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Election 2026

The results of the 27 October vote

The school number of ראשית in Jerusalem is 183194.

School number
183194
Stage
Primary
Stream
State religious
Sector
Jewish
Status
Official
Who it teaches
Boys and girls
Grades
1 to 6
Pupils
460 in 2015
Founded
2002
Pupils' social and economic background
Middle

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In 2016, grade 5 scored 619 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

61955420082016

Grade 5, English

55454220102016

Grade 5, Hebrew

58553720082016

In 2016, 79% 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

139 took part, 92% of the group.

  • A good general feeling about the school

    79%
  • Close, caring relations between teachers and pupils

    61%
  • Pupils behaving properly in class

    52%
  • Being part of violent incidents (lower is better)

    9%
  • The school's efforts to make pupils feel safe

    75%
  • Feedback from teachers that moves learning on

    71%
  • Teaching seen as interesting and clear

    69%
  • Confidence, curiosity and interest in learning

    71%
  • Ways of teaching, learning and assessing

    71%
  • Strategies for learning alone

    64%
  • The school's efforts for tolerance of others

    82%
  • The school's efforts for social and civic involvement

    52%

A good general feeling about the school

79%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 school70%72%
  • I feel good at school84%79%
  • Even if I could, I would not move to another school83%82%
  • I have close, good relations with most of my teachers69%76%
  • When I am sad or feel bad, I am comfortable talking about it with one of my teachers46%56%
  • Most teachers care about me and what happens to me, not only about my studies66%68%
  • It matters to most teachers how I feel, at school and in general63%70%
  • Pupils rarely make noise and disorder in class and disturb learning53%36%
  • In my class no pupils are rude to teachers42%45%
  • The pupils in my class treat the teachers with respect68%66%
  • Teachers do not wait long at the start of a lesson for pupils to stop the noise43%41%
  • In the past month a pupil pushed me29%26%
  • In the past month a pupil hit, kicked or punched me19%17%
  • In the past month a pupil used an object to hurt me3%5%
  • In the past month a pupil beat me hard6%7%
  • In the past month a pupil threatened to hurt me, at school or after it4%8%
  • In the past month a pupil used threats to take money, food or valuables from me1%2%
  • In the past month a pupil tried to persuade others not to talk to me6%13%
  • In the past month a pupil spread untrue rumours about me to hurt me6%11%
  • In the past month I was shut out by the others4%6%
  • When there is violence at school, the teachers know about it65%78%
  • The school does a lot to prevent violence and deal with it74%78%
  • At break there is always a teacher in the yard watching that there is no violence86%86%
  • Most teachers explain to each pupil personally exactly what to do to improve63%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 improve89%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 doing56%68%
  • Most teachers check pupils understand before moving to the next topic78%79%
  • Most teachers explain the material clearly81%83%
  • Most of my teachers teach in a way that makes me understand75%80%
  • Most of my teachers know how to teach well81%84%
  • Most teachers teach in an interesting way that makes me want to listen and learn49%67%
  • Most teachers teach in a way that encourages me to think about the material58%67%
  • I feel curious about and interested in what I learn at school60%70%
  • What is taught at school gives me a lot of important knowledge77%84%
  • I am sure I can succeed even if the tasks are hard85%85%
  • What I learn at school helps me outside school hours too76%80%
  • I enjoy what I learn at school56%68%
  • Teachers point us to different ways of learning, such as research, observation and projects86%78%
  • Teachers assess our work by more than tests81%83%
  • Teachers encourage us to be active in learning, for example to ask questions and present work82%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 pupils59%75%
  • Pupils in my class work on different tasks on their own during lessons56%65%
  • When learning something new I try to organise it for myself, for example with headings or summaries57%67%
  • If I do not understand something, I ask someone for help87%84%
  • After learning something new I check whether I understood the main ideas59%71%
  • I often try to widen what I know about topics taught at school52%65%
  • The school encourages us to be tolerant of others, such as people with another language, a disability or another religion83%84%
  • The pupils in my class treat others who are different with respect71%77%
  • The teachers in my class treat others who are different with respect89%90%
  • The staff work to include all pupils in activities, whatever their origin, religion or disability88%87%
  • All pupils at our school fit in fully, whatever their origin, religion or disability79%79%
  • The school encourages pupils to show leadership, such as on a pupils' council66%80%
  • The school encourages pupils to join youth movements42%51%
  • The school encourages me to take an active part in civic life32%53%
  • The school encourages me to volunteer for the community50%61%
  • The school encourages me to take part in social involvement, such as mentoring69%73%

Teachers of grades 1 to 9, 2016

35 took part, 90% of the group.

  • Teachers' satisfaction with the school

    80%
  • Parents as partners in the school

    96%
  • Teachers working together

    78%
  • Developing the teaching staff

    53%

Teachers' satisfaction with the school

80%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 teacher97%93%
  • I do not feel tired of teaching79%66%
  • I do not feel my workload is too heavy29%24%
  • I am satisfied with how the school is run89%85%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for pupils100%93%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for teachers80%80%
  • The school tries to create conditions that let me succeed in my work85%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 complaint97%86%
  • Parents are in regular touch with the class teacher about how their child is doing97%89%
  • Teachers consult parents on how to improve their child's progress89%73%
  • Teachers share with colleagues what they learned on courses76%73%
  • Team meetings are written up and sent to all the teachers69%69%
  • Subject teams plan their tasks and tests together76%80%
  • Subject teachers share the plans and tools they developed88%79%
  • Teachers go over pupils' wrong answers together and think how to help63%67%
  • Teachers develop teaching materials together77%74%
  • Teachers share their doubts and difficulties in teaching91%86%
  • Teachers discuss the school's work plan for the subject together86%83%
  • Since the start of the year I was given personal goals for my teaching47%62%
  • Since the start of the year a member of staff watched a lesson of mine to improve teaching63%70%
  • The principal took part in building my development plan for this year48%65%

It had 356 pupils in 2011 and 460 in 2015.

46020112015

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

Other schools are also called ראשית.

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 ראשית in Jerusalem?

It is 183194. The Ministry of Education's register gives every school a six-digit number, called semel mosad in Hebrew.

What kind of school is ראשית?

Primary, State religious, Official, Boys and girls

What was the Meitzav score of ראשית?

In 2016, grade 5 scored 619 in maths, against 554 across all schools.

How many pupils does ראשית have?

It had 460 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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