PowerSchool Enrollment

Score8 out of 10

9 Reviews and Ratings

Community insights

TrustRadius Insights for PowerSchool Enrollment are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.

Pros

Customizable Forms: Users appreciate the ability to easily customize forms and make them specific to their district's needs. Several reviewers mention that this feature allows them to tailor the software to their requirements, making it more flexible and adaptable.

Integration with School Locator: The integration with School Locator is seen as a valuable feature by many users. This functionality enables districts to ensure that students' addresses are within the district, enhancing enrollment accuracy and reducing administrative effort.

Streamlined Enrollment Process: The software has been successful in streamlining the enrollment process, saving time and resources for multiple reviewers. They mention that tasks such as data entry, form collection, and registration have become more efficient and automated with PowerSchool Registration.

Reviews

5 Reviews

Powerschool Review from a User

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

January 25, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

As a user, I used powerschool to receive my grades in school as well as see other administrative information. It addresses the problem of how to get grades to students.

Pros

Good UI
Easy to see grades
Fast access to everything

Cons

Menus are a bit convoluted for things other than grades
Easier access to past grades

Likelihood to Recommend

It is very well suited for areas like high school where everything is regimented and standardized and therefore grades are easy to report. For something like college however I think it would be less appropriate.

Verified User

Engineer in Engineering (5001-10,000 employees)

Vetted Review

4 years of experience

Finally a company that listens!

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

January 18, 2020

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Our entire district of 6,000+ students is using PowerSchool Registration. It is used by parents to register for enrollment and update fall enrollment. It gives parents a way to enroll their students online. So there is very little paper used in the registration process. It has dramatically cleaned up the data errors we were having. It has made the enrollment process much more comfortable to track.

Pros

It is very user-friendly. The interface is clean and simple yet very powerful. It shows you don't need a lot of buttons to have a sound software system.
It integrates with PowerSchool seamlessly and is able to be customized.

Cons

Our district customizes our own form, and I wish there were tutorials for doing that yourself. It's been a lot of trial and error.

Likelihood to Recommend

PowerSchool Registration collects all the data we need and more. It's easy to go from initial application to completed enrollment. I love how the software will help keep you organized with where the application is in the process, so you can quickly see at what stage you are at with processing a student's enrollment. You do have to be strategic and conscious about what you put on the form. It can quickly be a very long form. I can't think of any instance where this software would not significantly increase the efficiency and accuracy of a district.

Terica Bergan

Data Services Coordinator in Information Technology at Berrien Springs Public Schools (501-1000 employees)

Vetted Review

4 years of experience

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PowerSchool Registration makes your life easier!

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

January 8, 2019

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

It is able to interface with our SIS (student information system) and allow parents to register their children online without filling out redundant paperwork or inappropriate paperwork that is just in the 'packet' for all. The questions that are asked are grade and school appropriate. Our school registration process is much more simple.

Pros

It is able to write back to the student information system with a matching process that ensures the accuracy of student data.
It tracks the data and the changes, who made the changes, and when the data was imported.
It organizes the process. It creates a system that relies on checks and balances, and causes you to re-evaluate your process.

Cons

It can be inflexible.
They are slow on turn-around at times, but I think it has to do with the fact that most people are doing registration at the same time of year.

Likelihood to Recommend

PowerSchool registration is good for yearly registration and year-round updates. I would say it is not as good as if you just have a short survey to ask-- there may be other alternatives in the district that are not as cumbersome to use to accommodate something like that. If you want to go to online registration or change from another company, you will not find one that is easier to use. We have well over 35,000 parents who use it and are very successful.

Verified User

Employee in Information Technology (1001-5000 employees)

Vetted Review

5 years of experience

PowerSchool powers our school

Rating: 6 out of 10

Incentivized

June 27, 2018

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We utilize PowerSchool to manage student grades, demographic information, and attendance record keeping. This program is utilized by the entire organization across multiple sites and from elementary through secondary, allowing for coordination of records for the duration of a student's academic career with our organization. We are also able to utilize it to coordinate discipline.

Pros

Daily attendance
Simple reports
Gradebook

Cons

Functionality of reports
End-user ease of Gradebook
Customization of reports

Likelihood to Recommend

For all of the basic functions of attendance, bookkeeping, demographics and basic communication, PowerSchool is able to fulfill our needs. It allows for a standard platform across work sites and communication between departments. Gradebook has basic features and is operable. Simple reports can be run to address a range of issues.

Scott Ryan

Science Teacher at Ridgefield Park Junior Senior High School (201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

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Simple, easy to use

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

March 13, 2018

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

PowerSchool is currently being used by our whole district. It is a simple, easy to use way to manage teachers and students. The interface is clear and easy to understand as well. We also use the program to run a variety of queries for data management purposes.

Pros

Clear, easy interface
Queries are precise
Data is easily gathered

Cons

I wish there were a list of query options. Sometimes it's hard to find the right query to use in order to get the results you want.
I think it's helpful to add more color or easier ways to sift through the data.
Exporting the data into another program that isn't Notepad! How frustrating!

Likelihood to Recommend

A while ago, I had to gather a lot of data and pass it on to my co-workers who used it for a presentation. Having the correct query to use was nice. However, the data exported directly into the Notepad program. While I'm normally not a fan of such a simple program, I like that you could copy and paste directly into an Excel spreadsheet and everything was already set up!

Nicole Nixon

Administrative Assistant at Putnam City Schools (1001-5000 employees)

Vetted Review

3 years of experience

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