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What do you like best about PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS?

This keeps and calculates student data reports, as well as important documents including medical information, parent information, and testing results. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS?

The site can seem a little difficult to navigate if you don't know exactly what you are looking for. One wrong click can take you to an entirely different site location, requiring you to start over from square one. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS solving and how is that benefiting you?

All important student information and documents are in one place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS Overview

What is PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS?

PowerSchool eSchoolPlus SIS makes it easier to manage the entire flow of K-12 district information so your school administrators and educators can focus on what’s most important—giving students the best education possible.

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eSchoolPLUS is a comprehensive student information management solution that provides powerful tools for teachers, administrators, parents, and students.


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PowerSchool (NYSE: PWSC) is the leading provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education. Its mission is to power the education ecosystem with unified technology that helps educators and students realize their full potential, in their way. PowerSchool connects students, teachers, administrators, and parents, with the shared goal of improving student outcomes. From the office to the classroom to the home, it helps schools and districts efficiently manage state reporting and related compliance, special education, finance, human resources, talent, registration, attendance, funding, learning, instruction, grading, assessments, and analytics in one unified platform.


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Recent PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS Reviews

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Verified UserEnterprise (> 1000 emp.)
3.0 out of 5
"eSchool Plus Conversion"
School Sync with Clever was a feature that made it easy to roster. I also liked the reporting tool Cognos that it used. Made it easy to create re...
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Aaron D.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
1.5 out of 5
"Feature rich and quick support, but slow access, non-intuitive, and not keeping up with the times"
It has many features, good auditing and reports, excellent granular permissions, prompt support when called, and many add-ins to provide the functi...
Rob F.
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Rob F.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"User Friendly System that is all inclusive"
I have used many management systems over the years. PowerSchool is the best I have used thus far. It is user-friendly, intuitive, all-inclusive, an...
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Rob F.
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Principal
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What do you like best about PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS?

I have used many management systems over the years. PowerSchool is the best I have used thus far. It is user-friendly, intuitive, all-inclusive, and it works. Compared to other systems, this one is the top of the line. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS?

There isn't much to dislike. I wish the IEP writing system blended better with the overall design. The grading system could also be more straightforward if there were one thing to consider improving, integrating a better IEP writing system and a better health system for the nurses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS:

The setup can be daunting. Don't give up and follow each step in order. The result is worth the start-up difficulities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS solving and how is that benefiting you?

We needed a system that was reliable, user friendly for all parties involved, including parents, nurses, teachers, and administration. PowerSchool supplied us with that and more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS?

It has many features, good auditing and reports, excellent granular permissions, prompt support when called, and many add-ins to provide the functionality everyone needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS?

The product has about the highest downtime of any product we use. It seems someone is constantly accidentally breaking something. They are not keeping up with the times and seem to be stuck 8-15 years in the past sometimes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS solving and how is that benefiting you?

It handles tracking all students, grades, and other relevant information in one database. Cognos reports are incredibly powerful, allowing for data exports in 5 minutes that would otherwise take an hour. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS?

School Sync with Clever was a feature that made it easy to roster. I also liked the reporting tool Cognos that it used. Made it easy to create reports on the fly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS?

When it was still eSchool Plus before the PowerSchool acquisition, the product was owned by Sungard K12, then was sold to another company, and finally ended with PowerSchool. PowerSchool led us to believe that we wouldn't have to change to PowerSchool, but as things progressed, it became more apparent that if we wanted some of the newer features, we would have to upgrade, which we didn't want to do. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS solving and how is that benefiting you?

We no longer use the application but the flexibility in adding custom links and dashboards to the application made it beneficial. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Aubrey D.
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What do you like best about PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS?

eSchool state reporting, mark reporting, student summary data, scheduling, discipline Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS?

Some tasks/processes could be simplified Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS:

If you are trying to decide between PowerSchool SIS and eSchoolPLUS SIS, you should 100% go with eSchoolPLUS. So much of what the program does is user friendly both for admin staff and end users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS solving and how is that benefiting you?

Student data tracking is so important and this SIS allows us to get the data easily and efficiently Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Roberta Z.
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School Counselor
Mental Health Care
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What do you like best about PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS?

I like that it is reliable, organized, and that I can manage attendance and grades all in one place. Overall, I love that powerschool works together with multiple aspects of education management. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS?

There are some times when data does not save correctly and will glitch, but those times are rare. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS solving and how is that benefiting you?

Some benefits are a LMS that is reliable and keeps up with multiple forms of data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Brenda M.
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ESL teacher
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What do you like best about PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS?

Everything is located in one place--attendance, gradebook, student records, and behavior management. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS?

It can be a little difficult to navigate at times, it is not always easy to figure out without a lot of trial and error. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS:

It's a solid product to keep multiple records on students. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am quickly able to pull lists of students based on categories such as language learners for the entire school or a specific grade. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS?

User-friendly interface; shortcuts for taking and verifying attendance and uploading interim progress report and report card data. Ability to run various reports for classroom management and student data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS?

System hangs/takes a long time to load pages when there is increased user volume. This typically happens during county-wide deadlines for grades. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS solving and how is that benefiting you?

I can run various reports related to classroom management (rosters, seating charts), attendance, and student data (class wide and personalized). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sierra B.
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Language Arts Teacher
Primary/Secondary Education
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What do you like best about PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS?

I think the program is very user-friendly and is multi-faceted. I really like that I can send out mass emails to parents, or I can choose only to communicate with parents of certain classes. I also like that there is a parent portal option where parents can login to see students' grades and attendance. I really like that I can set up the gradebook to where student missing grades will automatically calculate as zeros. It really is an all-in-one system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS?

The system lags often, especially when taking attendance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS:

It really is a great program that replaces the teacher recording book. The gradebook has several features and can be set up multiple ways; it will do all of the calculating for you. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS solving and how is that benefiting you?

It's a good student management system. It has helped me go paperless instead of recording all of the information in a book. It's also a great way for parents to stay on top of students' grades and is a great tool for easy communication since teachers can send out mass emails. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Judy S.
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Customer Relations
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What do you like best about PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS?

It's a great way to keep track of grades and attendance. I like that it's connected to other resources within our school's systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS?

It took me a while to figure out the program. I wish I had a more comprehensive user manual. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS:

It is very useful for the purpose of keeping track of grades, attendance, and making reports. I dislike that there is so much going on on the website. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS solving and how is that benefiting you?

Gives accurate reports. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS?

The software has a high level of reliability and performs most of the functions we need it to without special modules. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS?

The software UI is in need of an update, extra modules are always 10K more, and following the recent merger, they have canceled 2 of their integrated products and the support response time is measured in months unless you want to write strongly worded emails frequently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS:

Carefully consider the recent merger with a vendor that has its own SIS and the subsequent loss of timely support resources and future guarantees. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS solving and how is that benefiting you?

We use this system as our main student information system to track student data. We also run multiple integrations from the backend. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.