Is Uncommon Schools a good company to work for?

Uncommon Schools has an overall rating of 2.7 out of 5, based on over 1,125 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 12% over the last 12 months. 30% of employees would recommend working at Uncommon Schools to a friend and 29% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Uncommon Schools have been left by employees working as Director of Operations , Director and Summer Teaching Fellow .

Does Uncommon Schools pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Uncommon Schools employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Uncommon Schools. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Uncommon Schools?

30% of Uncommon Schools employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Uncommon Schools 2.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Uncommon Schools?

Teacher (294) , Lead Teacher (32) , Special Projects Coordinator (26) , Office Manager (24) , English Teacher (23) , Summer Teaching Fellow (21) , Special Education Teacher (20) , Dean of Students (19) , Middle School Teacher (16) , Director of Operations (14) , Math Teacher (14) , Science Teacher (11) , Director (10) , ELA Teacher (8) , Elementary Teacher (8)

What are the pros of working at Uncommon Schools according to real employee reviews?

"Good pay and school structure" ((in 74 reviews)); "Uncommon provides strong professional development for teachers and school leaders." ((in 47 reviews)); "staff is great and caring" ((in 38 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 38 reviews)); "kids are extremely sweet and benefits are good" ((in 30 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Uncommon Schools according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours if you want to have success as a teacher (it's not horrible)" ((in 128 reviews)); "You are losing so many teachers because of poor leadership." ((in 42 reviews)); "No autonomy for experienced teachers, one size fits all philosophy for students, long hours" ((in 31 reviews)); "Horrible management of employees in terms of operations." ((in 18 reviews)); "Long days and lots of demands" ((in 17 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Uncommon Schools locations?

Brooklyn , New York , Newark , Boston , Rochester , Camden , Dorchester , Troy , Roxbury , Livingston , Montclair , New Brunswick , Chicago , Watervliet , Huntington , Portland , Canada , Houston , Porter , Memphis , Greencastle , Brecksville , Kelseyville , Las Vegas , Miami , West Palm Beach , Hyde Park , New Castle , Mission Hill , Roxbury Crossing

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2.7

30% would recommend to a friend

(1,061 total reviews)

Brett Peiser

40% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Career opportunities

2.9

Culture & values

2.3

Work/Life balance

2.3

Senior management

Uncommon Schools has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,061 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Uncommon Schools employee rating is 28% below average for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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4.0

Nov 13, 2013

Great work environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

The staff is young, energetic and highly motivated. Many of them are truly inspirational people to work with. The work place itself is a very positive place to be in. Staff is supportive and always makes time for a quick discussion about a student. Better school to work in than other charter school I worked at in the past. Alums often come back to visit and talk about how much they miss the school, which shows how much of an impact the school and the teachers have had on the students

Cons

Because the staff is so young, it is hard to get any real mentorship from experienced people. Also, lots of turnover each year among the staff.

4.0

Nov 12, 2013

You won't sleep much, but you will not be alone in your efforts.

High school teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Uncommon schools always tend to have incredible teams of teachers working around the clock to create the best learning environments possible for students. They have pretty well established systems of discipline and positive school culture. Kids largely want to be there. Families are supportive.

Cons

You will be micromanaged as a teacher. The "no-excuses" approach to discipline and academics can get in the way of making meaningful connections with students. You will spend an unbelievable amount of hours developing, grading, and evaluating quarterly assessments.

3.0

Sep 26, 2013

Fun-Challenging-Tiring-Meaningful

Anonymous employee

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Pros

The people are great. All of my coworkers are very nice and they are smart. Uncommon is made up of really smart people working hard to address the organizations missions.

Cons

The organization lacks diversity. There are very few people of color working at the organization and much of the organization is made up of the same type of people – young/middle age white women. There is a stark difference between the makeup of the organization and the population it serves. While Uncommon’s work is very important, its lack of diversity keeps it from fully addressing its mission. The organization does not have a clear career ladder. The path for promotion and professional development is very unclear to most of Uncommon’s hires.

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