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

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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

3.0

Oct 27, 2016

Amazing job, but poor managers and salary

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-If you love books and children (and children's books!) this is the place for you -Fun, creative, young-at-heart environment

Cons

-poor salary -toxic environment -negative managerial team leading with unfair and unethical practices

2.0

Apr 8, 2016

Markham

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Generally people are pretty good to work with

Cons

Beware of the HR/Management affiliation. Nothing that is shared with HR fits the "confidential" mold... same of information shared with mgmt... goes straight into that "file" of yours in HR, which they may or may not use against you at some point in the future. God forbid you ask to see the contents of your file... And that so-called "family culture"... yeah... sure...

2.0

Oct 7, 2014

Bad managers

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Most of the people really care about the books, and because of that there's a real camaraderie. The (downtown) office is beautiful and in a good location. Annual raises and good benefits.

Cons

Borderline abusive management, passive aggressive attitudes, low-to-mid salaries despite huge profits.

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