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 125 reviews)); "Good benefits and security" ((in 77 reviews)); "Work life balance can be good if you're not on a tight deadline" ((in 65 reviews)); "Some coworkers are great." ((in 35 reviews)); "flexible hours and within drivable distance from home." ((in 29 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 92 reviews)); "It strains the back out and the pay is too low" ((in 58 reviews)); "The upper management and some of the middle management is pretty awful." ((in 56 reviews)); "Salary was low." ((in 37 reviews)); "Poor leadership; disjointed business units" ((in 24 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

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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).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

1.0

Mar 14, 2019

Horrible, if you aren’t a favorite you will get no help

Sales consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Summers off (they are unpaid)

Cons

EVERYTHING. It’s like the mean girls movie how Management plays favorites, no real help even if you specifically ask for help, managers will openly mock you. This is not a place where you can get support

1.0

Sep 29, 2018

Don’t Work here

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-some of the people can be great -some of the books are fun to work on -focus on diversity

Cons

-Terrible pay, easily the lowest in the publishing industry. I’ve been told this is because the higher ups keep salaries low. -You will be overworked. According to my former boss, the head refused to hire more people, even though our department was severely understaffed and was doing work that would be done by 3 teams in another publishing house. -They don’t care about you. You won’t get a raise and you won’t get a promotion unless they’re in dire straits. For several years, they kept us in a building under construction, with noise and fumes all around. -The culture is toxic. People scream at each other, belittle each other.

2.0

Aug 11, 2018

Company struggles in digital age

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

*Work/life balance *Nice office *Good location

Cons

*Work in silos/Not much collaboration between business units or teams *Frequent layoffs/reorganizations *Moves slow *No clear direction or strategy for company

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