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Election 2026

The results of the 27 October vote

The school number of מקיף העמק המערבי in Yifat is 260257.

School number
260257
Town
Yifat
Local authority
עמק יזרעאל
Stage
Junior high and high school
Stream
State
Sector
Jewish
Kind of school
Kibbutz school
Status
Official
Who it teaches
Boys and girls
Grades
7 to 12
Pupils
909 in 2015
Founded
1961
Pupils' social and economic background
High

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In 2017, grade 8 scored 566 in maths, against 534 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

56653420082017

Grade 8, English

56152320102017

Grade 8, Hebrew

54555720082017

Grade 8, Science and technology

56658720102017

In 2017, 70% of the pupils who took part felt good about the school, against 68% 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, 2017

409 took part, 87% of the group.

  • A good general feeling about the school

    70%
  • Close, caring relations between teachers and pupils

    32%
  • Pupils behaving properly in class

    15%
  • Being part of violent incidents (lower is better)

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

    44%
  • Feedback from teachers that moves learning on

    38%
  • Teaching seen as interesting and clear

    34%
  • Confidence, curiosity and interest in learning

    38%
  • Ways of teaching, learning and assessing

    42%
  • Strategies for learning alone

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

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

    29%

A good general feeling about the school

70%68%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 school55%61%
  • I feel good at school77%71%
  • Even if I could, I would not move to another school77%72%
  • I have close, good relations with most of my teachers50%63%
  • When I am sad or feel bad, I am comfortable talking about it with one of my teachers17%32%
  • Most teachers care about me and what happens to me, not only about my studies32%45%
  • It matters to most teachers how I feel, at school and in general29%45%
  • Pupils rarely make noise and disorder in class and disturb learning8%25%
  • In my class no pupils are rude to teachers9%31%
  • The pupils in my class treat the teachers with respect31%52%
  • Teachers do not wait long at the start of a lesson for pupils to stop the noise14%28%
  • In the past month a pupil pushed me24%22%
  • In the past month a pupil hit, kicked or punched me10%12%
  • In the past month a pupil used an object to hurt me5%5%
  • In the past month a pupil beat me hard5%5%
  • In the past month a pupil threatened to hurt me, at school or after it4%6%
  • In the past month a pupil used threats to take money, food or valuables from me2%3%
  • In the past month a pupil tried to persuade others not to talk to me8%10%
  • In the past month a pupil spread untrue rumours about me to hurt me11%12%
  • In the past month I was shut out by the others2%5%
  • When there is violence at school, the teachers know about it59%61%
  • The school does a lot to prevent violence and deal with it49%56%
  • At break there is always a teacher in the yard watching that there is no violence24%61%
  • Most teachers explain to each pupil personally exactly what to do to improve26%52%
  • When pupils struggle with the material, most teachers explain what they can do to understand it better45%63%
  • When teachers return work or a test, most write beside the answers what is right and what to improve54%54%
  • When a pupil does badly on a test, most teachers help them understand why34%49%
  • Most teachers make sure to tell me how I am doing32%53%
  • Most teachers check pupils understand before moving to the next topic34%55%
  • Most teachers explain the material clearly45%61%
  • Most of my teachers teach in a way that makes me understand43%58%
  • Most of my teachers know how to teach well46%62%
  • Most teachers teach in an interesting way that makes me want to listen and learn18%40%
  • Most teachers teach in a way that encourages me to think about the material17%41%
  • I feel curious about and interested in what I learn at school28%47%
  • What is taught at school gives me a lot of important knowledge46%64%
  • I am sure I can succeed even if the tasks are hard61%74%
  • What I learn at school helps me outside school hours too32%56%
  • I enjoy what I learn at school23%45%
  • Teachers point us to different ways of learning, such as research, observation and projects39%58%
  • Teachers assess our work by more than tests46%64%
  • Teachers encourage us to be active in learning, for example to ask questions and present work48%62%
  • In lessons, teachers connect the material to other topics, such as other subjects40%60%
  • Most teachers give us tasks to work on with other pupils43%61%
  • Pupils in my class work on different tasks on their own during lessons37%47%
  • When learning something new I try to organise it for myself, for example with headings or summaries36%55%
  • If I do not understand something, I ask someone for help68%73%
  • After learning something new I check whether I understood the main ideas32%55%
  • I often try to widen what I know about topics taught at school17%42%
  • The school encourages us to be tolerant of others, such as people with another language, a disability or another religion56%67%
  • The pupils in my class treat others who are different with respect54%66%
  • The teachers in my class treat others who are different with respect79%80%
  • The staff work to include all pupils in activities, whatever their origin, religion or disability73%77%
  • All pupils at our school fit in fully, whatever their origin, religion or disability67%70%
  • The school encourages pupils to show leadership, such as on a pupils' council41%66%
  • The school encourages pupils to join youth movements16%45%
  • The school encourages me to take an active part in civic life25%39%
  • The school encourages me to volunteer for the community32%49%
  • The school encourages me to take part in social involvement, such as mentoring33%51%

Pupils in grades 10 and 11, 2017

271 took part, 87% of the group.

