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The school number of אור תורה סטון לבנים in Jerusalem is 141499.

School number
141499
Stage
Junior high and high school
Stream
State religious
Sector
Jewish
Status
Official
Who it teaches
Boys
Grades
7 to 12
Pupils
360 in 2015
Founded
1996
Pupils' social and economic background
Middle

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In 2016, grade 8 scored 499 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

49953220082016

Grade 8, English

49051720102016

Grade 8, Hebrew

53955820082016

Grade 8, Science and technology

55056420102016

In 2019, 64% of the pupils who took part felt good about the school, against 70% 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, 2016

152 took part, 87% of the group.

  • A good general feeling about the school

    40%
  • Close, caring relations between teachers and pupils

    23%
  • Pupils behaving properly in class

    33%
  • Being part of violent incidents (lower is better)

    22%
  • The school's efforts to make pupils feel safe

    27%
  • Feedback from teachers that moves learning on

    32%
  • Teaching seen as interesting and clear

    28%
  • Confidence, curiosity and interest in learning

    41%
  • Ways of teaching, learning and assessing

    39%
  • Strategies for learning alone

    38%
  • The school's efforts for tolerance of others

    55%
  • The school's efforts for social and civic involvement

    41%

A good general feeling about the school

40%69%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 school39%63%
  • I feel good at school44%71%
  • Even if I could, I would not move to another school38%72%
  • I have close, good relations with most of my teachers39%65%
  • When I am sad or feel bad, I am comfortable talking about it with one of my teachers9%35%
  • Most teachers care about me and what happens to me, not only about my studies22%46%
  • It matters to most teachers how I feel, at school and in general22%46%
  • Pupils rarely make noise and disorder in class and disturb learning26%25%
  • In my class no pupils are rude to teachers27%32%
  • The pupils in my class treat the teachers with respect48%53%
  • Teachers do not wait long at the start of a lesson for pupils to stop the noise30%28%
  • In the past month a pupil pushed me59%23%
  • In the past month a pupil hit, kicked or punched me38%12%
  • In the past month a pupil used an object to hurt me13%5%
  • In the past month a pupil beat me hard15%5%
  • In the past month a pupil threatened to hurt me, at school or after it22%6%
  • In the past month a pupil used threats to take money, food or valuables from me8%3%
  • In the past month a pupil tried to persuade others not to talk to me15%11%
  • In the past month a pupil spread untrue rumours about me to hurt me18%12%
  • In the past month I was shut out by the others6%5%
  • When there is violence at school, the teachers know about it23%62%
  • The school does a lot to prevent violence and deal with it37%59%
  • At break there is always a teacher in the yard watching that there is no violence21%62%
  • Most teachers explain to each pupil personally exactly what to do to improve38%52%
  • When pupils struggle with the material, most teachers explain what they can do to understand it better38%63%
  • 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 why32%50%
  • Most teachers make sure to tell me how I am doing26%54%
  • Most teachers check pupils understand before moving to the next topic29%57%
  • Most teachers explain the material clearly34%62%
  • Most of my teachers teach in a way that makes me understand29%60%
  • Most of my teachers know how to teach well43%64%
  • Most teachers teach in an interesting way that makes me want to listen and learn15%42%
  • Most teachers teach in a way that encourages me to think about the material17%44%
  • I feel curious about and interested in what I learn at school23%50%
  • What is taught at school gives me a lot of important knowledge50%67%
  • I am sure I can succeed even if the tasks are hard61%75%
  • What I learn at school helps me outside school hours too45%58%
  • I enjoy what I learn at school26%48%
  • Teachers point us to different ways of learning, such as research, observation and projects40%60%
  • Teachers assess our work by more than tests39%67%
  • Teachers encourage us to be active in learning, for example to ask questions and present work40%65%
  • In lessons, teachers connect the material to other topics, such as other subjects48%62%
  • Most teachers give us tasks to work on with other pupils32%63%
  • Pupils in my class work on different tasks on their own during lessons33%48%
  • When learning something new I try to organise it for myself, for example with headings or summaries32%56%
  • If I do not understand something, I ask someone for help53%74%
  • After learning something new I check whether I understood the main ideas42%57%
  • I often try to widen what I know about topics taught at school27%44%
  • The school encourages us to be tolerant of others, such as people with another language, a disability or another religion57%69%
  • The pupils in my class treat others who are different with respect48%68%
  • The teachers in my class treat others who are different with respect59%81%
  • The staff work to include all pupils in activities, whatever their origin, religion or disability57%77%
  • All pupils at our school fit in fully, whatever their origin, religion or disability52%70%
  • The school encourages pupils to show leadership, such as on a pupils' council59%69%
  • The school encourages pupils to join youth movements43%47%
  • The school encourages me to take an active part in civic life21%42%
  • The school encourages me to volunteer for the community40%51%
  • The school encourages me to take part in social involvement, such as mentoring44%54%

Pupils in grades 10 and 11, 2019

76 took part, 81% of the group.

