employer cover photo

Tempe Preparatory Academy

Is this your company?

Tempe Preparatory Academy Reviews

4.4

80% would recommend to a friend

(6 total reviews)

37% positive business outlook

Reviews by job title

6 reviews
2.0
2 Apr 2020

Has Gone Downhill

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The school is small, so it's a close knit community of teachers and students. The idea of the school is quite good.

Cons

The school went down hill every year I was there. Huge turnover in teachers and headmaster. Unlike a public school, there are no raises. The salary you start at, is the salary you leave at 10 years later. Not even an inflation adjustment. No pension (it's a charter school) and almost no contributions to a retirement account. Each year the school has had to lower their teaching standards so as to keep kids. They say they have a 100% graduation rate, but that's not true. 100 kids might start in 9th grade, but only 60 graduate. The other 40 transfer to other schools. So yes, 100% of those remaining graduate, but loads of kids transfer out. Also, as there is no union, and you are an at-will employee, you can be fired any time, on any day, for any reason, or no reason.

5.0
15 Dec 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

TPA has an excellent student and faculty community. The standards are high and the accountability is the best I have seen for the K-12 level.

Cons

The pay is the biggest drawback, especially for the number of teachers with advanced degrees teaching there.

5.0
21 Oct 2021

Amazing School

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Autonomy, flexibility, respect, rigorous curriculum, engaged students

Cons

Pay, five PTO days a year that don’t roll over, emails from angry parents

Viewing 1 - 3 of 6 Reviews

Glassdoor has 6 Tempe Preparatory Academy reviews submitted anonymously by Tempe Preparatory Academy employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Tempe Preparatory Academy is right for you.