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PowerSchool Student Information System Review from an Educator
December 23, 2019

PowerSchool Student Information System Review from an Educator

Whitney Garnai, M. Ed. | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with PowerSchool Student Information System

PowerSchool is being used by my organization as a full-roll-out Student Information System portal. Not only can staff track attendance, grades, etc., but also parents can login to their Parent View of Power School and then can access their student's grades, attendance, and notifications there. I find power school very user friendly and enjoy using it over Schoolology.
  • Grade Book
  • Attendance
  • IEP Integration
  • Benchmark Score Integration
  • Marketing
  • Ease of Use
I have used Desire 2 Learn (D2L) and Synergy Student Information System (Synergy SIS) and PowerSchool Student Information System stacks up against them this way:

CONS for PowerSchool Student Information System
- Does not have IEP functionality for special populations

PROS for PowerSchool Student Information System (PowerSchool SIS):
- Effective for student management when it comes to attendance, behavior, etc.
- Easily connects with PowerSchool Assessments
Overall, I have not had to use support for PowerSchool Student Information System because our school district gives us training in each area in which we will be utilizing PowerSchool Student Information System. In terms of in-user support, I feel that there is mild to moderate user support that is built into PowerSchool SIS.

Do you think PowerSchool Student Information System delivers good value for the price?

Not sure

Are you happy with PowerSchool Student Information System's feature set?

Yes

Did PowerSchool Student Information System live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of PowerSchool Student Information System go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy PowerSchool Student Information System again?

Yes

I feel that PowerSchool Student Information System is well suited for the following settings:
- elementary schools
- middle schools
- high schools
- small community colleges
- private schools

On the other hand, I do not feel that PowerSchool Student Information System is well suited for universities or large community colleges because of their sheer size. I have seen PowerSchool SIS used with a student population of >500, but not more than 500 students.