Does Challenger School pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Challenger School employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Challenger School. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Challenger School?

47% of Challenger School employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Challenger School 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Challenger School?

Teacher (106) , Preschool Teacher (31) , Elementary Teacher (10) , EC Teacher (4) , Extended Day Teacher (4) , Middle School Teacher (4) , Administrative Assistant (3) , English Teacher (3) , Extended Class Teacher (3) , Anonymous (2) , Educator (2) , Extended Care Teacher (2) , Intern (2) , Kindergarten Teacher (2) , Pre-School Teacher (2)

What are the pros of working at Challenger School according to real employee reviews?

"generally great coworkers" ((in 12 reviews)); "The staff is supportive and helpful." ((in 7 reviews)); "The curriculum was high quality, but I’ve found charter schools that were even better and don’t charge." ((in 6 reviews)); "Good work environment, great bosses" ((in 5 reviews)); "Decent raise opportunity" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Challenger School according to real employee reviews?

"Unless, of course, you love cults, outdated curriculum, no use of modern technology, and horrible management." ((in 37 reviews)); "Managers feel persistent stress, and this flows directly to teachers." ((in 8 reviews)); "Benefits are limited and expensive." ((in 8 reviews)); "I would say the pay was nice, but the salary was not enough to compensate my time both at work and at home." ((in 7 reviews)); "The work life balance was awful, you were made to feel guilty even when you were sick and needed to call out." ((in 5 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Challenger School locations?

San Jose , Sandy , Las Vegas , Salt Lake City , Austin , Meridian , Lehi , Sunnyvale , Newark , Boise , Round Rock , Farmington , Fremont , Holladay , Ogden , West Jordan , Arlington , New York , Dallas , Plano , Sacramento , San Francisco , Los Gatos , Scotts Valley , Fort Myers , USAF Academy , Berryessa

Challenger School reviews

3.1

47% would recommend to a friend

(283 total reviews)

Hugh Gourgeon

39% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

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Challenger School has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 283 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Challenger School employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

283 reviews

2.0

May 18, 2022

Reputable Organization with Poor Management

Editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some of the pros of working at Challenger are: -Reasonable salary -Good benefits -The company is committed to a respectable mission -Friendly coworkers

Cons

Some of the cons of working at Challenger are: -Unclear instructions by management -Micromanaging is rampant -Feedback is oftentimes vague -Seniority and reputation are taken into account more than work quality -Negative feedback is far more frequent than positive feedback and management rarely notices improvements and reactions -"Grunt work" is given to new employees without regard for skillset and job responsibilities -Job description and responsibilities can change without warning and seemingly randomly

1.0

Sep 15, 2020

Bad management

Teacher, kindergarten

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Loved the kids, they were my world.

Cons

Management is horrible, they don’t realize what’s going on at the school. Gossip, backbiting, horrible culture. Lehi office is the worst, they have no clue and don’t care about the kids, all they care about is money/tuition. The management doesn’t even understand their own moral code or political beliefs, they are so ignorant to what’s happening in class.

2.0

Jul 25, 2020

Teaching is wonderful, management is uncommunicative and unorganized

Elementary school teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The curriculum is all setup for you, so lesson planning is fairly straightforward, as are materials and supplies available. Teaching children is always rewarding

Cons

Very unorganized management, lack of empathy and unappreciated, very difficult to get time off, very structured, tests are priority, little room for creativity and games

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