The school number of כפר הנוער בן שמן in Ben Shemen (Youth Village) is 480145.
- School number
- 480145
- Local authority
- חבל מודיעין
- Stage
- Junior high and high school
- Stream
- State
- Sector
- Jewish
- Kind of school
- Agricultural school
- Status
- Official
- Who it teaches
- Boys and girls
- Grades
- 7 to 12
- Pupils
- 435 in 2015
- Founded
- 1927
- Pupils' social and economic background
- Middle
In 2016, grade 8 scored 437 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
Grade 8, English
Grade 8, Hebrew
Grade 8, Science and technology
In 2019, 65% 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
130 took part, 86% of the group.
A good general feeling about the school
55%Close, caring relations between teachers and pupils
37%Pupils behaving properly in class
18%Being part of violent incidents (lower is better)
15%The school's efforts to make pupils feel safe
38%Feedback from teachers that moves learning on
49%Teaching seen as interesting and clear
31%Confidence, curiosity and interest in learning
46%Ways of teaching, learning and assessing
52%Strategies for learning alone
44%The school's efforts for tolerance of others
64%The school's efforts for social and civic involvement
34%
A good general feeling about the school
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 school47%63%
- I feel good at school57%71%
- Even if I could, I would not move to another school60%72%
- I have close, good relations with most of my teachers55%65%
- When I am sad or feel bad, I am comfortable talking about it with one of my teachers26%35%
- Most teachers care about me and what happens to me, not only about my studies34%46%
- It matters to most teachers how I feel, at school and in general33%46%
- Pupils rarely make noise and disorder in class and disturb learning14%25%
- In my class no pupils are rude to teachers12%32%
- The pupils in my class treat the teachers with respect23%53%
- Teachers do not wait long at the start of a lesson for pupils to stop the noise23%28%
- In the past month a pupil pushed me32%23%
- In the past month a pupil hit, kicked or punched me22%12%
- In the past month a pupil used an object to hurt me13%5%
- In the past month a pupil beat me hard9%5%
- In the past month a pupil threatened to hurt me, at school or after it12%6%
- 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 me15%11%
- In the past month a pupil spread untrue rumours about me to hurt me20%12%
- In the past month I was shut out by the others5%5%
- When there is violence at school, the teachers know about it46%62%
- The school does a lot to prevent violence and deal with it38%59%
- At break there is always a teacher in the yard watching that there is no violence29%62%
- Most teachers explain to each pupil personally exactly what to do to improve49%52%
- When pupils struggle with the material, most teachers explain what they can do to understand it better52%63%
- When teachers return work or a test, most write beside the answers what is right and what to improve58%55%
- When a pupil does badly on a test, most teachers help them understand why43%50%
- Most teachers make sure to tell me how I am doing46%54%
- Most teachers check pupils understand before moving to the next topic43%57%
- Most teachers explain the material clearly33%62%
- Most of my teachers teach in a way that makes me understand34%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 learn21%42%
- Most teachers teach in a way that encourages me to think about the material22%44%
- I feel curious about and interested in what I learn at school28%50%
- What is taught at school gives me a lot of important knowledge55%67%
- I am sure I can succeed even if the tasks are hard71%75%
- What I learn at school helps me outside school hours too49%58%
- I enjoy what I learn at school25%48%
- Teachers point us to different ways of learning, such as research, observation and projects53%60%
- Teachers assess our work by more than tests55%67%
- Teachers encourage us to be active in learning, for example to ask questions and present work55%65%
- In lessons, teachers connect the material to other topics, such as other subjects55%62%
- Most teachers give us tasks to work on with other pupils55%63%
- Pupils in my class work on different tasks on their own during lessons36%48%
- When learning something new I try to organise it for myself, for example with headings or summaries40%56%
- If I do not understand something, I ask someone for help61%74%
- After learning something new I check whether I understood the main ideas40%57%
- I often try to widen what I know about topics taught at school34%44%
- The school encourages us to be tolerant of others, such as people with another language, a disability or another religion52%69%
- The pupils in my class treat others who are different with respect57%68%
- The teachers in my class treat others who are different with respect76%81%
- The staff work to include all pupils in activities, whatever their origin, religion or disability70%77%
- All pupils at our school fit in fully, whatever their origin, religion or disability65%70%
- The school encourages pupils to show leadership, such as on a pupils' council63%69%
- The school encourages pupils to join youth movements16%47%
- The school encourages me to take an active part in civic life31%42%
- The school encourages me to volunteer for the community21%51%
- The school encourages me to take part in social involvement, such as mentoring41%54%
Pupils in grades 10 and 11, 2019
139 took part, 90% of the group.