  • A good general feeling about the school

    64%
  • Close, caring relations between teachers and pupils

    38%
  • Pupils behaving properly in class

    35%
  • Being part of violent incidents (lower is better)

    10%
  • The school's efforts to make pupils feel safe

    49%
  • Feedback from teachers that moves learning on

    46%
  • Teaching seen as interesting and clear

    42%
  • Confidence, curiosity and interest in learning

    43%
  • Ways of teaching, learning and assessing

    50%
  • Strategies for learning alone

    50%
  • The school's efforts for tolerance of others

    66%
  • The school's efforts for social and civic involvement

    40%

A good general feeling about the school

64%70%20142019
The 59 statements asked in 2019

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

  • I like being at school58%64%
  • I feel good at school74%74%
  • Even if I could, I would not move to another school61%73%
  • I have close, good relations with most of my teachers56%69%
  • When I am sad or feel bad, I am comfortable talking about it with one of my teachers20%32%
  • Most teachers care about me and what happens to me, not only about my studies41%44%
  • It matters to most teachers how I feel, at school and in general36%45%
  • Pupils rarely make noise and disorder in class and disturb learning20%32%
  • In my class no pupils are rude to teachers26%42%
  • The pupils in my class treat the teachers with respect63%63%
  • Teachers do not wait long at the start of a lesson for pupils to stop the noise32%36%
  • In the past month a pupil pushed me28%12%
  • In the past month a pupil hit, kicked or punched me14%6%
  • In the past month a pupil used an object to hurt me14%4%
  • In the past month a pupil beat me hard5%4%
  • In the past month a pupil threatened to hurt me, at school or after it11%4%
  • In the past month a pupil used threats to take money, food or valuables from me5%3%
  • In the past month a pupil tried to persuade others not to talk to me7%7%
  • In the past month a pupil spread untrue rumours about me to hurt me7%9%
  • In the past month I was shut out by the others1%4%
  • When there is violence at school, the teachers know about it36%62%
  • The school does a lot to prevent violence and deal with it46%50%
  • At break there is always a teacher in the yard watching that there is no violence66%55%
  • Most teachers explain to each pupil personally exactly what to do to improve39%51%
  • When pupils struggle with the material, most teachers explain what they can do to understand it better57%63%
  • When teachers return work or a test, most write beside the answers what is right and what to improve50%59%
  • When a pupil does badly on a test, most teachers help them understand why44%53%
  • Most teachers make sure to tell me how I am doing47%56%
  • Most teachers check pupils understand before moving to the next topic41%53%
  • Most teachers explain the material clearly53%62%
  • Most of my teachers teach in a way that makes me understand41%58%
  • Most of my teachers know how to teach well53%62%
  • Most teachers teach in an interesting way that makes me want to listen and learn33%40%
  • Most teachers teach in a way that encourages me to think about the material32%41%
  • I feel curious about and interested in what I learn at school39%46%
  • What is taught at school gives me a lot of important knowledge41%54%
  • I am sure I can succeed even if the tasks are hard66%72%
  • What I learn at school helps me outside school hours too36%44%
  • I enjoy what I learn at school34%43%
  • Teachers point us to different ways of learning, such as research, observation and projects44%54%
  • Teachers assess our work by more than tests52%57%
  • Teachers encourage us to be active in learning, for example to ask questions and present work54%60%
  • In lessons, teachers connect the material to other topics, such as other subjects51%59%
  • Most teachers give us tasks to work on with other pupils53%59%
  • Pupils in my class work on different tasks on their own during lessons44%45%
  • When learning something new I try to organise it for myself, for example with headings or summaries51%60%
  • If I do not understand something, I ask someone for help70%75%
  • After learning something new I check whether I understood the main ideas41%55%
  • I often try to widen what I know about topics taught at school36%41%
  • The school encourages us to be tolerant of others, such as people with another language, a disability or another religion59%70%
  • The pupils in my class treat others who are different with respect57%77%
  • The teachers in my class treat others who are different with respect78%84%
  • The staff work to include all pupils in activities, whatever their origin, religion or disability70%81%
  • All pupils at our school fit in fully, whatever their origin, religion or disability66%76%
  • The school encourages pupils to show leadership, such as on a pupils' council53%68%
  • The school encourages pupils to join youth movements23%53%
  • The school encourages me to take an active part in civic life39%49%
  • The school encourages me to volunteer for the community45%68%
  • The school encourages me to take part in social involvement, such as mentoring41%63%

