# Page 2 | PowerSchool Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 2 - Is PowerSchool the right K-12 solution for you? Explore 181 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/175664/PowerSchool/reviews --- PowerSchool 4.3 (181) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/175664/PowerSchool/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 2 - Reviews of PowerSchool ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 26-50 of 181 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use sP sara P. Training and Compliance Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Efficient and easily adaptable software. " December 3, 2025 5.0 Quick to learn and transition to. Very straight forward software, excellent for quick reference and look up. Pros I like the ease of being able to search criteria quickly which makes my job more efficient and seamless. Cons I have had no issues with PowerSchool in the 5 years i have been using this software, i feel it has been critical to my job and communicates to the other software i use. Review Source NW Nicole W. School counselor Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Awful platform" June 24, 2025 1.0 it won’t save any of my data to apply for a career. It times out, refreshes page and everything is gone that I spent 45 minutes entering in. Pros None. First experience with it is from a school district that just adopted this platform. I’m using it to apply for a position in Tucson unified school district. I tried to apply through this platform and each time it’s has a different problem, but the end result is always that my data is erased. When I called my district HR, they said several people have complained of this problem. Yet when they give me the number for the platform/website/program, no one answers the phone. The chat is just as useless. It said it was transferring me to an engineer and then timed out. There are tons of pop-up ads when I’m trying to apply for a job. The ads cover the content that I need to see. As soon as I exit out of an ad, Another pops up. Many times I inadvertently I’m trying to exit the ad and I click to exit and it takes me to the AD page! The website also overheated my laptop today. It hasn’t the other five times I’ve tried to apply. Please fix your software program!! Cons The support chat is useless as it’s kind of answer question. It asked more questions of you than it is helpful to respond to you. No one answered the phone number given to me by my districts HR dept. No one has responded to my email. I’m told I’m not the only one that has had the problem of the platform, not saving the data and wiping out everything you’ve inputted if it refreshes or times you out. It’s frustrating enough that it is required to do the whole application in one sitting. Today I was almost done with it for the seventh time and it had trouble uploading my résumé. So it refresh the page and I lost everything I had input so far. And I had saved after every page. Review Source KC Kyla C. Teacher Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "It's Great But We Need Instructional Videos Please... " March 12, 2025 4.0 Overall experience is positive, but I also feel like I'm underutilizing it. If I knew it better (and actually had the time to know it better) I feel like I'd be using it to its potential. Pros It gets the job done and the new updates make everything more streamlined in terms of accessing information and utilizing it to build classes. Cons Setting up bins gets clunky--there's an expectation that teachers completely understand the math that Powerschool uses with percentages vs. numerical values, that we don't all have mastery of, right away. It would be nicer if we could just pick it up and go, rather than refer to a manual. Review Source CB Crysta B. Sales Insurance Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Review on PowerSchool" November 7, 2025 5.0 Overall, I have had a great experience using PowerSchool since my child has been enrolled in school. I like being able to keep up with their assignments and know which classes he is struggling to keep up with for assignments. Pros PowerSchool allows me to keep track of my child's grades, upcoming assignments, late assignments, and absences. Cons PowerSchool is only updated when the teachers decide to add in the grades, which makes it hard to keep up with things that might be late. Review Source IE Isiah E. Dean of Students Education Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "PowerSchool Excellence " June 26, 2025 5.0 PowerSchool is one of the best tools for schools or businesses dealing with students. It’s a great tool! Pros It’s user friendly for the staff and students, allows us to keep track of what’s going on with the students. Cons I can’t say I didn’t like anything about PowerSchool it was really helpful for attendance and grading system. Switched from [iGradePlus](https://www.capterra.com/p/121762/iGradePlus/) We switched in the middle of the 2024-2025 school year. Review Source CL Chareen L. School Secretary Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Good SIS Program" May 19, 2025 4.0 I have used the program for the past 7 years. They have done a lot to improve it over time, especially within the last year or so. I can find most things I need but reports are something that is still more difficult than Aeries Pros It is visually easy to see the information on the page. Once I get to the page I need, which isn't always straightforward. Cons Difficult to run reports or find the reports I needed without a lot of trial and error. I still can't always find what I am looking for. Review Source AT Angélica T. Tutor Primary/Secondary Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Perfecta plataforma para colegio y padres " March 22, 2025 5.0 En general ha sido una plataforma que me ayudado mucho con mantener la información de mi hijo en un solo lugar y estar súper pendiente de todo lo que pasa en sus notas y tareas. Pros Es una plataforma integral que ayuda mucho como padre a encontrar toda la información de nuestro hijo del