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The Rise School of Austin

place Austin, TX 11-50 employees

3.6
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7 Reviews

Rating Distribution

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3 (43%)
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All reviews (7)

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Competitive pay, scheduling could improve

work Staff (role not specified) calendar_today Mar 24, 2025 public via Indeed

Sweet families and kids, decent PTO and benefits, and pay described as competitive. Wished for better scheduling and advance planning from leadership.

thumb_up Pros
  • Competitive pay
  • Good PTO/benefits
  • Sweet families and kids
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  • Scheduling and planning could improve
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Great mission, disorganized management

work Teacher calendar_today Oct 6, 2020 public via Indeed

Praised the mission, kids, and low student-teacher ratios, but described management as disorganized and cited a culture of overwork.

thumb_up Pros
  • Lovely mission
  • Low student-teacher ratios
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  • Disorganized management
  • Culture of overwork
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Collaborative and welcoming culture

work Marketing & Development Manager calendar_today Sep 29, 2020 public via Indeed

Staff described as welcoming, open, and collaborative with a strong focus on student welfare and an inclusive mission.

thumb_up Pros
  • Welcoming, collaborative staff
  • Strong focus on student welfare
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Incredible school and staff

work Lead Teacher calendar_today Feb 26, 2020 public via Indeed

Described as a career highlight, with strong learning opportunities from colleagues and management.

thumb_up Pros
  • Excellent learning opportunities
  • Strong colleagues and management
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Rewarding kids, exhausting management

work Teacher calendar_today Jan 8, 2020 public via Indeed

Sweet children and families kept staff motivated, but teachers were spread thin with insufficient breaks and exhausting working conditions.

thumb_up Pros
  • Motivating children and families
thumb_down Cons
  • Teachers spread thin
  • Insufficient breaks
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Inclusive for kids, not for staff

work Pre-Kindergarten Inclusion Lead Teacher calendar_today Sep 25, 2019 public via Indeed

Noted extremely high annual teacher turnover (roughly one-third) and poor retention despite recruiting talented educators.

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  • High annual teacher turnover (~33%)
  • Poor staff retention
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Toxic work environment

work Teacher calendar_today Sep 19, 2019 public via Indeed

Described a fear-based management style creating an exclusive, negative workplace culture that spilled into staff's personal lives.

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  • Fear-based management style
  • Negative workplace culture