Is Scholastic a good company to work for?

Scholastic has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 1,372 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 41% of employees would recommend working at Scholastic to a friend and 46% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Scholastic have been left by employees working as Warehouse Associate , Manager and Warehouse Worker .

Does Scholastic pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Scholastic employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Scholastic. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Scholastic?

41% of Scholastic employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Scholastic 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Scholastic?

Sales Consultant (41) , Warehouse Associate (22) , Director (18) , Inside Sales Representative (17) , Manager (17) , Warehouse Worker (17) , Sales (16) , Product Coordinator (12) , Book Fair Consultant (11) , Editor (11) , Software Engineer (11) , Designer (10) , Marketing (10) , Order Picker (10) , Account Executive (9)

What are the pros of working at Scholastic according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and a nice company" ((in 123 reviews)); "This company offers a good benefits package and employee discounts on their products." ((in 78 reviews)); "Work life balance can be good if you're not on a tight deadline" ((in 70 reviews)); "Some coworkers are great." ((in 35 reviews)); "flexible hours and within drivable distance from home." ((in 33 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Scholastic according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and difficult to move up in the company" ((in 100 reviews)); "It strains the back out and the pay is too low" ((in 61 reviews)); "The upper management and some of the middle management is pretty awful." ((in 54 reviews)); "Salary was low." ((in 37 reviews)); "Poor leadership; disjointed business units" ((in 26 reviews))

What are employees saying about Scholastic layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Scholastic layoffs and their outlook for job security at Scholastic in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Scholastic locations?

New York , Jefferson City , Lake Mary , Saint Charles , Neosho , West Chester , Los Angeles , Cincinnati , Houston , Olympia , Kennesaw , Chicago , Fenton , Charlotte , Dallas , Secaucus , Saint Louis , Raleigh , Roselle , Milwaukee , Waco , Indianapolis , Orlando , Watertown , Cranbury , Brooklyn , Phoenix , San Diego , Fremont , Danbury

Scholastic reviews

3.4

41% would recommend to a friend

(1,174 total reviews)

Dick Robinson

44% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.4

Culture & values

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Senior management

2.9

Career opportunities

Scholastic has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,174 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Scholastic employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

2.0

Jan 4, 2019

No support

Sales consultant

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CEO approval

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Pros

Schedule is really all I can think of since you have summers off (unpaid) but if you don't have kids it really doesn't make sense.

Cons

Management is unprofessional and unhelpful. They are fair weather fans of the business and only supportive when things are going well (which they are not). Competition is rolling in and they have no plan to support their employees through it.

2.0

Apr 18, 2018

STS has some things to work on

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good work-life balance - Ability to work from home - Generally nice, friendly people - Good brand, good mission - Relatively decent pay, with an effort to increase the Associates' pay up to market value.

Cons

- Not a good environment for entry-level employees. May just be my personal experience, but some of the more senior members on the team are scared for their jobs and are not willing to teach you, or leave out just enough information to keep you at entry level and not progress. - Team politics - Significant layoffs and people leaving earlier this year in STS - Silo-ed departments and teams - Training is non-existent - CTO micromanages teams

1.0

Dec 28, 2017

I am currently suffering PTSD from this job!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

co workers in my department, benefits

Cons

Everything else. Management doesn't treat you like an adult, or let you do any creative thinking whatsoever. Need to follow a script word for word, and if you even so much as look as a neighbor, you get reprehended for talking and not working. A worker who made their yearly goal was not given a yearly raise because they had a few bad months in that year. Higher management held meetings claiming that they cared, but consistently would not return or even read my emails to them.

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