482 PowerSchool Testimonials

"The PowerSchool Performance Matters online assessment, student support, and data analysis products have helped our district become more successful. Lafayette County School District is the second–highest performing school district in the state of Florida. We believe Performance Matters has played a noteworthy role in our success. Due to having access to Performance Matters, we have a platform to create and administer assessments that are aligned to state standards. This gives our students valuable practice, while giving our teachers valuable data in order to revise their instruction based on results. This has been a powerful tool in aiding district and school administration with planning and instruction. The Performance Matters system has impacted our ability to look for strengths and weaknesses by allowing us to analyze and manipulate all types of data, even allowing us to compare pieces of data that were not possible before. This tool has allowed school leadership to make informed decisions on professional development opportunities and school initiatives. We are extremely proud of the accomplishments our schools have achieved."

“I love that SmartFind Express shows me the number of substitute jobs I have for the day, how many have already been filled, and the percentage I have left to fill."

“A lot of times for a foreign language, the homework will be that they have to use a certain verb tense. I will tell them to keep doing a practice quiz until they get 100. I can then track how many times it takes them, and then depending on how much they practice at home, you can see their performance improve.”

“The ability to see the whole school division, a single school, a teacher, or a specific class section with simple changes in a dashboard selection is a great time saver for me.”

“In the past we were guessing at what our kids’ needs were. With PowerSchool Assessment we are able to pinpoint areas that allow us to individualize their learning experience. We are able to pinpoint areas where they do well and those areas we need to revisit. That is the purpose of education, you meet the kids where they are.”

“There is now a connection for students. Kids rarely get feedback on their benchmark scores. The PowerSchool Assessment student profile connected it for them. Now our students connect their formative weekly data in their data binder to their quarterly data and yearly performance. The data leads us into more and richer student conversations.”

“When we were piloting, we were just thinking in terms of instructional usage in the classroom. We quickly discovered that our building administrators were also interested in using [PowerSchool Learning] and Google to communicate and collaborate with their staff. While it wasn’t what we had been gearing up for, it’s become a really unbelievable outcome.”

“Teachers quickly realized the time savings in not having to continually upload a Word doc or a PDF with each edit. They really saw the value of that and it translated into a high adoption rate for [PowerSchool Learning] and Google. Teachers began posting class notes, homework, test reviews and more—anything that streamlines their work—the teachers love it.”

“PowerSchool is quick, easy to use, and has definitely helped us become more efficient.”

“Our staff was frustrated, including me, Washington Local Schools’ EMIS Coordinator and District PowerSchool Administrator. We knew we needed a new student information system, and we had many important priorities. Change can be difficult, so we really wanted a long-term solution with an industry leader. We were looking for a product that has been, and will continue to be, around for a long time.”

“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.”

“I’ve always been a believer that [PowerSchool Learning] is easy to use. It’s just so intuitive. We hit the ground running, getting people on board without any training. Every department got really creative about how they could use it.”

“PowerSchool is a one-stop shop. You can do it all, easily, from one screen check attendance, historical grades, and more.”

“All along, the PowerSchool Registration team have been responsive to – even proactive about – our questions and our needs.”

“I have confidence that if we have a problem, they will find a solution. And I know we won’t be nickel and dimed for that solution. Nothing about or from the company is what I’d call ‘off the shelf."