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 128 reviews)); "Great benefits and it's easy" ((in 76 reviews)); "Work life balance can be good if you're not on a tight deadline" ((in 68 reviews)); "Some coworkers are great." ((in 35 reviews)); "flexible hours and within drivable distance from home." ((in 27 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 95 reviews)); "It strains the back out and the pay is too low" ((in 57 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 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

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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

5.0

Apr 18, 2014

Scholastic's Mission to get books into the hands of children is why you want to work there!

Inside sales consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They have changed the sales consultant position to a work at home position which allows work-life balance. You also get a great feeling knowing you are encouraging kids to read and with all the budget cuts, you are providing books for school libraries

Cons

i think you miss a sense of team when you don't see coworkers and miss out on the option to advance in the company with no branch to work out of.

4.0

Apr 12, 2014

Good overall work environment.

Anonymous

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Coworkers are generally easygoing, friendly for the most part. Respect for family and hours when needed, adaptable with time so long as workload is achieved.

Cons

Issues with respect to databases, technologies are subpar, in terms of assessing operations needs. Creates additional work and at times communicative issues among teams. Many temps staffed that are not hired on for long term, created instability in teams and higher turnover.

3.0

Apr 4, 2014

Great place with some major flaws

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good mission and wonderful products, customer-focused

Cons

Poor management, lack of direction, inflated senior management, mix of staff that is intelligent/ hardworking and airheads

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Jobs at Scholastic

Part-Time Warehouse Associate - Monday thru Friday, 7AM to 11AM - Pay = $17.00/Hour (Aiea, HI)

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