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PowerSchool SIS

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What is PowerSchool SIS?

The PowerSchool Student Information System covers administrative needs, such as scheduling, attendance, reporting, data management, faculty management, emergency/medical and health management, registration, and more for K-12 schools and districts. It is easy to use and boasts an industry-leading gradebook, PowerTeacher Pro. Users enjoy a fully…

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The most efficient student information system!

Rating: 10 out of 10
April 19, 2022
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
I am currently employed as an administrative support manager at a local educational firm. During the time of my employment, the major problem our management had was to find a ...
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Sachi Subaran
Manager - Corporate
Administrative Support Manager
Teachables
PowerSchool Student Information System1 year of experience

PowerSchool SIS Powers up!

Rating: 9 out of 10
April 12, 2022
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
I use PowerSchool Student Information System everyday in the morning for checking attendance, for synching grades from Schoology, for monitoring students' grades quarterly and...
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Juvy Mojares
Employee - Research & Development
Teacher
Somerton Middle School
PowerSchool Student Information System5 years of experience

PowerSchool Keeps Everything in One Place!

Rating: 8 out of 10
April 11, 2022
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use Power School to manage our student information, and student enrollment, schedule classes, give grades and report cards and communicate grades to parents and guardians. ...
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Amber AuBain
Employee - Other
Teacher
Caldwell County Schools
PowerSchool Student Information System6 years of experience

PowerSchool is a powerful tool for teachers and students to maintain schedules .

Rating: 5 out of 10
March 27, 2021
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use PowerSchool [Student Information System] to do grades and attendance. PowerSchool has acquired many different companies and has expanded their offerings to out price th...
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Spencer Cook
Director - Information Technology
Director Of Technology
Sugar Salem School District
PowerSchool Student Information System16 years of experience

Useful but needs work

Rating: 8 out of 10
March 16, 2021
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
The system has a great deal of potential but is not consistent when communicating with other management software. It is relatively easy to learn and use. It calculates final g...
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Heather Skulan
Director - Other
Compliance Auditor
Wakefield Marenisco School District
PowerSchool Student Information System7 years of experience
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What is PowerSchool SIS?

The PowerSchool Student Information System covers administrative needs, such as scheduling, attendance, reporting, data management, faculty management, emergency/medical and health management, registration, and more for K-12 schools and districts. It is easy to use and boasts an industry-leading…

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Product Details

What is PowerSchool SIS?

The PowerSchool Student Information System covers administrative needs, such as scheduling, attendance, reporting, data management, faculty management, emergency/medical and health management, registration, and more for K-12 schools and districts. It is easy to use and boasts an industry-leading gradebook, PowerTeacher Pro. Users enjoy a fully web-based SIS that is flexible, configurable, and scalable with real-time updates on any operating system, browser or device.

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PowerSchool SIS Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Blackberry, Mobile Web
Supported LanguagesArabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Greek, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese

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Reviewers rate Student Data Security and Class Scheduling highest, with a score of 9.4.

The most common users of PowerSchool SIS are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).

PowerSchool SIS Customer Size Distribution

Consumers0%
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)30%
Mid-Size Companies (51-500 employees)70%
Enterprises (more than 500 employees)0%
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Reviews From Top Reviewers

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Power up with PowerSchool

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
October 24, 2019
Verified User
Director in Other
Education Management Company, 1001-5000 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
PowerSchool Student Information System
14 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Our school district uses PowerSchool as our primary student information system (SIS). Teachers access it daily to report grades. Parents access it regularly to check grades. The administration uses it to record all attendance. Students access it not only to verify assignments but also to select classes when balloting happens. We connect to PowerSchool through our learning management software (LMS), our mobile platforms, as well as traditional desktops.
Pros
  • The mobile app for students and parents is user-friendly and always up to date.
  • Information for master scheduling is well done and of vital importance.
  • Custom reports and settings are accessible.
Cons
  • There is a need for a mobile app for the administration to easily view information while away from their desks.
  • It would be nice if it had a more robust data warehouse for assessment data.
Likelihood to Recommend
If districts are looking for an SIS solution that is robust and adaptable to their needs, I would recommend PowerSchool. There is a wealth of user-based groups to help find a solution to any unique solution you are looking for.

