Skip to contentSkip to footer
      employer cover photo
      employer logo
      employer logo

      Achievement First

      Engaged Employer

      Achievement First reviews

      3.1

      35% would recommend to a friend

      (999 total reviews)
      avatar

      Fatimah Barker

      39% approve of CEO

      21% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.1

      Culture & values

      3.1

      Compensation and benefits

      3.1

      Career opportunities

      2.6

      Work/Life balance

      2.6

      Senior management

      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).

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Reviews by job title

      999 reviews
      3.0
      Jun 30, 2018

      Every School is Different

      Middle school teacher
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Amazing students and fantastic co workers. Rigorous lesson plans. Other schools in the network seem to have it together better than others.

      Cons

      School Leadership does not know how to lead. Favoritism. If you disagree it seems you are not a team player. Curve grades to average 75 in grade book. Unfair rules for students. No substitutes or staffing to cover for people who are out so huge load on teachers. Students stay in class and teachers come to them.

      3.0
      Jun 2, 2018

      Student service manager

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The mission makes all the hard work worth it. There are a lot of opportunities for professional development.

      Cons

      No appreciation of staff long hours. Working over 40 hours is a norm and working more when necessary is an expectation. There is absolutely no flexibility in the schedule and very little life work balance.

      4.0
      May 22, 2018

      10 years career at Achievement First

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      A lot of opportunities to work across different teams and verticles, good mission alignment, opportunities for growth if you hustled hard

      Cons

      Team culture varied a lot in different parts of the organization, still trying to figure out how to evolve from a "growing to a grown" organization

      Viewing 706 - 708 of 999 Reviews
      Related searches: Achievement First jobs | Achievement First salaries | Achievement First benefits | Achievement First interviews
      ReviewsAchievement First reviews

      Glassdoor has 1,021 Achievement First reviews submitted anonymously by Achievement First employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Achievement First is right for you.