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Election 2026

The results of the 27 October vote

The school number of אור לציון in Kokhav Ya'aqov is 237743.

School number
237743
Local authority
מטה בנימין
Stage
Primary
Stream
State religious
Sector
Jewish
Status
Official
Who it teaches
Boys
Grades
1 to 6
Pupils
145 in 2015
Founded
2005
Pupils' social and economic background
Middle

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In 2016, grade 5 scored 607 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

60755420112016

Grade 5, English

58654220092016

Grade 5, Hebrew

57053720112016

In 2016, 89% 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

34 took part, 85% of the group.

  • A good general feeling about the school

    89%
  • Close, caring relations between teachers and pupils

    75%
  • Pupils behaving properly in class

    69%
  • Being part of violent incidents (lower is better)

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

    87%
  • Feedback from teachers that moves learning on

    86%
  • Teaching seen as interesting and clear

    84%
  • Confidence, curiosity and interest in learning

    81%
  • Ways of teaching, learning and assessing

    71%
  • Strategies for learning alone

    71%
  • The school's efforts for tolerance of others

    86%
  • The school's efforts for social and civic involvement

    69%

A good general feeling about the school

89%78%20092016
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 school88%72%
  • I feel good at school94%79%
  • Even if I could, I would not move to another school85%82%
  • I have close, good relations with most of my teachers88%76%
  • When I am sad or feel bad, I am comfortable talking about it with one of my teachers50%56%
  • Most teachers care about me and what happens to me, not only about my studies76%68%
  • It matters to most teachers how I feel, at school and in general85%70%
  • Pupils rarely make noise and disorder in class and disturb learning61%36%
  • In my class no pupils are rude to teachers64%45%
  • The pupils in my class treat the teachers with respect88%66%
  • Teachers do not wait long at the start of a lesson for pupils to stop the noise62%41%
  • In the past month a pupil pushed me21%26%
  • In the past month a pupil hit, kicked or punched me32%17%
  • In the past month a pupil used an object to hurt me0%5%
  • In the past month a pupil beat me hard3%7%
  • In the past month a pupil threatened to hurt me, at school or after it6%8%
  • In the past month a pupil used threats to take money, food or valuables from me0%2%
  • In the past month a pupil tried to persuade others not to talk to me15%13%
  • In the past month a pupil spread untrue rumours about me to hurt me12%11%
  • In the past month I was shut out by the others3%6%
  • When there is violence at school, the teachers know about it85%78%
  • The school does a lot to prevent violence and deal with it94%78%
  • At break there is always a teacher in the yard watching that there is no violence82%86%
  • Most teachers explain to each pupil personally exactly what to do to improve82%71%
  • When pupils struggle with the material, most teachers explain what they can do to understand it better91%83%
  • When teachers return work or a test, most write beside the answers what is right and what to improve88%74%
  • When a pupil does badly on a test, most teachers help them understand why94%72%
  • Most teachers make sure to tell me how I am doing71%68%
  • Most teachers check pupils understand before moving to the next topic88%79%
  • Most teachers explain the material clearly91%83%
  • Most of my teachers teach in a way that makes me understand88%80%
  • Most of my teachers know how to teach well100%84%
  • Most teachers teach in an interesting way that makes me want to listen and learn67%67%
  • Most teachers teach in a way that encourages me to think about the material72%67%
  • I feel curious about and interested in what I learn at school71%70%
  • What is taught at school gives me a lot of important knowledge91%84%
  • I am sure I can succeed even if the tasks are hard79%85%
  • What I learn at school helps me outside school hours too94%80%
  • I enjoy what I learn at school71%68%
  • Teachers point us to different ways of learning, such as research, observation and projects74%78%
  • Teachers assess our work by more than tests79%83%
  • Teachers encourage us to be active in learning, for example to ask questions and present work88%82%
  • In lessons, teachers connect the material to other topics, such as other subjects82%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 lessons42%65%
  • When learning something new I try to organise it for myself, for example with headings or summaries53%67%
  • If I do not understand something, I ask someone for help91%84%
  • After learning something new I check whether I understood the main ideas79%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 religion82%84%
  • The pupils in my class treat others who are different with respect85%77%
  • The teachers in my class treat others who are different with respect94%90%
  • The staff work to include all pupils in activities, whatever their origin, religion or disability91%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' council82%80%
  • The school encourages pupils to join youth movements65%51%
  • The school encourages me to take an active part in civic life59%53%
  • The school encourages me to volunteer for the community66%61%
  • The school encourages me to take part in social involvement, such as mentoring73%73%

Teachers of grades 1 to 9, 2016

12 took part, 100% of the group.

  • Teachers' satisfaction with the school

    75%
  • Parents as partners in the school

    77%
  • Teachers working together

    77%
  • Developing the teaching staff

    81%

Teachers' satisfaction with the school

75%74%20092016
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 teacher92%93%
  • I do not feel tired of teaching67%66%
  • I do not feel my workload is too heavy25%24%
  • I am satisfied with how the school is run100%85%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for pupils92%93%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for teachers67%80%
  • The school tries to create conditions that let me succeed in my work83%80%
  • The school keeps parents up to date on what goes on in it92%94%
  • Parents get a listening ear at school for any question, problem or complaint83%86%
  • Parents are in regular touch with the class teacher about how their child is doing67%89%
  • Teachers consult parents on how to improve their child's progress67%73%
  • Teachers share with colleagues what they learned on courses75%73%
  • Team meetings are written up and sent to all the teachers67%69%
  • Subject teams plan their tasks and tests together67%80%
  • Subject teachers share the plans and tools they developed75%79%
  • Teachers go over pupils' wrong answers together and think how to help50%67%
  • Teachers develop teaching materials together90%74%
  • Teachers share their doubts and difficulties in teaching100%86%
  • Teachers discuss the school's work plan for the subject together90%83%
  • Since the start of the year I was given personal goals for my teaching83%62%
  • Since the start of the year a member of staff watched a lesson of mine to improve teaching83%70%
  • The principal took part in building my development plan for this year75%65%

It had 96 pupils in 2011 and 145 in 2015.

14520112015

Kokhav Ya'aqov has 4 more schools.

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 לציון in Kokhav Ya'aqov?

It is 237743. The Ministry of Education's register gives every school a six-digit number, called semel mosad in Hebrew.

What kind of school is אור לציון?

Primary, State religious, Official, Boys

What was the Meitzav score of אור לציון?

In 2016, grade 5 scored 607 in maths, against 554 across all schools.

How many pupils does אור לציון have?

It had 145 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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