Is Uncommon Schools a good company to work for as a Lead Teacher?

Lead Teacher professionals working at Uncommon Schools have rated their employer with 2.1 out of 5 stars in 31 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Uncommon Schools employees being 2.7 out of 5 stars. Search open Lead Teacher jobs at Uncommon Schools now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Lead Teacher interview questions at Uncommon Schools .

Does Uncommon Schools pay Lead Teacher employees well?

Lead Teacher professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Uncommon Schools with 2.1 out of 5 stars based on 31 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 38.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Lead Teacher salaries and benefits at Uncommon Schools .

What are the top reviewed jobs at Uncommon Schools?

Teacher (290) , Lead Teacher (31) , Special Projects Coordinator (25) , Office Manager (24) , English Teacher (22) , Summer Teaching Fellow (21) , Dean of Students (19) , Special Education Teacher (17) , 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 72 reviews)); "They offer great professional development" ((in 46 reviews)); "staff is great and caring" ((in 39 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 39 reviews)); "kids are extremely sweet and benefits are good" ((in 36 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 121 reviews)); "And when I say “Uncommon,” I mean senior leadership (ASUPS, ACOOS, CSOs)." ((in 37 reviews)); "No autonomy for experienced teachers, one size fits all philosophy for students, long hours" ((in 30 reviews)); "Horrible management of employees in terms of operations." ((in 19 reviews)); "Long days and lots of demands" ((in 14 reviews))

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2.1

11% would recommend to a friend

(31 total reviews)

Brett Peiser

17% approve of CEO

22% positive business outlook

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2.1

Compensation and benefits

2.1

Career opportunities

2.0

Culture and values

2.0

Diversity and inclusion

2.0

Senior management

1.2

Work/Life balance

Lead Teacher employees have rated Uncommon Schools with 2.1 out of 5 stars, based on 31 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Lead Teacher professionals have an average working experience there. Uncommon Schools is rated 44% below average by Lead Teacher professionals compared to other employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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31 reviews

4.0

29 Jan 2026

Supportive

Lead teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

I refer to the training at the start of the year as "teacher bootcamp" it was highly informative and appropriately intensive. They provide supports through co-teachers, coaches, and supportive admin.

Cons

Not exclusive to Uncommon, but working in schools with minimal funding sometimes meant maintenance needs were unmet.

1.0

29 Mar 2025

Very long work hours, redundant Pass on Friday

Lead teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Very good place to start your career as a teacher as they walk you through with scripted lesson plans

Cons

Workday from 7.15 am Watch kids as they come in , eat breakfast , watch them during lunch ( teachers standing the whole time ) and dismiss them outside even in freezing weather . Only rain dismissal is inside. Fridays kids leave at 12 , teachers have to go for boring PD where no one is really listening . Dismissal is 4:15 p and they call it early dismissal . Otherwise there are meetings till 5 pm .

2.0

17 Mar 2025

Not Worth The Salary

Lead teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Summers off, good coworkers, the kids are incredible

Cons

Insane behavioral expectations for students, no individuality allowed, very long work hours, leaders are all drunk on the uncommon kool-aid and don’t really care about the kids

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