colegio y la forma de ingresar es súper buena. Cons A veces o al principio cuando no conocía mucho de la plataforma me era difícil de ingresar y me perdía muy fácil. Pero después aprendí y es fácil Review Source DJ Devin J. Administrator Education Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "To SIS and Attendance and Beyond!" January 10, 2025 4.0 PowerSchool is best for larger schools seeking to build out from an SIS, and willing to pay a premium to gain access to more tools that integrate neatly with the core system. For small schools, it may be more difficult to justify with the alternatives out there. Pros PowerSchool's dashboard was useful for managing things at a bird's eye view, it was the first SIS I experienced and it was a pretty accessible tool overall. The attendance tracking was great for admin, and was consistently accurate without error. Cons It's not that PowerSchool was ineffective, rather as it has grown into more from just the attendance tracking and the SIS side the number of add-ons and features has grown and the pricing became a little outside of our range. Review Source SP Steven P. Operations Manager Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Simple, No Frills Student Data Application" March 12, 2025 3.0 A simple no frills data management app that is able to hold student info. Pros simple design and easy to retrieve student info Cons secure data management is poor as it was recently hacked. Review Source SL Sheena L. Program Manager Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Program Manager" October 7, 2024 4.0 Great tool in tracking meal balances and grades Pros Getting notifications how my child's grades are doing Cons No cons- It is great for tracking meal balances and grades Review Source eR eric R. Princiapl Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Don't buy this product" June 5, 2024 1.0 I can't name one good thing that other programs don't do better Pros I cant think of anything the system is antiquated and ridged more fitting of the 90s Cons I can't build an off set schedule to allow for block scheduling of 3 different grade levels. this program was not built for education it was build for programmers. Reason for choosing PowerSchool I didn't and wouldn't select this product. Review Source TH Ticia H. Teacher Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "The Worst Report Card Software - Ever!" October 27, 2022 1.0 Frustrating and infuriating. This program is way too complex for people that do not have a computer background or a programming background. It was not designed for the end-user in mind. For that reason, it should not be used in elementary school. Pros Absolutely nothing. Myself and my colleagues are literally typing our report cards in word documents or Google docs and copying and pasting them into this program because we have no other choice. See below Cons This software is so difficult to use. PowerSchool owned our previous software which was user friendly and specific to the needs of Ontario teachers… then they decided to stop supporting that program and encouraged our board to go with this new program. First, everything is in a very small font. The ‘comment’ window that you type in is in a black background making it equally difficult to see. The comment window does not expand to the whole screen…it might expand to 30% of the screen, which means you can never view your whole comment while you are working. There is no way to quickly preview what you were typing or to see if you have enough room for the comment. Everything in the drop-down menus is in code and not in user-friendly recognizable words. My report cards have now taken an extra 50 hours and I’ve only got through five kids with 21 more to go. Also there was no training provided for teachers beyond watching a one hour webinar. I’ve read other peoples reviews and it seems like there was lots of training involved. Quite frankly there are way too many things in this program that do not and would not be used by a classroom teacher. Review Source DH Denice H. Teacher Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Powerschool . . . it does a lot, but could use some tweaks." June 24, 2022 3.0 In terms of housing student information, completing attendance and lunch count, and entering class scores, I appreciate the functionality. The report card function needs some minor upgrades to make it more user friendly on the teacher end. Pros I appreciate that I can access my students' demographic information easily. Attendance and lunch count are easy, as well. The student information management aspect of PowerSchool is intuitive. I rarely have to go to our school secretary for details, like I would have in the past. Cons The report card function needs some adjustments. The score entry section works well. It even allows you to adjust the font, which my older eyes appreciate. However, the printable report sent to parents each trimester is uncomfortably tiny in terms of font size. Even the comment section is very tiny, and those are some of the most valuable aspects of the report. Also, I'd very much appreciate being able to have a screen view that allowed me to look at each student's individual reports. This would be very helpful in looking for missing scores prior to report cards being printed. I have to do a lot of scrolling and clicking to track an individual child's scores over various subject areas. A single student screen view that allowed me to enter scores, if needed, would be a nice boost to the usability of this product. Review Source Adelyn C. d.Leadership Co President Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Does the job, could be better" May 17, 2019 4.0 Pros You can see your grades at a glance and this is really convenient for students. You can make submissions through Google Drive without relinquishing your ownership of the document like Google Classroom does (I understand the premise of that strategy, but it's majorly inconvenient). Cons Unlike in Canvas, you can't test what kind of grades you'll need on weighted assignments to maintain a