A good general feeling about the school
65%Close, caring relations between teachers and pupils
41%Pupils behaving properly in class
30%Being part of violent incidents (lower is better)
7%The school's efforts to make pupils feel safe
39%Feedback from teachers that moves learning on
59%Teaching seen as interesting and clear
46%Confidence, curiosity and interest in learning
42%Ways of teaching, learning and assessing
48%Strategies for learning alone
52%The school's efforts for tolerance of others
75%The school's efforts for social and civic involvement
41%
A good general feeling about the school
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 school51%64%
- I feel good at school72%74%
- Even if I could, I would not move to another school71%73%
- I have close, good relations with most of my teachers59%69%
- When I am sad or feel bad, I am comfortable talking about it with one of my teachers22%32%
- Most teachers care about me and what happens to me, not only about my studies44%44%
- It matters to most teachers how I feel, at school and in general37%45%
- Pupils rarely make noise and disorder in class and disturb learning19%32%
- In my class no pupils are rude to teachers20%42%
- The pupils in my class treat the teachers with respect54%63%
- Teachers do not wait long at the start of a lesson for pupils to stop the noise26%36%
- In the past month a pupil pushed me13%12%
- In the past month a pupil hit, kicked or punched me11%6%
- In the past month a pupil used an object to hurt me3%4%
- In the past month a pupil beat me hard4%4%
- In the past month a pupil threatened to hurt me, at school or after it5%4%
- In the past month a pupil used threats to take money, food or valuables from me4%3%
- In the past month a pupil tried to persuade others not to talk to me4%7%
- In the past month a pupil spread untrue rumours about me to hurt me11%9%
- In the past month I was shut out by the others4%4%
- When there is violence at school, the teachers know about it53%62%
- The school does a lot to prevent violence and deal with it39%50%
- At break there is always a teacher in the yard watching that there is no violence25%55%
- Most teachers explain to each pupil personally exactly what to do to improve56%51%
- When pupils struggle with the material, most teachers explain what they can do to understand it better64%63%
- When teachers return work or a test, most write beside the answers what is right and what to improve72%59%
- When a pupil does badly on a test, most teachers help them understand why58%53%
- Most teachers make sure to tell me how I am doing56%56%
- Most teachers check pupils understand before moving to the next topic50%53%
- Most teachers explain the material clearly56%62%
- Most of my teachers teach in a way that makes me understand54%58%
- Most of my teachers know how to teach well56%62%
- Most teachers teach in an interesting way that makes me want to listen and learn35%40%
- Most teachers teach in a way that encourages me to think about the material31%41%
- I feel curious about and interested in what I learn at school37%46%
- What is taught at school gives me a lot of important knowledge42%54%
- I am sure I can succeed even if the tasks are hard62%72%
- What I learn at school helps me outside school hours too32%44%
- I enjoy what I learn at school34%43%
- Teachers point us to different ways of learning, such as research, observation and projects41%54%
- Teachers assess our work by more than tests48%57%
- Teachers encourage us to be active in learning, for example to ask questions and present work51%60%
- In lessons, teachers connect the material to other topics, such as other subjects54%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 lessons41%45%
- When learning something new I try to organise it for myself, for example with headings or summaries55%60%
- If I do not understand something, I ask someone for help77%75%
- After learning something new I check whether I understood the main ideas43%55%
- I often try to widen what I know about topics taught at school33%41%
- The school encourages us to be tolerant of others, such as people with another language, a disability or another religion64%70%
- The pupils in my class treat others who are different with respect72%77%
- The teachers in my class treat others who are different with respect84%84%
- The staff work to include all pupils in activities, whatever their origin, religion or disability81%81%
- All pupils at our school fit in fully, whatever their origin, religion or disability75%76%
- The school encourages pupils to show leadership, such as on a pupils' council59%68%
- The school encourages pupils to join youth movements25%53%
- The school encourages me to take an active part in civic life35%49%
- The school encourages me to volunteer for the community39%68%
- The school encourages me to take part in social involvement, such as mentoring46%63%
Teachers of grades 1 to 9, 2014
14 took part, 82% of the group.
