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

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.3

Culture & values

3.2

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Senior management

2.8

Career opportunities

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).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

2.0

Apr 21, 2022

Curse of the perma-temp

Marketing assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

We have a nice message and it feels good to support students and teachers.

Cons

I worked at Scholastic for over 3 years as a full-time temp and was never hired despite being promised a role many times. There are a lot of divisions within Scholastic so they might not all be like this, but do not sell yourself short by staying on as a temp for long.

1.0

Apr 5, 2021

Beware

Inside sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, pay and summers off.

Cons

If you like to be micromanage and treated like a child this is the place for you! No growth opportunities unless you know someone in management. The culture cover your own butt so you are not thrown under the bus.

1.0

Mar 14, 2017

Ruthless Executive Management & Dysfunctional Technical Department

Manager in escholastic

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The Scholastic brand is known worldwide, but especially in the United States, and it conjures warm images of familiarity and care via its many products. The benefits of working at Scholastic don't match the brand. The books products and magazines are high quality. The company does some very good community works.

Cons

Scholastic Technical Services (the corporate technical group) is dysfunctional at best and incompetent at worst; working with them is a constant struggle and an ineffective process. Executive management comes off as ruthless in their approach to employees, with layoffs that are inexplicable and seem rather mind-bogglingly mismanaged. Executive management also is rather unconcerned with provable facts about core technical weaknesses. The company culture is cold and morale is low.

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