certain overall grade. The UI/UX are also designed kind of poorly and my school frequently gets errors saying that PowerSchool is undergoing development. I never get those messages from Canvas. It's also extremely frustrating that I can't submit documents from Google Drive if they're in a Team Drive, whether or not they're owned by me. Review Source Aaron L. Teacher Education Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "PowerSchool: Nice Interface and Easy to Use Features" December 8, 2019 5.0 Overall, PowerSchool offers an easy to navigate attendance and grading system for schools. They have done a nice job with the layout in that most things are easy to find and where you would be expected to find them. There are many customizations available at the district level, so successful implementation will also be dependent on your district set up and ensuring that they are getting input from the appropriate stakeholders. Pros My school district switched over to PowerSchool about a year and a half ago. I now use it for grades, attendance, lunch counts, reports, and many other things. What I like most about PowerSchool is the interface. As a teacher, when I log in, the initial screen shows the things I use on a daily basis- attendance, lunch count, and contact information. I like that it is set up in a way that the things I use the most are right there. There is then an additional menu called "Power Teacher Pro" that is used for things like grade entries and reports that I might use more on a monthly basis. The report options offer lots of different variables and allows the user to create PDF, excel, and other types of files. Having these different options has been helpful. Cons The user experience has been a positive one for me. However, the initial training we received could use some improvement. The training modules are fairly dry to sit through and can be confusing to navigate. Switched from [Infinite Campus SIS](https://www.capterra.com/p/188836/Infinite-Campus/) It was determined that PowerSchool would match up better with our Learning Management System- Schoology. Review Source Joseph K. Educator Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Effective LMS" November 27, 2023 4.0 Our school adopted Powerschool in the last 5 years. This program is way better than the system we use to use. Great for overall attendance, student records, and grading. Pros Fairly easy to use for K-12 education. Attendance is a breeze and helps maintain accurate class grades and records. Cons Not too many cons to report. Data records for families and emails tend to be a little hard to access, but this could be how our technology department uploaded this information. Review Source Mindy K. English Teacher Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The best I've seen" January 18, 2019 5.0 I have used PowerSchool for about eight of my 15 years teaching. I would recommend it for any school. I would say one of the best features is being able to see my students' schedules, the grades they have for their classes, and a breakdown of their assignments. As a resource teacher, I often work with students who require credit recovery. It's so nice being able to see exactly how they're doing in their classes. It makes counseling and organizing so much easier. Pros I have been teaching for 15 years and have gone through many school management systems. PowerSchool is by far the best one. I am able to take attendance, keep track of grades, access communication information for the student, I can see their schedule, their grades for each class and what they are missing in that class. Everything I need is in PowerSchool. It's visually appealing, and easy to navigate. Cons I teach resource classes and often have several different grade levels in one class. This is set up as multiple classes with the same period number. I wish I could combine those so my attendance page and my grade book aren't so messy. Review Source CS Chris S. Assistant Director of Student Achievement Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "PowerSchool is effective and user-friendly!" May 12, 2023 5.0 I've had a very positive experience with PowerSchool. It's easy to submit daily attendance and create seating charts. It's user friendly and fairly simple to navigate. I can quickly find contact information regarding parents and guardians. It's a terrific resource for our school district! Pros We utilize PowerSchool to take attendance daily. This is the system used for our official grades at school. This is incredibly helpful when looking up emergency contact info, birthdates, seating charts, etc. Cons There are so many features that I am still learning about, and I've yet to come across something that I do not like about PowerSchool. Review Source Juvy M. Grade 8 ELA Teacher Education Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "PowerSchool organizes my school records and it empowers me as a teacher" September 25, 2018 5.0 Pros I was given the chance to explore this software when I started teaching at Somerton Middle School. This software helped me to appreciate the importance of technology in keeping the important records of my students - their grades. The PowerSchool is a superb and amazing software because students were able to access their academic standings from time to time. I like also its feature in which seating arrangements can be changed from time to time. With this powerful software, I could definitely say that my school records are very organized and the students were able to know their classroom performance from time to time. Different reports can also be generated in which it helps me to provide hard copy of students reports instantly. Cons At this point, when I explored all of its features, I like all of them. PowerSchool really empowers me as a teacher and everything I need in an online software for the teacher is in PowerSchool. The menus are user-friendly and I can easily navigate and switch from one task to another. Over-all, it has no features that I don't like. Review Source LG Leah G. Teachers