Mission For more than 25 years, we’ve made education information accessible and actionable for parents nationwide. We are the only national organization that collects and analyzes data from all 51 state departments of education and the federal government to provide analysis, insights, and school quality ratings for parents, partners, researchers, and policymakers.
Our mission is to provide high-quality information that supports parents pursuing a great education for their child, schools striving for excellence, and communities working to diminish inequities in education. We do this by:
1. Equipping parents with trusted information and research-backed parenting guidance to make decisions about their child’s education and advocate for high-quality learning opportunities.
2. Empowering education stakeholders with research and data insights to improve schools, with the goal of creating a more equitable future for all children.
Description GreatSchools is the leading nonprofit providing high-quality information that supports parents pursuing a great education for their child, schools striving for excellence, and communities working to diminish inequities in education.
Over 49 million users visit our award-winning website each year to learn about schools in their area, explore research insights, and access thousands of free, evidence-based parenting resources to support their child’s learning and well-being.
School quality: We collect and analyze data from all 51 state departments of education and the federal government to provide analysis, insights, and school quality ratings for parents, partners, researchers, and policymakers.
Parenting guidance: We provide parents and caregivers with trusted information and research-backed parenting guidance to make decisions about their child’s education and advocate for high-quality learning opportunities.
Community action: We empower education stakeholders with research and data insights to improve schools, with the goal of creating a more equitable future for all children.
GreatSchools has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 36 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GreatSchools employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).
Overall, 51% of employees would recommend working at GreatSchools to a friend. This is based on 36 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
9% of job seekers rate their interview experience at GreatSchools as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at GreatSchools.