He’ll be cleaning up now!

A former Colorado custodian is skyrocketing up the educational ladder, landing a gig as elementary school principal this year, according to a new report.

Michael Atkins, 38, was named the new boss at Dever’s Stedman Elementary School, local outlet ABC 7 reported.

Atkins, who was raised in the area, said that as a kid, he had no plans to pursue a career in the Denver Public Schools System.

“Growing up in Park Hill, there weren’t many positive influences and/or opportunities in the neighborhood,” Atkins told the station. “So, I didn’t really have any aspirations to be in education.”

But as a young adult, he developed a passion for working with children.

So he decided to balance raising his infant daughter with part-time college courses, and applied to be a teacher’s aide, he told CNN in June. That didn’t initially go over well — but he was offered his first job as a part-time custodian at Smiley Middle School, now known as McAuliffe International School, within the district, he said.

Part-time soon became full-time, and Atkins said he was fulfilled by the work.

“There were times where I got comfortable within my custodial position, and I loved the work,” he told ABC 7. “I loved the people that I met. I was still able to be in front of youth. But I knew that was just the first chapter of my journey.”

He decided to change schools upon reconnecting with a second-grade teacher-turned-principal who helped him along — and offered him a paraprofessional job, CNN reported.

With a degree and certification in tow, he then landed a teacher position, and moved up to assistant principal, according to the report.

He officially took on the role of principal on June 1.

From custodian to principal, his salary jumped by about $38 an hour, according to online estimates.

In his new role, Atkins, who said he was raised by a single mother, told the local station he’s ready to make a difference in his students’ lives.

“A lot of my African American male students remind me of me,” he shared. “And [that’s] not to say that they’re coming from the same situation that I came from.”

He hopes to encourage the students with a message he learned from his grandmother at a young age.

“Don’t let someone write your story, make sure you write your own story,” Atkins said. “And if someone has something to do with your story, let them edit it, do not let them create it.”