  • A good general feeling about the school

    66%
  • Close, caring relations between teachers and pupils

    34%
  • Pupils behaving properly in class

    30%
  • Being part of violent incidents (lower is better)

    5%
  • The school's efforts to make pupils feel safe

    51%
  • Feedback from teachers that moves learning on

    46%
  • Teaching seen as interesting and clear

    44%
  • Confidence, curiosity and interest in learning

    36%
  • Ways of teaching, learning and assessing

    39%
  • Strategies for learning alone

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

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

    48%

A good general feeling about the school

66%68%20142017
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 school58%62%
  • I feel good at school70%70%
  • Even if I could, I would not move to another school70%71%
  • I have close, good relations with most of my teachers58%65%
  • When I am sad or feel bad, I am comfortable talking about it with one of my teachers19%29%
  • Most teachers care about me and what happens to me, not only about my studies32%39%
  • It matters to most teachers how I feel, at school and in general28%39%
  • Pupils rarely make noise and disorder in class and disturb learning19%26%
  • In my class no pupils are rude to teachers22%35%
  • The pupils in my class treat the teachers with respect55%57%
  • Teachers do not wait long at the start of a lesson for pupils to stop the noise22%29%
  • In the past month a pupil pushed me19%15%
  • In the past month a pupil hit, kicked or punched me7%8%
  • In the past month a pupil used an object to hurt me2%6%
  • In the past month a pupil beat me hard3%5%
  • In the past month a pupil threatened to hurt me, at school or after it1%5%
  • In the past month a pupil used threats to take money, food or valuables from me0%5%
  • In the past month a pupil tried to persuade others not to talk to me4%9%
  • In the past month a pupil spread untrue rumours about me to hurt me7%11%
  • In the past month I was shut out by the others1%5%
  • When there is violence at school, the teachers know about it64%58%
  • The school does a lot to prevent violence and deal with it49%46%
  • At break there is always a teacher in the yard watching that there is no violence41%55%
  • Most teachers explain to each pupil personally exactly what to do to improve34%50%
  • When pupils struggle with the material, most teachers explain what they can do to understand it better52%60%
  • When teachers return work or a test, most write beside the answers what is right and what to improve70%57%
  • When a pupil does badly on a test, most teachers help them understand why44%48%
  • Most teachers make sure to tell me how I am doing38%52%
  • Most teachers check pupils understand before moving to the next topic39%48%
  • Most teachers explain the material clearly62%57%
  • Most of my teachers teach in a way that makes me understand52%53%
  • Most of my teachers know how to teach well56%57%
  • Most teachers teach in an interesting way that makes me want to listen and learn26%36%
  • Most teachers teach in a way that encourages me to think about the material25%36%
  • I feel curious about and interested in what I learn at school31%44%
  • What is taught at school gives me a lot of important knowledge37%53%
  • I am sure I can succeed even if the tasks are hard62%71%
  • What I learn at school helps me outside school hours too26%43%
  • I enjoy what I learn at school25%40%
  • Teachers point us to different ways of learning, such as research, observation and projects34%51%
  • Teachers assess our work by more than tests44%58%
  • Teachers encourage us to be active in learning, for example to ask questions and present work51%57%
  • In lessons, teachers connect the material to other topics, such as other subjects53%57%
  • Most teachers give us tasks to work on with other pupils24%56%
  • Pupils in my class work on different tasks on their own during lessons29%42%
  • When learning something new I try to organise it for myself, for example with headings or summaries47%56%
  • If I do not understand something, I ask someone for help74%73%
  • After learning something new I check whether I understood the main ideas35%52%
  • I often try to widen what I know about topics taught at school19%38%
  • The school encourages us to be tolerant of others, such as people with another language, a disability or another religion61%64%
  • The pupils in my class treat others who are different with respect75%71%
  • The teachers in my class treat others who are different with respect89%80%
  • The staff work to include all pupils in activities, whatever their origin, religion or disability79%77%
  • All pupils at our school fit in fully, whatever their origin, religion or disability77%72%
  • The school encourages pupils to show leadership, such as on a pupils' council62%65%
  • The school encourages pupils to join youth movements27%47%
  • The school encourages me to take an active part in civic life42%45%
  • The school encourages me to volunteer for the community62%64%
  • The school encourages me to take part in social involvement, such as mentoring48%57%

Teachers of grades 1 to 9, 2017

18 took part, 90% of the group.

