Is Scholastic a good company to work for?

Scholastic has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on over 1,372 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% 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 3% 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, 3.3 for culture and values and 2.8 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

3.3

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 3.3 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

2.0

Sep 29, 2009

Poor upper management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company is a well known name, and puts out interesting product for children.

Cons

In the department where I was, there was a lot of incompetence at the upper management level, which meant there was also a lot of competition at that level. Where there are lack of skills, there is fear of discovery, which means a lot of finger pointing. That of course, trickles down in their ability to manage lower level employees, which affects their ability to do their job.

4.0

Sep 22, 2009

E-Commerce programmer @ Scholastic

senior applications developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pros of working at scholastic were the casual work environment, location (soho, nyc) and relative low stress of the position.

Cons

The overall quality of developers working at Scholastic wasn't of the highest caliber. The opportunity to really learn new technologies and be on the cutting edge wasn't there. However, being an ecommerce site and not a cutting edge business application, this was to be expected. I just needed to move on for my own professional and personal fulfillment.

1.0

Sep 21, 2009

Inept management, inefficient business processes, political

Associate editor/producer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

In theory, there are lots of benefits to working for Scholastic. In reality, I'd rank their benefits package as one of the few positives of the company.

Cons

Scholastic is a company whose business practices are rooted in the 1970s. It's astonishing how poorly the company has changed with the times - whether it's antiquated information systems to printers from 1989 to a reluctance to invest in product development for modern kids - Scholastic is a dinosaur of a business. Another problem is that senior management is bloated, while the assistant/associate level remains thin, despite receiving the least amount of compensation for doing most of the work. It's a political workplace with very little accountability or structure, and very little room for advancement.

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Poor upper management

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