PowerSchool Mobile

Zift Advisory

PowerSchool is the mobile app for those students and parents within school districts using PowerSchool. This app allows students and parents to access school information, including attendance, grades, and test scores, from anywhere. It is free to download, is rated for users of all ages, and is available for both iOS and Android devices.

About PowerSchool Mobile

What is PowerSchool Mobile?

PowerSchool Mobile is the mobile app for those students and parents in school districts using the PowerSchool Mobile student information system.

Free to download and rated for users of all ages, PowerSchool Mobile is available for both iOS and Android devices.

The PowerSchool Mobile app allows students and parents to access school information, attendance, grades, test scores, lunch accounts, from anywhere.

Users should note that they must have an active PowerSchool account to be able to access the PowerSchool Mobile app via mobile device, users who do not have an existing account should contact their school for information on setting up a PowerSchool account.

When users first download and open the PowerSchool app, they’re prompted to log in with their 4-digit district code, a green checkmark appears when entered properly, and their existing username and password from their online account creation.

Once logged in, the PowerSchool Mobile app opens to a Dashboard screen, which shows the student at the top with cumulative grade point average (GPA), and then all of the courses and grades for the current term. At the bottom of the Dashboard screen are additional navigational menu options, including Grades, Assignments, Attendance, and More.

PowerSchool’s Grades screen shows the selected student’s grades in their current classes, with the option to drill into each class for more specific grade information.

The next option is the Assignments tab, which shows the student’s assignments due in chronological order. Again, each assignment provides the option to tap to open for additional information.

Tapping the Attendance option opens a screen with a listing of attendance codes for the selected student, listed in chronological order daily.

The meat of the PowerSchool Mobile app is found under the More option, which allows both students and parents to access the following menus: Schedule, Fees/Meals, Teachers, Activities, Email Alerts, Live Feed, Summaries, Announcements, Calendar, School Map, Settings, and Help Center.

When users select the Help Center, they are able to get help with any screen or menu option within the app, simply by tapping on the appropriate selection. Within each help topic is a short, text tutorial for accessing each menu option, as well as answers to common questions.

Is PowerSchool Mobile safe for my kids?

The PowerSchool app makes it easy for parents to contact teachers, by making teacher contact information readily available and accessible. This app is rated for users of all ages and is safe for kids to use.

Parents should note that they must have created an account in the parent portal to be able to access the PowerSchool app via mobile device. Parents who do not have an account should contact their school for information.

Parents simply tap the subject or class for the teacher they wish to contact, tap on the teacher name, and contact information will be shown. Parents can tap the email address link directly, and a new email will populate in their email client.

The PowerSchool app makes it easy for students to empower themselves and take charge of their school information and progress. For parents, the PowerSchool app serves as a one stop access point for all student data, from assignments to teacher comments, and makes it incredibly easy to stay on top of their children's school progress.

That teacher contact information is readily available is an added bonus, allowing parents to quickly send a message to their child’s teacher, wherever they may be.