get a listening ear at school for any question, problem or complaint100%85%
  • Parents are in regular touch with the class teacher about how their child is doing88%87%
  • Teachers consult parents on how to improve their child's progress72%75%
  • Since the start of the year I was given personal goals for my teaching50%63%
  • Since the start of the year a member of staff watched a lesson of mine to improve teaching56%67%
  • The principal took part in building my development plan for this year53%69%

Teachers of grades 10 and 11, 2018

18 took part, 75% of the group.

  • Teachers' satisfaction with the school

    79%
  • Parents as partners in the school

    80%
  • Teachers working together

    70%
  • Developing the teaching staff

    38%
  • Taking in and supporting new staff

    50%

Teachers' satisfaction with the school

79%71%20152018
The 27 statements asked in 2018

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 teacher94%89%
  • I do not feel tired of teaching78%65%
  • I do not feel my workload is too heavy44%32%
  • I am satisfied with how the school is run89%80%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for pupils89%87%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for teachers78%75%
  • The school tries to create conditions that let me succeed in my work78%72%
  • The school keeps parents up to date on what goes on in it89%85%
  • Parents get a listening ear at school for any question, problem or complaint100%81%
  • Parents are in regular touch with the class teacher about how their child is doing80%76%
  • Teachers consult parents on how to improve their child's progress53%60%
  • Teachers share with colleagues what they learned on courses76%70%
  • Team meetings are written up and sent to all the teachers31%67%
  • Subject teams plan their tasks and tests together69%79%
  • Subject teachers share the plans and tools they developed82%80%
  • Teachers go over pupils' wrong answers together and think how to help47%69%
  • Teachers develop teaching materials together79%75%
  • Teachers share their doubts and difficulties in teaching100%86%
  • Teachers discuss the school's work plan for the subject together73%85%
  • Since the start of the year I was given personal goals for my teaching56%35%
  • Since the start of the year a member of staff watched a lesson of mine to improve teaching24%40%
  • The principal took part in building my development plan for this year35%46%
  • The school has an orderly way of taking in new teachers33%72%
  • The school has an orderly way of taking in new office holders55%67%
  • The school has an orderly way of supporting office holders, such as a year or subject coordinator45%67%
  • The school's management puts great weight on taking in new teachers well73%80%
  • Every trainee or new teacher has a trained mentor42%75%

It had 726 pupils in 2011 and 677 in 2015.

67720112015

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 ישיבת חורב in Jerusalem?

It is 140145. The Ministry of Education's register gives every school a six-digit number, called semel mosad in Hebrew.

What kind of school is ישיבת חורב?

Primary and high school, State religious, Recognised, not official, Boys

What was the Meitzav score of ישיבת חורב?

In 2015, grade 8 scored 608 in maths, against 532 across all schools.

How many pupils does ישיבת חורב have?

It had 677 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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