Achievement First reviews

3.0

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 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 999 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average 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
Apr 12, 2017

AF Review

Recommend
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Pros

Organized, timely, academic success among the students, rigorous curriculum, receptive to feedback, strong leadership

Cons

Long hours, teachers are asked to cover classes tasks a day (unless you are a veteran), intensives given to scholars are rarely successful, retention varies among schools, culture varies among schools, scholars are over tested daily

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Achievement First Response
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Thanks for your review and feedback here! Our scholars take network-wide assessments 3-5 times per year depending on academy level. We agree that it’s hard to get the right balance between finding out exactly what kids know (so we can tailor our instruction and support) and reaching a point of testing fatigue. We’re continually reviewing our assessments (doing so currently for next year!) to try and hit that balance as best we can and we appreciate the feedback in that light. Thanks again and have a great rest of the school year! -Cristina Tokeshi, Vice President, Team Academic Operations
4.0
Apr 12, 2017

Math teacher

Recommend
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Pros

Incredibly hard working teachers with a common vision to pull all resources necessary to see that students meet benchmarks each testing cycle.

Cons

Very testing oriented where students have little opportunity to play and grow socially and emotionally.

4.0
Apr 11, 2017

teacher

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

great sweeping impacts, generally solutions oriented

Cons

exhausting, little work life balance

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