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)); "kids are extremely sweet and benefits are good" ((in 30 reviews)); "Support from Coaches and great culture" ((in 25 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

May 2, 2022

RPC Uncommon Schools Review

Learning specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-staff is extremely supportive -teachers are celebrated often -administration is quick to implement feedback when its given by staff -teachers and staff care deeply about students - about their academics and character -first year salary was low- this is different next year for 22-23 school year -multiple opportunities for growth as a teacher with professional development on Fridays and in the summer

Cons

-there are no substitute teachers at RPC which can put a lot of pressure on other staff, though I know that RPC is looking for a TA to support teachers on coverage -salary was very low compared to other schools; however, Uncommon Schools reconciled this and adjusted teacher salaries to reflect market value

4.0

May 2, 2022

Supportive community but lots of work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Uncommon Schools do a great job of fostering community among students as well as staff. I feel supported when at work and genuinely feel that the people I work for care about my wellbeing.

Cons

The hours are long and there is lots of outside work to do such as creating lesson plans and other materials for class time. I work at least one weekend day each week.

4.0

Apr 26, 2022

My point of view

Assistant teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fair treatment, Going home early

Cons

Having to be at school early for sanitizing students

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