The school number of ביה"ס אור חיה in Ashkelon is 614842.
- School number
- 614842
- Town
- Ashkelon
- Stage
- Primary
- Stream
- State religious
- Sector
- Jewish
- Status
- Official
- Who it teaches
- Boys and girls
- Grades
- 1 to 8
- Pupils
- 212 in 2015
- Founded
- 2008
- Pupils' social and economic background
- Middle
In 2017, grade 5 scored 592 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.
This schoolAll schools
Grade 5, Mathematics
Grade 5, English
Grade 5, Hebrew
Grade 8, Mathematics
Grade 8, English
Grade 8, Hebrew
Grade 8, Science and technology
In 2017, 53% 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
46 took part, 94% of the group.
A good general feeling about the school
53%Close, caring relations between teachers and pupils
46%Pupils behaving properly in class
34%Being part of violent incidents (lower is better)
9%The school's efforts to make pupils feel safe
69%Feedback from teachers that moves learning on
65%Teaching seen as interesting and clear
49%Confidence, curiosity and interest in learning
48%Ways of teaching, learning and assessing
59%Strategies for learning alone
55%The school's efforts for tolerance of others
62%The school's efforts for social and civic involvement
44%
A good general feeling about the school
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 school43%73%
- I feel good at school57%81%
- Even if I could, I would not move to another school59%83%
- I have close, good relations with most of my teachers43%78%
- When I am sad or feel bad, I am comfortable talking about it with one of my teachers39%58%
- Most teachers care about me and what happens to me, not only about my studies54%70%
- It matters to most teachers how I feel, at school and in general46%72%
- Pupils rarely make noise and disorder in class and disturb learning26%39%
- In my class no pupils are rude to teachers46%46%
- The pupils in my class treat the teachers with respect30%66%
- Teachers do not wait long at the start of a lesson for pupils to stop the noise35%43%
- In the past month a pupil pushed me22%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 hard4%7%
- In the past month a pupil threatened to hurt me, at school or after it2%7%
- In the past month a pupil used threats to take money, food or valuables from me2%2%
- In the past month a pupil tried to persuade others not to talk to me17%12%
- In the past month a pupil spread untrue rumours about me to hurt me17%11%
- In the past month I was shut out by the others0%5%
- When there is violence at school, the teachers know about it74%79%
- The school does a lot to prevent violence and deal with it53%79%
- At break there is always a teacher in the yard watching that there is no violence78%87%
- Most teachers explain to each pupil personally exactly what to do to improve72%73%
- When pupils struggle with the material, most teachers explain what they can do to understand it better72%84%
- When teachers return work or a test, most write beside the answers what is right and what to improve61%75%
- When a pupil does badly on a test, most teachers help them understand why53%73%
- Most teachers make sure to tell me how I am doing61%70%
- Most teachers check pupils understand before moving to the next topic71%81%
- Most teachers explain the material clearly62%84%
- Most of my teachers teach in a way that makes me understand43%81%
- Most of my teachers know how to teach well60%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 material42%69%
- I feel curious about and interested in what I learn at school39%71%
- What is taught at school gives me a lot of important knowledge61%84%
- I am sure I can succeed even if the tasks are hard72%86%
- What I learn at school helps me outside school hours too41%80%
- I enjoy what I learn at school29%69%
- Teachers point us to different ways of learning, such as research, observation and projects65%79%
- Teachers assess our work by more than tests76%83%
- Teachers encourage us to be active in learning, for example to ask questions and present work61%83%
- In lessons, teachers connect the material to other topics, such as other subjects48%75%
- Most teachers give us tasks to work on with other pupils59%76%
- Pupils in my class work on different tasks on their own during lessons43%66%
- When learning something new I try to organise it for myself, for example with headings or summaries46%69%
- If I do not understand something, I ask someone for help72%84%
- After learning something new I check whether I understood the main ideas52%72%
- I often try to widen what I know about topics taught at school49%66%
- The school encourages us to be tolerant of others, such as people with another language, a disability or another religion67%84%
- The pupils in my class treat others who are different with respect38%78%
- The teachers in my class treat others who are different with respect80%90%
- The staff work to include all pupils in activities, whatever their origin, religion or disability67%88%
- All pupils at our school fit in fully, whatever their origin, religion or disability57%81%
- The school encourages pupils to show leadership, such as on a pupils' council70%81%
- The school encourages pupils to join youth movements37%53%
- The school encourages me to take an active part in civic life22%54%
- The school encourages me to volunteer for the community48%60%
- The school encourages me to take part in social involvement, such as mentoring45%75%
Pupils in grades 7 to 9, 2017
37 took part, 97% of the group.
