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
2.0
Jan 4, 2019

Kids can’t be kids

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Higher pay than DOE Curriculum provided

Cons

Work life balance hard Long hours Too strict for such young kids, not developmentally appropriate

2.0
Jan 4, 2019

Cult

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Most coworkers are incredibly smart, interesting and dedicated. The kids, obviously.

Cons

Rampant and unapologetic brain-washing. You'll question your reality.

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Achievement First Response
7y
Thank you for your review … it was certainly vivid, and enough to let us know that you didn’t have the experience we’d want all our team members to have (questioning assumptions = great, but questioning reality is not what we’re going for!). But, it was a little short on the type of detail that would give us a better sense of how to act on it. If you’re willing to reach out at tomkaiser@achievementfirst.org then I promise nothing but gratitude and no cult-like overtures. So that glassdoor users know, our retention last year was 82% across our schools, which IS too low in our eyes and something we are working actively.
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