Assistant Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Using PowerSchool" November 3, 2022 3.0 I worked in a school and had many jobs from teacher assistant to office manager, so I used powerschool in several ways. I would help teachers with the technology side of it, and sometimes even enter grades from a teachers gradebook into the system. Parts of it I found to be very user friendly and other parts were not so intuitive or limiting. Like the number of characters you could put into a reports text space. Pros From an office point of view it was nice that students were automatically moved up a grade at the end of the year but as an international school with a high turn over in students it took a very long time to enter each new student into the system. Cons The system has many many screens and options and it is hard to find the fastest way to use it and to access the information you need. Review Source JB Judy B. Office Manager Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easy transition" November 29, 2018 5.0 My school loves using PowerSchool. It is so versatile. Every level teacher can use the program. My work is in the office and I managed the program by inputting the students, setting up the classes and did the rollover each year. I enjoyed learning every part of the program. It was a rewarding challenge. It was a pleasure to introduce the staff to PowerSchool. Pros I LOVED the videos that trained me in every step as I was in charge of the transition to PowerSchool for our school. I worked with our contact from PowerSchool who walked me through the data set up and transfer of our students information. Working with her was very helpful, but for the fine tuning I returned over and over to the videos to reinforce knowledge of the program. I loved turning around and training the schools staff in the use of PowerSchool by being able to tell them specifically which videos applied to them so they were brought up to speed very quickly, then if they had the desire they could go on to learn more. Each teacher was able to do the minimum required by our board and many of the younger teachers delved in even further for a more robust experience. Cons The process of beginning our school on PowerSchool was a bit difficult because the consultant assigned to my school seemed to make assumptions maybe based on other schools she had worked with? This was done without my input which resulted in my needing to go in and hand make some changes int eh initial data transfer which took a large amount of time. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Coordinator of K-12 International Education Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The power of Powerschool is great" May 7, 2019 5.0 Pros I have used powerschool both as a teacher and an administrator. What I like most about it is how well it does its job. It literally transforms how things are done. As a teacher I loved how well it was organized, well beyond what I could keep track of on my own and provided assistance in ways I didn't know I needed them. Probably most important to me is that it did all the math for me. As an Admin I like that it takes so much work off my plate. Whether it be managing student data or reviewing gradebooks Powerschool hold it all together. Cons I am not a fan of the app. I think this is becoming a common theme for me in general. The webportal and desktop app are great, but when it comes to taking something like this and making it for an ipad or even worse a phone... you lose features, visibility and my interest. Review Source KB Kaitlin B. Past teacher Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Powerschool is a powertool" August 27, 2019 4.0 I was resistant to the change to PowerSchool, at first, but I can honestly say that it's a great software that has the whole school on the same page. It's really helped us go digital, as well! Pros Powerschool has everything for the district in one place, which makes keeping track of students easy across the board. Grades, attendance, reports, lunch and library fees, any sort of notes, are all kept track in Powerschool, and if a student transfers within the district, the information travels with them, so it really is a wonderful hub for teachers and administrators. It's also great because parents and students have their own login information so that everyone is able to stay up to date on grades, etc. without teachers having to constantly send home updates. Cons Set-up in powerschool is a little more involved than it was in Pearson. And updates aren't automatic but instead have to be done manually. Also, when the system goes down (which is occasionally does), then you're out of luck for literally everything... Review Source BC Bianca C. Teacher Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "All teachers and students should use this !" December 20, 2023 5.0 I like PowerSchool the parents are more involved as they can see their child grades and progress on the app it’s really great . Pros What i like most is that it tells you your schedule and the room number to your classes and it’s digital you don’t need to have a paper with your schedule and worry out losing it. Cons There is absolutely no cons about PowerSchool Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Health Services Administrative Assistant Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Simple School Information Software " February 18, 2019 5.0 Pros PowerSchool is a great all in one place to keep track of student data. I don't even use all of the features that this software provides because it does so much. It's straight forward and easy to use. My favorite part is that it also allows me to run various preprogrammed reports, or I can work with our IT Department to customize a report for my department when needed. I've only ever used on a management side, but I imagine that the software is just as easy to use from the parent side as well. Cons I do not have any complaints about this software. It does exactly what is advertised and offers tips and trainings if needed. 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