Item: PowerSchool Student Information System
Rating: 8
Author: Amber AuBain

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 and Cons

Scheduling students.
Grades
Integration with other products.

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.

Most Important Features

Scheduling
Grades
Integration with other products.

Return on Investment

Keeps our student information, health information, schedules, and grades all in one place.
Easily accessible for parents through the app which helps with our goal of communication with parents/guardians.

Key Insights

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?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of PowerSchool Student Information System go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy PowerSchool Student Information System again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Renaissance Star Assessments, Renaissance Accelerated Reader

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.

PowerSchool Keeps Everything in One Place!

Overall Satisfaction with PowerSchool Student Information System