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Election 2026

The results of the 27 October vote

The school number of אופקים in Merhavya (Kibbutz) is 210419.

School number
210419
Local authority
עמק יזרעאל
Stage
Primary
Stream
State
Sector
Jewish
Status
Official
Who it teaches
Boys and girls
Grades
1 to 6
Pupils
428 in 2015
Founded
1950
Pupils' social and economic background
Middle

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In 2017, grade 5 scored 569 in maths, against 566 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

56956620082017

Grade 5, English

51453920102017

Grade 5, Hebrew

54554220082017

In 2017, 70% of the pupils who took part felt good about the school, against 79% 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, 2017

143 took part, 87% of the group.

  • A good general feeling about the school

    70%
  • Close, caring relations between teachers and pupils

    55%
  • Pupils behaving properly in class

    24%
  • Being part of violent incidents (lower is better)

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

    78%
  • Feedback from teachers that moves learning on

    65%
  • Teaching seen as interesting and clear

    55%
  • Confidence, curiosity and interest in learning

    59%
  • Ways of teaching, learning and assessing

    63%
  • Strategies for learning alone

    55%
  • The school's efforts for tolerance of others

    74%
  • The school's efforts for social and civic involvement

    34%

A good general feeling about the school

70%79%20082017
The 59 statements asked in 2017

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

  • I like being at school47%73%
  • I feel good at school76%81%
  • Even if I could, I would not move to another school87%83%
  • I have close, good relations with most of my teachers69%78%
  • When I am sad or feel bad, I am comfortable talking about it with one of my teachers30%58%
  • Most teachers care about me and what happens to me, not only about my studies55%70%
  • It matters to most teachers how I feel, at school and in general64%72%
  • Pupils rarely make noise and disorder in class and disturb learning17%39%
  • In my class no pupils are rude to teachers20%46%
  • The pupils in my class treat the teachers with respect44%66%
  • Teachers do not wait long at the start of a lesson for pupils to stop the noise13%43%
  • In the past month a pupil pushed me26%25%
  • In the past month a pupil hit, kicked or punched me13%16%
  • In the past month a pupil used an object to hurt me4%5%
  • In the past month a pupil beat me hard5%7%
  • In the past month a pupil threatened to hurt me, at school or after it3%7%
  • 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 me8%12%
  • In the past month a pupil spread untrue rumours about me to hurt me14%11%
  • In the past month I was shut out by the others3%5%
  • When there is violence at school, the teachers know about it77%79%
  • The school does a lot to prevent violence and deal with it64%79%
  • At break there is always a teacher in the yard watching that there is no violence93%87%
  • Most teachers explain to each pupil personally exactly what to do to improve63%73%
  • When pupils struggle with the material, most teachers explain what they can do to understand it better79%84%
  • When teachers return work or a test, most write beside the answers what is right and what to improve69%75%
  • When a pupil does badly on a test, most teachers help them understand why64%73%
  • Most teachers make sure to tell me how I am doing53%70%
  • Most teachers check pupils understand before moving to the next topic65%81%
  • Most teachers explain the material clearly67%84%
  • Most of my teachers teach in a way that makes me understand67%81%
  • Most of my teachers know how to teach well71%85%
  • Most teachers teach in an interesting way that makes me want to listen and learn35%68%
  • Most teachers teach in a way that encourages me to think about the material37%69%
  • I feel curious about and interested in what I learn at school48%71%
  • What is taught at school gives me a lot of important knowledge63%84%
  • I am sure I can succeed even if the tasks are hard72%86%
  • What I learn at school helps me outside school hours too72%80%
  • I enjoy what I learn at school41%69%
  • Teachers point us to different ways of learning, such as research, observation and projects73%79%
  • Teachers assess our work by more than tests71%83%
  • Teachers encourage us to be active in learning, for example to ask questions and present work67%83%
  • In lessons, teachers connect the material to other topics, such as other subjects60%75%
  • Most teachers give us tasks to work on with other pupils57%76%
  • Pupils in my class work on different tasks on their own during lessons48%66%
  • When learning something new I try to organise it for myself, for example with headings or summaries48%69%
  • If I do not understand something, I ask someone for help77%84%
  • After learning something new I check whether I understood the main ideas51%72%
  • I often try to widen what I know about topics taught at school44%66%
  • The school encourages us to be tolerant of others, such as people with another language, a disability or another religion76%84%
  • The pupils in my class treat others who are different with respect56%78%
  • The teachers in my class treat others who are different with respect91%90%
  • The staff work to include all pupils in activities, whatever their origin, religion or disability88%88%
  • All pupils at our school fit in fully, whatever their origin, religion or disability59%81%
  • The school encourages pupils to show leadership, such as on a pupils' council60%81%
  • The school encourages pupils to join youth movements20%53%
  • The school encourages me to take an active part in civic life27%54%
  • The school encourages me to volunteer for the community16%60%
  • The school encourages me to take part in social involvement, such as mentoring45%75%

Teachers of grades 1 to 9, 2017

17 took part, 85% of the group.

  • Teachers' satisfaction with the school

    86%
  • Parents as partners in the school

    97%
  • Teachers working together

    89%
  • Developing the teaching staff

    52%
  • Taking in and supporting new staff

    88%

Teachers' satisfaction with the school

86%74%20082017
The 27 statements asked in 2017

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 teaching82%63%
  • I do not feel my workload is too heavy18%23%
  • I am satisfied with how the school is run100%85%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for pupils100%93%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for teachers100%80%
  • The school tries to create conditions that let me succeed in my work100%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 complaint100%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 progress88%74%
  • Teachers share with colleagues what they learned on courses75%74%
  • Team meetings are written up and sent to all the teachers94%71%
  • Subject teams plan their tasks and tests together100%81%
  • Subject teachers share the plans and tools they developed88%80%
  • Teachers go over pupils' wrong answers together and think how to help88%72%
  • Teachers develop teaching materials together81%79%
  • Teachers share their doubts and difficulties in teaching94%87%
  • Teachers discuss the school's work plan for the subject together94%86%
  • Since the start of the year I was given personal goals for my teaching41%54%
  • Since the start of the year a member of staff watched a lesson of mine to improve teaching59%63%
  • The principal took part in building my development plan for this year56%64%
  • The school has an orderly way of taking in new teachers93%73%
  • The school has an orderly way of taking in new office holders85%69%
  • The school has an orderly way of supporting office holders, such as a year or subject coordinator83%72%
  • The school's management puts great weight on taking in new teachers well100%84%
  • Every trainee or new teacher has a trained mentor80%80%

It had 386 pupils in 2011 and 428 in 2015.

42820112015

Other schools are also called אופקים.

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 אופקים in Merhavya (Kibbutz)?

It is 210419. The Ministry of Education's register gives every school a six-digit number, called semel mosad in Hebrew.

What kind of school is אופקים?

Primary, State, Official, Boys and girls

What was the Meitzav score of אופקים?

In 2017, grade 5 scored 569 in maths, against 566 across all schools.

How many pupils does אופקים have?

It had 428 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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