PowerSchool SIS Powers up!

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
April 12, 2022
JM
Juvy Mojares
Teacher
Somerton Middle School (Education Management, 11-50 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
PowerSchool Student Information System
5 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I use PowerSchool Student Information System everyday in the morning for checking attendance, for synching grades from Schoology, for monitoring students' grades quarterly and throughout the school year in all subjects, log entries, login details , demographics and medical alert. PowerSchool SIS resolves issues in grading student's works and daily attendance.
Pros
  • keeping and recording grades
  • checking attendance
  • keeping students' academic records
  • keeping student's private information
Cons
  • PowerSchool Student Information System is better if it has the capacity of sending emails to parents and students
  • PowerSchool Student Information System is better if it has the capacity of sending alerts to parents if student is late or tardy or absent in class
Likelihood to Recommend
For five years with PowerSchool Student Information System, it has effective functionalities that have helped both teachers and parents in keeping track of students academic performance, and attendance; generating learning data for planning and preparation; generating attendance report and report card; keeping students academic, medical and other confidential information; and very minimal downtime.

PowerSchool Student Information System is a Win, Win

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
December 20, 2019
PW
Pamela Wisecup
Teacher
Banks County High School, Homer, GA (Primary/Secondary Education, 51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
PowerSchool Student Information System
20 years of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
PowerSchool Student Information System is being used by my entire school system to keep track of student demographics, scheduling, grades, and special education IEP files. By having all this information in one place, our record-keeping is effectively streamlined.
Pros
  • Scheduling is easy.
  • The gradebook is convenient and easy to use.
Cons
  • Sometimes setting up the gradebook can be tricky.
Likelihood to Recommend
My favorite feature of PowerSchool is the Special Education record-keeping system. Information from the previous IEP can be copied. It is easy to input text. Drop-down menus assist in writing the IEP.

PowerSchool Keeps Everything in One Place!

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
April 11, 2022
AA
Amber AuBain
Teacher
Caldwell County Schools (Education Management, 1001-5000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
PowerSchool Student Information System
6 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Power School to manage our student information, and student enrollment, schedule classes, give grades and report cards and communicate grades to parents and guardians. It is our go-to place for student management and a place to store information. We use Power School throughout our county in all of the schools.
Pros
  • Scheduling students.
  • Grades
  • Integration with other products.
Cons
  • Scheduling students could use a more streamlined approach.
  • Learning how to use PowerSchool can seem intimidating at first.
  • Some of the selections in the program are small and hard to read or see.
Likelihood to Recommend
PowerSchool is great for schools to keep track of student information, schedules, and grades. It integrates with other programs to make setting up classes easier and faster. PowerSchool gives teachers a singular place to find information or input students' grades. It also has an app for parents or guardians to use to check their student's grades which is very useful.

To PowerSchool, or not to PowerSchool...

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
December 11, 2018
Verified User
Employee in Other
Education Management Company, 11-50 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
PowerSchool Student Information System
5 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use PowerSchool for several pieces of our student information. First, we use it for attendance and to track absences and tardies. Secondly, we use the lunch count section. We have just begin to use the automated messaging/calling feature for delinquent lunch balances to help notify families of balances. We also use the gradebook installed to our desktops. It is nice to have a program that all faculty uses so that we are able to help each other with difficulties. It is also nice to have all of our student information in one spot to access.
Pros
  • Automated calling/messaging for delinquent lunch balances
  • Ease of accessing student information quickly
  • Ability to view how students are doing in other classrooms and not just classes with you
Cons
  • It can be difficult adding assignments to the gradebook if you don't click the right sequence of boxes
  • Some information is buried in reports where you wouldn't expect them to be
  • Setting up the gradebook for the first time may not make sense, especially if you are using standards based grading
Likelihood to Recommend
I don't believe I have any situations where PowerSchool wouldn't be appropriate. It helps to keep student information readily available for teachers to gain contact info, health info, grades, and attendance. It has made it nice for myself to not have paper files for each student in my desk for four sections since I can look everything up on my computer.
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