Question 1

Is Uncommon Schools a good company to work for?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 2

Does Uncommon Schools pay their employees well?

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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.

Question 3

How satisfied are employees working at Uncommon Schools?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 4

What are the top reviewed jobs at Uncommon Schools?

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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)

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

"Good pay and school structure" ((in 71 reviews)); "Amazing professional development" ((in 45 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 41 reviews)); "staff is great and caring" ((in 39 reviews)); "kids are extremely sweet and benefits are good" ((in 34 reviews))

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

"Long hours if you want to have success as a teacher (it's not horrible)" ((in 125 reviews)); "You are losing so many teachers because of poor leadership." ((in 40 reviews)); "Unnecessary long hour pds, insane long hours" ((in 33 reviews)); "Horrible management of employees in terms of operations." ((in 18 reviews)); "Heavy work load with minimal time to truly keep up with it" ((in 16 reviews))

Question 7

What are the top reviewed Uncommon Schools locations?

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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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