A good general feeling about the school
73%Close, caring relations between teachers and pupils
55%Pupils behaving properly in class
47%Being part of violent incidents (lower is better)
7%The school's efforts to make pupils feel safe
84%Feedback from teachers that moves learning on
64%Teaching seen as interesting and clear
59%Confidence, curiosity and interest in learning
64%Ways of teaching, learning and assessing
70%Strategies for learning alone
63%The school's efforts for tolerance of others
83%The school's efforts for social and civic involvement
58%
A good general feeling about the school
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%61%
- I feel good at school78%71%
- Even if I could, I would not move to another school68%72%
- I have close, good relations with most of my teachers70%63%
- When I am sad or feel bad, I am comfortable talking about it with one of my teachers39%32%
- Most teachers care about me and what happens to me, not only about my studies49%45%
- It matters to most teachers how I feel, at school and in general62%45%
- Pupils rarely make noise and disorder in class and disturb learning32%25%
- In my class no pupils are rude to teachers51%31%
- The pupils in my class treat the teachers with respect65%52%
- Teachers do not wait long at the start of a lesson for pupils to stop the noise41%28%
- In the past month a pupil pushed me19%22%
- In the past month a pupil hit, kicked or punched me8%12%
- In the past month a pupil used an object to hurt me0%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 it3%6%
- In the past month a pupil used threats to take money, food or valuables from me0%3%
- In the past month a pupil tried to persuade others not to talk to me14%10%
- In the past month a pupil spread untrue rumours about me to hurt me14%12%
- In the past month I was shut out by the others3%5%
- When there is violence at school, the teachers know about it78%61%
- The school does a lot to prevent violence and deal with it81%56%
- At break there is always a teacher in the yard watching that there is no violence92%61%
- Most teachers explain to each pupil personally exactly what to do to improve68%52%
- When pupils struggle with the material, most teachers explain what they can do to understand it better68%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 why57%49%
- Most teachers make sure to tell me how I am doing73%53%
- Most teachers check pupils understand before moving to the next topic62%55%
- Most teachers explain the material clearly65%61%
- Most of my teachers teach in a way that makes me understand68%58%
- Most of my teachers know how to teach well76%62%
- Most teachers teach in an interesting way that makes me want to listen and learn46%40%
- Most teachers teach in a way that encourages me to think about the material41%41%
- I feel curious about and interested in what I learn at school54%47%
- What is taught at school gives me a lot of important knowledge78%64%
- I am sure I can succeed even if the tasks are hard68%74%
- What I learn at school helps me outside school hours too68%56%
- I enjoy what I learn at school54%45%
- Teachers point us to different ways of learning, such as research, observation and projects73%58%
- Teachers assess our work by more than tests73%64%
- Teachers encourage us to be active in learning, for example to ask questions and present work76%62%
- In lessons, teachers connect the material to other topics, such as other subjects70%60%
- Most teachers give us tasks to work on with other pupils73%61%
- Pupils in my class work on different tasks on their own during lessons53%47%
- When learning something new I try to organise it for myself, for example with headings or summaries67%55%
- If I do not understand something, I ask someone for help78%73%
- After learning something new I check whether I understood the main ideas59%55%
- I often try to widen what I know about topics taught at school49%42%
- The school encourages us to be tolerant of others, such as people with another language, a disability or another religion81%67%
- The pupils in my class treat others who are different with respect83%66%
- 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 disability86%77%
- All pupils at our school fit in fully, whatever their origin, religion or disability78%70%
- The school encourages pupils to show leadership, such as on a pupils' council76%66%
- The school encourages pupils to join youth movements38%45%
- The school encourages me to take an active part in civic life35%39%
- The school encourages me to volunteer for the community64%49%
- The school encourages me to take part in social involvement, such as mentoring75%51%
Teachers of grades 1 to 9, 2017
15 took part, 88% of the group.
Teachers' satisfaction with the school
82%Parents as partners in the school
87%Teachers working together
79%Developing the teaching staff
53%Taking in and supporting new staff
91%
Teachers' satisfaction with the school
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 teacher87%92%
- I do not feel tired of teaching73%63%
- I do not feel my workload is too heavy33%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 teachers87%80%
- The school tries to create conditions that let me succeed in my work93%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 complaint93%86%
- Parents are in regular touch with the class teacher about how their child is doing73%89%
- Teachers consult parents on how to improve their child's progress80%74%
- Teachers share with colleagues what they learned on courses93%74%
- Team meetings are written up and sent to all the teachers67%71%
- Subject teams plan their tasks and tests together87%81%
- Subject teachers share the plans and tools they developed87%80%
- Teachers go over pupils' wrong answers together and think how to help50%72%
- Teachers develop teaching materials together70%79%
- Teachers share their doubts and difficulties in teaching90%87%
- Teachers discuss the school's work plan for the subject together90%86%
- Since the start of the year I was given personal goals for my teaching47%54%
- Since the start of the year a member of staff watched a lesson of mine to improve teaching40%63%
- The principal took part in building my development plan for this year73%64%
- The school has an orderly way of taking in new teachers85%73%
- The school has an orderly way of taking in new office holders86%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 mentor100%80%
It had 182 pupils in 2011 and 212 in 2015.
Ashkelon has 63 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 ביה"ס אור חיה in Ashkelon?
It is 614842. The Ministry of Education's register gives every school a six-digit number, called semel mosad in Hebrew.
What kind of school is ביה"ס אור חיה?
Primary, State religious, Official, Boys and girls
What was the Meitzav score of ביה"ס אור חיה?
In 2017, grade 5 scored 592 in maths, against 566 across all schools.
How many pupils does ביה"ס אור חיה have?
It had 212 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.