Teachers' satisfaction with the school
63%
Teachers' satisfaction with the school
The 7 statements asked in 2014
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 teacher93%93%
- I do not feel tired of teaching71%67%
- I do not feel my workload is too heavy29%25%
- I am satisfied with how the school is run71%82%
- The school does a lot to make it pleasant for pupils86%87%
- The school does a lot to make it pleasant for teachers50%71%
- The school tries to create conditions that let me succeed in my work43%72%
Teachers of grades 10 and 11, 2019
19 took part, 50% of the group.
Teachers' satisfaction with the school
60%Parents as partners in the school
65%Teachers working together
78%Developing the teaching staff
38%Taking in and supporting new staff
85%
Teachers' satisfaction with the school
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 teacher84%91%
- I do not feel tired of teaching47%67%
- I do not feel my workload is too heavy26%34%
- I am satisfied with how the school is run74%80%
- The school does a lot to make it pleasant for pupils68%86%
- The school does a lot to make it pleasant for teachers58%73%
- The school tries to create conditions that let me succeed in my work63%72%
- The school keeps parents up to date on what goes on in it75%86%
- Parents get a listening ear at school for any question, problem or complaint85%81%
- Parents are in regular touch with the class teacher about how their child is doing62%78%
- Teachers consult parents on how to improve their child's progress40%59%
- Teachers share with colleagues what they learned on courses68%68%
- Team meetings are written up and sent to all the teachers68%65%
- Subject teams plan their tasks and tests together79%79%
- Subject teachers share the plans and tools they developed84%79%
- Teachers go over pupils' wrong answers together and think how to help58%67%
- Teachers develop teaching materials together79%75%
- Teachers share their doubts and difficulties in teaching95%87%
- Teachers discuss the school's work plan for the subject together95%85%
- Since the start of the year I was given personal goals for my teaching32%36%
- Since the start of the year a member of staff watched a lesson of mine to improve teaching42%38%
- The principal took part in building my development plan for this year39%44%
- The school has an orderly way of taking in new teachers94%66%
- The school has an orderly way of taking in new office holders79%60%
- The school has an orderly way of supporting office holders, such as a year or subject coordinator71%63%
- The school's management puts great weight on taking in new teachers well88%76%
- Every trainee or new teacher has a trained mentor94%71%
It had 443 pupils in 2011 and 435 in 2015.
Ben Shemen (Youth Village) has one more school.
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 כפר הנוער בן שמן in Ben Shemen (Youth Village)?
It is 480145. The Ministry of Education's register gives every school a six-digit number, called semel mosad in Hebrew.
What kind of school is כפר הנוער בן שמן?
Junior high and high school, State, Official, Boys and girls
What was the Meitzav score of כפר הנוער בן שמן?
In 2016, grade 8 scored 437 in maths, against 532 across all schools.
How many pupils does כפר הנוער בן שמן have?
It had 435 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.