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 6 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"Unless, of course, you love cults, outdated curriculum, no use of modern technology, and horrible management."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 36 reviews)); "The management’s lack of managing in an effective manner, absence of competitive benefits, less than market rate pay, archaic facilities all contribute with my frustrations with my company." ((in 10 reviews)); "Managers feel persistent stress, and this flows directly to teachers." ((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)); "There is very little training for any of the staff it is all a façade." ((in 6 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

1.0

Jul 24, 2018

Program Director

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

No best reason - you get into this job and you feel stuck for life.

Cons

Avoid this place. You will be working in a toxic work environment with outdated teaching strategies designed during the WWII to crest factory workers, not thinkers as they claim. You will never progress and they will make you feel like dirt, one day you are great, if it works for them, next day you are not good enough, and you haven’t “earned it” - they crest a codependency strategy to make you absolutely miserable and subdued. Avoid, as someone said in an earlier review - “avoid like the plague.” Oh, let me add, there’s no work life balance. None! Zero! I was greasing and prepping always! And it was never good enough! Never. If there were 5 good things and one bad , they will skin you off, twisting the bad, on and on, and on. Until you dream it and speak it, and suffer the PTSD like a war victim. Avoid!

1.0

Jul 31, 2014

Worst place to work if you are honest. Best place to climb ladder if you can deceive and disillusion parents and staff.

Anonymous

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Send only if you want your child to memorize lessons, and have no practical application of it and lets not forget for the desi community.

Cons

Company values have degraded after Barbara Baker's death. Top management wants to fill their buckets with money. Power hungry directors are biased and racist. They do not take requests of teachers into consideration. Hitler rule adopted by some headmasters.

2.0

May 17, 2017

Taking advantage of hardworking employees

Preschool teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working with children is rewarding and fun. The pay is great for virtually no education or experience. There is always something new to learn, and room to improve yourself.

Cons

Management and HR do not care about employees. You will not be compensated for all of the work you do. We all take work home. Mandatory unpaid time off during school breaks. At times I have been over child to teacher ratio, which is illegal and stressful because the teacher is liable for what happens to students.

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Jobs at Challenger School

Region Facilities Maintenance Manager

Maintenance Technician