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Elementary school teacher resume example

A resume for an elementary teacher with seven years of experience and a grade-level leadership role. Principals hiring experienced teachers want evidence that students learn in your room and that you make the team around you better, so the bullets lead with growth data and leadership.

Elementary school teacher resume example, page 1 of 1Annika VossbergElementary School Teacherannika.vossberg@example.com · (720) 555-0124 · Denver, COSummaryElementary teacher with seven years in second and fourth grade at Title I schools. I teach reading throughstructured literacy and small groups, use data every week to decide who needs what, and lead my grade-levelteam. My classes have beaten the school average on state tests every year since 2022.ExperienceFourth Grade TeacherAug 2021 – PresentAspen Meadow Elementary, Front Range Unified School District · Denver, CO•Teach all subjects to 27 students; 71% met or exceeded expectations on CMAS English language arts in2025, against a school average of 48%.•Moved 19 of 23 students who started below benchmark in reading to on track by spring with small-groupinstruction and weekly progress checks in Acadience.•Grade-level team lead for 4 teachers since 2023: plan units together, run data meetings every 6 weeks andonboard new hires.•Mentored 2 student teachers from the University of Colorado Denver, both later hired by the district.•Started a family math night that drew 140 families in its first year and now runs every semester.Second Grade TeacherAug 2019 – May 2021Cottonwood Creek Elementary, Front Range Unified School District · Denver, CO•Taught 24 students, including a year of remote and hybrid learning.•Kept average daily attendance at 93% during remote learning with daily family check-ins and 15 home visits.•Built a phonics routine with decodable readers that the second grade team adopted.EducationM.A. in Curriculum and Instruction2022 – 2024University of Denver · Denver, COB.A. in Elementary Education2015 – 2019University of Northern Colorado · Greeley, COLicense and trainingColorado Professional Teacher License, Elementary Education (K-6)2024Colorado Department of EducationREAD Act training in evidence-based reading instruction (45 hours)2021Colorado Department of EducationCulturally and Linguistically Diverse Education training (45 hours)2022Front Range Unified School DistrictSkillsStructured literacy · Guided reading and small groups · Math workshop · Data-driven instruction ·Acadience Reading · i-Ready · Differentiation · Responsive Classroom · Social-emotional learning ·Family engagement · Google Classroom · Seesaw
Elementary school teacherUse this example

What recruiters look for

  • Student growth: state test results, interim assessments and reading benchmarks, compared with something meaningful.
  • Reading instruction: structured literacy training and how you teach foundational skills, now a priority in most states.
  • Classroom management: a named approach (Responsive Classroom, PBIS, CHAMPS) or a result like fewer office referrals.
  • Team contribution: team lead roles, mentoring student teachers, shared planning, committees.
  • Family engagement: conferences, communication in families’ languages, events that families actually attend.

Writing the summary

Say your years, grade levels and school setting, then your strongest teaching practice and one result. Principals read hundreds of summaries that say “dedicated educator”; a number and a grade level stand out.

The summary in this example

Elementary teacher with seven years in second and fourth grade at Title I schools. I teach reading through structured literacy and small groups, use data every week to decide who needs what, and lead my grade-level team. My classes have beaten the school average on state tests every year since 2022.

Teacher moving to a new state

Elementary teacher with eight years in grades 1 to 3 in Ohio, relocating to Denver in summer 2026. Colorado license application in progress through reciprocity. Trained in structured literacy, with 80% or more of my students meeting end-of-year reading benchmarks for five straight years.

Teacher returning after a break

Elementary teacher with six years in kindergarten and first grade, returning to the classroom after three years at home with my children. I have kept my license current, completed 45 hours of reading instruction training in 2025 and substitute taught 40 days this year.

Bullet points that work

Strong lines for this role, beyond the ones in the example. Borrow the shape and put in your own numbers.

  • Raised the share of students reading on grade level from 42% in September to 76% in May using daily small-group phonics.
  • Cut office referrals from my classroom from 22 to 5 in a year after introducing morning meetings and a calm-down corner.
  • Wrote a 6-week science unit on ecosystems that the whole grade level now teaches.
  • Led professional development on math talks for 30 teachers at the school.
  • Sent weekly newsletters in English and Spanish and reached 100% of families for fall conferences.
  • Served on the school’s MTSS team, reviewing data for 120 students every 6 weeks.
  • Secured $3,500 in grants for a classroom library of 600 diverse books.
  • Adapted lessons for 6 students with IEPs and 8 English learners in a class of 26, co-planning with specialists weekly.
  • Coached the school’s first-ever chess club of 20 students to a district tournament.

Skills to list

Hard skills

  • Structured literacy and phonics
  • Guided reading and small-group instruction
  • Math curriculum and manipulatives
  • Formative and interim assessment (i-Ready, MAP, Acadience, DIBELS)
  • Differentiation for IEPs and English learners
  • Classroom management systems (PBIS, Responsive Classroom)
  • Learning platforms (Google Classroom, Seesaw)
  • Curriculum and unit writing

Soft skills

  • Warmth with young children
  • Clear communication with families
  • Collaboration in grade-level teams
  • Mentoring new teachers

Certifications and licenses worth listing

  • State teaching license with grade band and endorsements: write it exactly as the state does, for example “Elementary Education (K-6)”.
  • State-required reading training: many states now require science-of-reading coursework or an exam; list it when you have it.
  • Endorsements that widen your options: ESL or English learner endorsements, gifted, or reading specialist.
  • National Board Certification: a strong mark of an accomplished teacher, often with a salary bonus.

Length and format

One page for most elementary teachers; two pages if you have ten or more years or a leadership role worth describing. Put your license in its own section on page one. Student teaching can go once you have three years of experience.

Common mistakes

  • Bullets that describe the job (“planned lessons, graded papers”) instead of what your students learned.
  • Test scores without a comparison. “71% proficient” means more next to the school average.
  • Leaving out the grade level in job titles. Principals hire for a specific grade.
  • Naming students or sharing anything that could identify them, even in a good story.
  • A license written vaguely (“certified teacher”). Say which state, which grades and which endorsements.

Questions and answers

What should an elementary teacher put on a resume?

Your license, the grades you have taught, student results, how you teach reading and math, team roles and family engagement. A short summary and a skills list with your assessment tools round it out.

How do I show student growth if my school does not share data?

Use your own classroom data: benchmark changes from fall to spring, reading levels, unit test averages. Report them as groups or percentages.

Should I include my student teaching on an experienced teacher’s resume?

After about three years of teaching, no. Use the space for your classroom results and leadership.

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