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Election 2026

The results of the 27 October vote

The school number of יוסף קארו in Beer Sheva is 611657.

School number
611657
Stage
Primary
Stream
State religious
Sector
Jewish
Status
Official
Who it teaches
Boys and girls
Grades
1 to 6
Pupils
284 in 2015
Founded
1950
Pupils' social and economic background
Low

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In 2017, grade 5 scored 497 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

49756620092017

Grade 5, English

54453920112017

Grade 5, Hebrew

47054220092017

In 2017, 78% 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

86 took part, 90% of the group.

  • A good general feeling about the school

    78%
  • Close, caring relations between teachers and pupils

    66%
  • Pupils behaving properly in class

    39%
  • Being part of violent incidents (lower is better)

    23%
  • The school's efforts to make pupils feel safe

    80%
  • Feedback from teachers that moves learning on

    81%
  • Teaching seen as interesting and clear

    81%
  • Confidence, curiosity and interest in learning

    80%
  • Ways of teaching, learning and assessing

    75%
  • Strategies for learning alone

    77%
  • The school's efforts for tolerance of others

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

    66%

A good general feeling about the school

78%79%20092017
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 school73%73%
  • I feel good at school81%81%
  • Even if I could, I would not move to another school79%83%
  • I have close, good relations with most of my teachers74%78%
  • When I am sad or feel bad, I am comfortable talking about it with one of my teachers56%58%
  • Most teachers care about me and what happens to me, not only about my studies67%70%
  • It matters to most teachers how I feel, at school and in general67%72%
  • Pupils rarely make noise and disorder in class and disturb learning40%39%
  • In my class no pupils are rude to teachers33%46%
  • The pupils in my class treat the teachers with respect51%66%
  • Teachers do not wait long at the start of a lesson for pupils to stop the noise31%43%
  • In the past month a pupil pushed me47%25%
  • In the past month a pupil hit, kicked or punched me43%16%
  • In the past month a pupil used an object to hurt me23%5%
  • In the past month a pupil beat me hard19%7%
  • In the past month a pupil threatened to hurt me, at school or after it29%7%
  • In the past month a pupil used threats to take money, food or valuables from me5%2%
  • In the past month a pupil tried to persuade others not to talk to me18%12%
  • In the past month a pupil spread untrue rumours about me to hurt me15%11%
  • In the past month I was shut out by the others8%5%
  • When there is violence at school, the teachers know about it67%79%
  • The school does a lot to prevent violence and deal with it78%79%
  • At break there is always a teacher in the yard watching that there is no violence97%87%
  • Most teachers explain to each pupil personally exactly what to do to improve80%73%
  • When pupils struggle with the material, most teachers explain what they can do to understand it better88%84%
  • When teachers return work or a test, most write beside the answers what is right and what to improve81%75%
  • When a pupil does badly on a test, most teachers help them understand why76%73%
  • Most teachers make sure to tell me how I am doing78%70%
  • Most teachers check pupils understand before moving to the next topic85%81%
  • Most teachers explain the material clearly85%84%
  • Most of my teachers teach in a way that makes me understand82%81%
  • Most of my teachers know how to teach well87%85%
  • Most teachers teach in an interesting way that makes me want to listen and learn74%68%
  • Most teachers teach in a way that encourages me to think about the material75%69%
  • I feel curious about and interested in what I learn at school73%71%
  • What is taught at school gives me a lot of important knowledge79%84%
  • I am sure I can succeed even if the tasks are hard87%86%
  • What I learn at school helps me outside school hours too83%80%
  • I enjoy what I learn at school80%69%
  • Teachers point us to different ways of learning, such as research, observation and projects68%79%
  • Teachers assess our work by more than tests83%83%
  • Teachers encourage us to be active in learning, for example to ask questions and present work85%83%
  • In lessons, teachers connect the material to other topics, such as other subjects79%75%
  • Most teachers give us tasks to work on with other pupils69%76%
  • Pupils in my class work on different tasks on their own during lessons65%66%
  • When learning something new I try to organise it for myself, for example with headings or summaries76%69%
  • If I do not understand something, I ask someone for help88%84%
  • After learning something new I check whether I understood the main ideas74%72%
  • I often try to widen what I know about topics taught at school69%66%
  • The school encourages us to be tolerant of others, such as people with another language, a disability or another religion74%84%
  • The pupils in my class treat others who are different with respect70%78%
  • The teachers in my class treat others who are different with respect81%90%
  • The staff work to include all pupils in activities, whatever their origin, religion or disability86%88%
  • All pupils at our school fit in fully, whatever their origin, religion or disability68%81%
  • The school encourages pupils to show leadership, such as on a pupils' council73%81%
  • The school encourages pupils to join youth movements66%53%
  • The school encourages me to take an active part in civic life58%54%
  • The school encourages me to volunteer for the community71%60%
  • The school encourages me to take part in social involvement, such as mentoring63%75%

Teachers of grades 1 to 9, 2017

11 took part, 73% of the group.

  • Teachers' satisfaction with the school

    83%
  • Parents as partners in the school

    79%
  • Teachers working together

    72%
  • Developing the teaching staff

    64%
  • Taking in and supporting new staff

    80%

Teachers' satisfaction with the school

83%74%20092017
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 teaching55%63%
  • I do not feel my workload is too heavy27%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 complaint60%86%
  • Parents are in regular touch with the class teacher about how their child is doing78%89%
  • Teachers consult parents on how to improve their child's progress80%74%
  • Teachers share with colleagues what they learned on courses73%74%
  • Team meetings are written up and sent to all the teachers44%71%
  • Subject teams plan their tasks and tests together70%81%
  • Subject teachers share the plans and tools they developed78%80%
  • Teachers go over pupils' wrong answers together and think how to help55%72%
  • Teachers develop teaching materials together64%79%
  • Teachers share their doubts and difficulties in teaching100%87%
  • Teachers discuss the school's work plan for the subject together91%86%
  • Since the start of the year I was given personal goals for my teaching64%54%
  • Since the start of the year a member of staff watched a lesson of mine to improve teaching45%63%
  • The principal took part in building my development plan for this year82%64%
  • The school has an orderly way of taking in new teachers75%73%
  • The school has an orderly way of taking in new office holders50%69%
  • The school has an orderly way of supporting office holders, such as a year or subject coordinator75%72%
  • The school's management puts great weight on taking in new teachers well100%84%
  • Every trainee or new teacher has a trained mentor100%80%

It had 300 pupils in 2011 and 284 in 2015.

28420112015

Beer Sheva has 88 more schools, and these are the next 6.

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 יוסף קארו in Beer Sheva?

It is 611657. The Ministry of Education's register gives every school a six-digit number, called semel mosad in Hebrew.

What kind of school is יוסף קארו?

Primary, State religious, Official, Boys and girls

What was the Meitzav score of יוסף קארו?

In 2017, grade 5 scored 497 in maths, against 566 across all schools.

How many pupils does יוסף קארו have?

It had 284 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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