Many school districts employ Powerschool as a digital tool that enables the communication between parents, teachers, and students on a single platform. Each school or district that utilizes Powerschool may access it online with a login.
Powerschool login allows parents and guardians to see forthcoming assignments, check student grades, and get information about upcoming examinations and field excursions. The system allows teachers to post assignments, assess student work, and notify students through email when an assignment is due or a test is Coming up Students get access to helpful tools, including videos on how to complete certain sorts of tasks as well as email alerts of impending assignments and assessments.
With the login and password supplied by your school or district, students, parents, and instructors may all access Powerschool. For more details, continue reading!
Pupils, parents, and staff members are all essential cogs in the educational machinery of any school. In order to keep everyone informed about upcoming events or assessments, it’s imperative that you set up an accessible platform for everyone to see. The Powerschool login page is the primary entry point for all users of the software, so it’s important that you know how to access the site and get set up as quickly as possible.
To make things simpler for you, we have compiled a list of useful links and step-by-step instructions on how to access Powerschool from home, from school, and from any device. Whether you are a student, parent, or teacher at your school, we have everything you need to get logged in with ease!
What is the PowerSchool Student Portal?
The student portal is an online portal accessible anywhere on the web that students can log in to and see their grades, assignments, scores, attendance, schedules, school bulletin, and more.
What is the PowerSchool Parent Portal?
The parent portal is an online portal accessible anywhere on the web that parents can log in to and see all of their children in one place, their grades, assignments, scores, attendance, schedules, and school bulletins for each school your children attend. If you have one student in middle school and one in high school, parents will see bulletins for both the middle school and high school.
How to access Powerschool Login
Powerschool is like the DMV of school software. It’s a lot of information that all ties together. And it can be hard to find what you need when you need it.
And that’s where this guide comes in! If you’re reading this, then you probably have your own username and password for Powerschool. Great! That means we can get started on how to access Powerschool as a student, teacher, or parent–and everything else you need to know about how to log into Powerschool.
Accessing Powerschool’s login page is incredibly easy and can be done in a variety of ways:
- Powerschool Parent Login
- Powerschool Student Login
- Powerschool Teacher Login
How to access Powerschool Student Login, Parent Login and Teacher Login
Contact your school or district for access information and instructions. You can visit your school or district website, or speak with your school or district administrators. PowerSchool logins are granted by schools and districts. Each school will verify your identity before giving you an account to help protect student data and privacy. From there, you can log in to your school or district’s respective portal.
You will need to get the following information from your school or district:
- Link to Parent or Student Portal
- Access ID for the student(s)
To log in for the first time:
- Access the Parent or Student Portal. Each school or district has a unique link for parents and students to access their portals. You can receive this link from your school or district administrators. Links are specific to each school or district, and PowerSchool as a company does not publish a list of all the web addresses for all of our clients.
- Create an Account. Once in the Parent or Student Portal, you will need to create an account. Be sure to store your username and password in a secure manner.
- Add your students. Use the Access ID for each of your students to link them to your account.
Once you have created an account:
- Visit the Parent or Student Portal
- Enter your username and password
How do I reset my password?
A: Students should contact their school to reset their password. Parents can reset their password through the website as long as the district has enabled this feature. If you encounter any difficulties with the following instructions, please reach out to your school or district for further assistance.
To reset passwords from your school’s web portal:
- Click the link Forgot Username or Password
- Enter the username and email address for your account, then click Enter
- You should receive the email as an email from your school. If you aren’t seeing the email, check your Junk or Spam folder
- Click on the password reset link in the email you receive.
- Enter a new password
- Log in to the website to verify the password has been successfully reset and is working
- Log in to the app
How do I find PowerSchool for Students URL?
Each school or district has their own student portal. Most schools or districts put the URL for the portal on their website under a parent section or parent resource section. We also recommend that you search “[name of your school or district] student powerschool”.
How do I find PowerSchool for Parents URL?
Each school or district has their own parent portal. Most schools or districts put the URL for the portal on their website under a parent section or parent resource section. We also recommend that you search “[name of your school or district] parent powerschool”.
How can I find my District Code?
The District Code can be found by signing in to your school’s web portal. When you sign in, the District Code should be visible in the black box located in the lower left-hand corner. You can also use the app to determine the District Code.
To use the app to determine the District Code:
- Tap Where is my district code? just below the District Code entry boxes
- Tap Search for Your District at the bottom of the screen
- Enter your school’s URL into the third box
- Tap Submit
What is the PowerSchool Mobile App and how do I download it?
A: The PowerSchool Mobile App gives parents and students instant access to information they need to stay up-to-date on student grades, performance, and attendance.
- Receive real-time push notifications with updates about grades, scores, attendance, assignments, teacher comments, daily bulletins, schedules, and fee transactions
- Access all of your children in one portal
- View grades, assignments, attendance, GPA, and more
- View announcements from schools
- Designed for iPhones/iOS, tablets, and Google/Android devices
Download the app from the Apple App Store or Google Play for Android devices.
How do I use the PowerSchool Mobile App?
A: Watch our quick video on how to use the PowerSchool app. Find out how to check grades, add students, and more.
When I try to sign in on the app I’m getting the error “Invalid Username or Password.” How can I resolve this?
A: First, log into your school’s website. While you are there, double-check the district code.
If you are able to log into the website, but not the app, this may be due to a capitalization error. The website is not case sensitive in the username field, but the app is. If your school supports resetting your password via the website, you can check your username in a similar fashion. You can also check with your school to determine the correct capitalization.
To request your exact username:
- Navigate to your school’s web portal
- Click the link Forgot Username or Password?
- Click on the Forgot Username? tab
- Enter email address, and click Enter
- You should receive an email from your school with the correct capitalization of your username.
If you have verified the capitalization and can sign in via the website, send us an email at mobile.support@powerschool.com, noting the steps you have taken so far.
