Achievement First reviews

3.1

35% would recommend to a friend

(999 total reviews)
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Fatimah Barker

39% approve of CEO

21% positive business outlook

Achievement First has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 999 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Achievement First employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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999 reviews
4.0
Oct 2, 2025
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Pros

The work is challenging, there's no doubt about it. I started teaching at an AF middle school in East New York in the fall of 2015 when I was 26 years old, and stayed for 8 years. I got my butt kicked by the work for sure, and I had more than a few annoyances and frustrations with how I was evaluated, but two years after leaving my school I realize how fortunate I was to learn from two great Principals and so many talented educators.

Cons

Teacher evaluation was always a sore spot, and for me it came down to state test results which we know can be influenced by so many other factors beyond what goes in in the classroom. In my particular case, the decision to over-enroll my grade level (5th grade) lead to very large class sizes where behavior and culture were very challenging.

4.0
Sep 19, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

It's great to work with people who all care about kids and families along with leading for racial equity

Cons

Pay needs to increase for the hours worked

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