  • Teachers' satisfaction with the school

    72%
  • Parents as partners in the school

    83%
  • Teachers working together

    74%
  • Developing the teaching staff

    48%
  • Taking in and supporting new staff

    69%

Teachers' satisfaction with the school

72%69%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 teacher89%91%
  • I do not feel tired of teaching61%62%
  • I do not feel my workload is too heavy11%23%
  • I am satisfied with how the school is run89%79%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for pupils89%87%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for teachers89%73%
  • The school tries to create conditions that let me succeed in my work78%70%
  • The school keeps parents up to date on what goes on in it100%89%
  • Parents get a listening ear at school for any question, problem or complaint89%84%
  • Parents are in regular touch with the class teacher about how their child is doing94%83%
  • Teachers consult parents on how to improve their child's progress50%64%
  • Teachers share with colleagues what they learned on courses44%71%
  • Team meetings are written up and sent to all the teachers83%71%
  • Subject teams plan their tasks and tests together72%81%
  • Subject teachers share the plans and tools they developed72%80%
  • Teachers go over pupils' wrong answers together and think how to help56%69%
  • Teachers develop teaching materials together89%76%
  • Teachers share their doubts and difficulties in teaching83%86%
  • 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 teaching39%43%
  • Since the start of the year a member of staff watched a lesson of mine to improve teaching72%48%
  • The principal took part in building my development plan for this year33%48%
  • The school has an orderly way of taking in new teachers72%69%
  • The school has an orderly way of taking in new office holders67%64%
  • The school has an orderly way of supporting office holders, such as a year or subject coordinator36%66%
  • The school's management puts great weight on taking in new teachers well89%78%
  • Every trainee or new teacher has a trained mentor83%74%

Teachers of grades 10 and 11, 2017

53 took part, 98% of the group.

  • Teachers' satisfaction with the school

    71%
  • Parents as partners in the school

    82%
  • Teachers working together

    81%
  • Developing the teaching staff

    31%
  • Taking in and supporting new staff

    70%

Teachers' satisfaction with the school

71%70%20142017
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 teacher96%91%
  • I do not feel tired of teaching60%67%
  • I do not feel my workload is too heavy23%29%
  • I am satisfied with how the school is run81%77%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for pupils96%86%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for teachers66%71%
  • The school tries to create conditions that let me succeed in my work73%70%
  • The school keeps parents up to date on what goes on in it96%86%
  • Parents get a listening ear at school for any question, problem or complaint82%81%
  • Parents are in regular touch with the class teacher about how their child is doing84%77%
  • Teachers consult parents on how to improve their child's progress65%58%
  • Teachers share with colleagues what they learned on courses68%68%
  • Team meetings are written up and sent to all the teachers67%65%
  • Subject teams plan their tasks and tests together87%78%
  • Subject teachers share the plans and tools they developed89%77%
  • Teachers go over pupils' wrong answers together and think how to help69%66%
  • Teachers develop teaching materials together78%72%
  • Teachers share their doubts and difficulties in teaching96%86%
  • Teachers discuss the school's work plan for the subject together94%84%
  • Since the start of the year I was given personal goals for my teaching25%36%
  • Since the start of the year a member of staff watched a lesson of mine to improve teaching45%37%
  • The principal took part in building my development plan for this year24%40%
  • The school has an orderly way of taking in new teachers86%69%
  • The school has an orderly way of taking in new office holders58%61%
  • The school has an orderly way of supporting office holders, such as a year or subject coordinator47%62%
  • The school's management puts great weight on taking in new teachers well78%77%
  • Every trainee or new teacher has a trained mentor81%70%

It had 937 pupils in 2011 and 909 in 2015.

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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 מקיף העמק המערבי in Yifat?

It is 260257. The Ministry of Education's register gives every school a six-digit number, called semel mosad in Hebrew.

What kind of school is מקיף העמק המערבי?

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

What was the Meitzav score of מקיף העמק המערבי?

In 2017, grade 8 scored 566 in maths, against 534 across all schools.

How many pupils does מקיף העמק המערבי have?

It had 909 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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