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)

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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

3.0

Feb 3, 2009

Great product. Great mission. Political place to work.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great product. Creative, intelligent, passionate employees.

Cons

Very little communication between upper management and the rest of company. Very 'political' place to work.

3.0

Jan 24, 2009

Great products, great workers, demoralizing leadership and process management.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working to produce reading materials for teachers and children is very satisfying. You know that your efforts pay off in good quality materials for teachers and kids. It's fun to be part of such a well-known and well-loved company. Many of the people at Scholastic care a lot about their work, and have a high sense of responsibility about what they produce. There's a good sense of innovation, as well. New ideas are welcome.

Cons

The work-life balance is horrible. People are expected to work on the weekends and evenings without compensation, and to be responsible for a great deal of work done in a short period of time. What rankles the most about this is that the reason why things are behind is often due to management not making decisions in a timely, orderly way. There's not a sense of respect for the efforts of the rank and file.

1.0

Nov 29, 2008

Scholastic Book Fairs, It not a job It's Slavery

Driver

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you like dealling with school age kids and seeing there excitment when you deliver a book fair to schools then it's for you. Also if you like working on your own then being a driver is great, as you get your route and leave the warehouse.

Cons

Low wages, lack of communication between branch manager and employees, always demanding more of there employees without giving back to the employees. They recently started cost cutting measures to save money, there making it harder to do your job. The branch manager I worked with doesn't treat you with respect, I have been yelled at by him in front of everyone just because I asked a question about a delivery.

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Great product. Great mission. Political place to work.

Great products, great workers, demoralizing leadership and process management.

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