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PowerSchool Student Information System fulfills our needs
March 15, 2021

PowerSchool Student Information System fulfills our needs

David Tchozewski | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with PowerSchool Student Information System

PowerSchool Student Information System is being used by our entire school district to manage student registration, classroom rosters, grading, reporting, communications, and more. This system integrates with a variety of other educational systems that we use for academic needs. Rosters from PowerSchool Student Information System are shared seamlessly with other platforms, allowing for smooth account management of all systems. We currently use PowerSchool Student Information System with Google, Canvas (our learning management system), Discovery Education, and Clever.
  • What I like best about PowerSchool Student Information System is that you can use it as a very basic level (rosters, attendance, grades) or go to very deep levels of integration with other PowerSchool systems (registration, human resources, special education).
  • The PowerSchool Student Information System support system is strong among current users of the product. There is a vibrant community of end users who are willing to help other users.
  • Resources for self learning are abundant in the PowerSchool Student Information System Community site.
  • What I don't like is that it sometimes too complex for the typical user.
  • Secretaries live in PowerSchool Student Information System as part of their duties. Some of the knowledge necessary to get the most out of PowerSchool Student Information System requires some level of programming knowledge, which is beyond most secretaries' skill sets.
  • As PowerSchool continues to purchase other platforms to expand their offerings, it is difficult to stay up to speed on all of the trainings.
  • Bigger is not always better. Just because you can expand and offer features doesn't mean you should.
  • It is a comprehensive platform for most educational needs for managing our district.
  • The database is strong for tracking students throughout their academic careers.
  • It is widely used in our area, so support systems are readily available.
  • As we add more PowerSchool Student Information System features, our costs continue to increase. That is not necessarily bad as we move to house more and more of our systems in one platform.
I have been a PowerSchool Student Information System user since 2003 and we were one of the very first districts to adopt it. Since I have used it for so long, entertaining the idea of moving to another platform is not on the table.

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

Yes

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

Canvas, Google Workspace for Education (formerly G Suite for Education), Munis
The PowerSchool Student Information System registration system makes it easy for our parents to enroll their children in our district. Once they are enrolled, PowerSchool Student Information System gives parents one location to keep an eye on their child's academic progress throughout their school career.

Because we have mandated reporting for education, PowerSchool Student Information System does a fairly good job of meeting our state reporting needs. I applaud them for that, as that requires their teams to be familiar with the requirements of all states (and countries, as they are used worldwide).

PowerSchool Student Information System has done some work to improve critical logs for reporting purposes. However, we often find we have to make additional investments with third-party providers as their plug-ins provide better functionality.