Teachers of grades 1 to 9, 2016

8 took part, 100% of the group.

  • Teachers' satisfaction with the school

    82%
  • Parents as partners in the school

    94%
  • Teachers working together

    79%
  • Developing the teaching staff

    58%

Teachers' satisfaction with the school

82%72%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 teacher100%92%
  • I do not feel tired of teaching75%68%
  • I do not feel my workload is too heavy50%25%
  • I am satisfied with how the school is run88%81%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for pupils100%89%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for teachers75%75%
  • The school tries to create conditions that let me succeed in my work88%74%
  • The school keeps parents up to date on what goes on in it100%88%
  • Parents get a listening ear at school for any question, problem or complaint100%84%
  • Parents are in regular touch with the class teacher about how their child is doing100%83%
  • Teachers consult parents on how to improve their child's progress75%64%
  • Teachers share with colleagues what they learned on courses63%71%
  • Team meetings are written up and sent to all the teachers100%72%
  • Subject teams plan their tasks and tests together86%83%
  • Subject teachers share the plans and tools they developed88%80%
  • Teachers go over pupils' wrong answers together and think how to help43%64%
  • Teachers develop teaching materials together71%73%
  • Teachers share their doubts and difficulties in teaching100%86%
  • Teachers discuss the school's work plan for the subject together86%84%
  • Since the start of the year I was given personal goals for my teaching63%47%
  • Since the start of the year a member of staff watched a lesson of mine to improve teaching75%53%
  • The principal took part in building my development plan for this year38%48%

Teachers of grades 10 and 11, 2019

10 took part, 63% of the group.

  • Teachers' satisfaction with the school

    71%
  • Parents as partners in the school

    84%
  • Teachers working together

    65%
  • Developing the teaching staff

    60%
  • Taking in and supporting new staff

    67%

Teachers' satisfaction with the school

71%72%20142019
The 27 statements asked in 2019

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 teacher90%91%
  • I do not feel tired of teaching60%67%
  • I do not feel my workload is too heavy10%34%
  • I am satisfied with how the school is run80%80%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for pupils100%86%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for teachers90%73%
  • The school tries to create conditions that let me succeed in my work70%72%
  • The school keeps parents up to date on what goes on in it89%86%
  • 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 doing57%78%
  • Teachers consult parents on how to improve their child's progress89%59%
  • Teachers share with colleagues what they learned on courses70%68%
  • Team meetings are written up and sent to all the teachers50%65%
  • Subject teams plan their tasks and tests together30%79%
  • Subject teachers share the plans and tools they developed70%79%
  • Teachers go over pupils' wrong answers together and think how to help44%67%
  • Teachers develop teaching materials together67%75%
  • Teachers share their doubts and difficulties in teaching100%87%
  • Teachers discuss the school's work plan for the subject together89%85%
  • Since the start of the year I was given personal goals for my teaching60%36%
  • Since the start of the year a member of staff watched a lesson of mine to improve teaching70%38%
  • The principal took part in building my development plan for this year50%44%
  • The school has an orderly way of taking in new teachers38%66%
  • The school has an orderly way of taking in new office holders25%60%
  • The school has an orderly way of supporting office holders, such as a year or subject coordinator100%63%
  • The school's management puts great weight on taking in new teachers well86%76%
  • Every trainee or new teacher has a trained mentor89%71%

It had 380 pupils in 2011 and 360 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 אור תורה סטון לבנים in Jerusalem?

It is 141499. The Ministry of Education's register gives every school a six-digit number, called semel mosad in Hebrew.

What kind of school is אור תורה סטון לבנים?

Junior high and high school, State religious, Official, Boys

What was the Meitzav score of אור תורה סטון לבנים?

In 2016, grade 8 scored 499 in maths, against 532 across all schools.

How many pupils does אור תורה סטון לבנים have?

It had 360 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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