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 123 reviews)); "Great benefits and it's easy" ((in 71 reviews)); "Work life balance can be good if you're not on a tight deadline" ((in 67 reviews)); "Some coworkers are great." ((in 34 reviews)); "flexible hours and within drivable distance from home." ((in 31 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 98 reviews)); "It strains the back out and the pay is too low" ((in 63 reviews)); "The upper management and some of the middle management is pretty awful." ((in 54 reviews)); "Salary was low." ((in 39 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

3.4

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

Jun 28, 2021

Avoid

Art editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Office location. Not the actual office. That was overheated and stuffy. Nothing else. Sorry.

Cons

Compared to other publishing companies, this place was an unfriendly workplace. The best part was going home. I dreaded going in everyday. Unfriendly support staff, ver competitive peers, and lazy managers. Ugh. Truly the worst. I’ve worked in over ten publishing offices in my career, and this place ranked the lowest of the low. I was so happy to leave that toxic place behind.

2.0

Jan 14, 2010

Scholastic

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Casual work environment. Average benefits, such as medical and 401k.

Cons

Poor annual raises. Poor management especially at the higher levels and poor communications. The company is not in touch with the current rapid changes and trends. Frequent restructuring is done and not always for the good of the company, which leads to major lay-offs and the new heads of departments starts hiring their friends and families to positions that they are completely unqualified for.

2.0

Apr 7, 2015

A US-based company with distinct departments all competing for resources.

Saes manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The corporate mission of increasing literacy is a worthy goal.

Cons

Heirarchy is distinct; little room for entrepreneurial progressive thought. Company pays according to "publishing industry, which is well-known to be on the low scale". The company norm of people only achieving respect if they have been employees for 20+ years is antiquated, stifling and causes employee complacency.

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