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PowerSchool is a student information system that allows parents and students to access and review assignments, grades, attendance, and more from a secure network. Before parents and students can log into PowerSchool, they must obtain login credentials from their school’s administration staff.

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    Ask a teacher or staff member at your school to provide you with the PowerSchool URL for your school or school district. Every school district has its own designated PowerSchool URL, or webpage.

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    Type the PowerSchool URL into the address bar of your browser and press “Enter.

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    Click on “Student Access. The Username and Password fields will display on-screen.

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    Enter your PowerSchool login credentials, then click “Submit. In most cases, the Username will be your Student ID number. You will now be logged into PowerSchool.

    • If you don’t know your PowerSchool login credentials, consult with a teacher or school staff member. All PowerSchool student login credentials are created by school staff at the beginning of every school year.
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    Contact your child’s school to obtain the PowerSchool URL and login credentials for each of your children. Every school district has its own designated PowerSchool URL, and each child has his or her own personal login credentials.

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    Type the PowerSchool URL into the address bar of your browser and press “Enter.

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    Click on “Parent Access. The Username and Password fields will display on-screen.

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    Click on “Create Account,” then fill out all required fields of the form to create a login. You must provide your first name, last name, email address, and choose your own username and password for the PowerSchool website.

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    Enter the names of each of your children under the “Student Name” column.

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    Enter the PowerSchool login credentials for each of your children into the “Access ID” and “Access Password” columns. This information must be supplied to you by either your children or school staff member. In most cases, the Access ID will be your child’s unique student ID number.

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    Select your relationship with each child from the “Relationship” dropdown menu.

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    Click on “Enter” at the bottom right corner of your PowerSchool session. Your PowerSchool parent account will now be created.

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    Sign into PowerSchool using the Username and Password you just created. You will now be logged into PowerSchool, and can access grades, attendance, school bulletins, teacher comments, calendars, and more from the main dashboard.

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      • Try entering your children’s names exactly as they are registered in the school system if PowerSchool cannot find your children in the system. For example, if you registered your child with their first, middle, and last names, enter all three names into the “Name” field when creating a PowerSchool account.[1]

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      How do I log into my PowerSchool account? ›

      Type the PowerSchool URL into the address bar of your browser and press “Enter.” Click on “Student Access.” The Username and Password fields will display on-screen. Enter your PowerSchool login credentials, then click “Submit.” In most cases, the Username will be your Student ID number.

      What is the PowerSchool password? ›

      Students simply enter their STUDENT ID and STUDENT PASSWORD printed on the bottom of the PowerSchool letter to access their information. This is their permanent username and password.

      What is the access ID on PowerSchool? ›

      Unlike usernames and passwords, Access ID and Access Password are not accounts themselves but are used to link a student to a parent account. Anyone with the Student's Access ID and Password can add that student to their account.

      How do I unlock my PowerSchool? ›

      Log into PowerSchool from an administrator account (not the account you've shared with Clever). Navigate to the System Administrator view (click on the left menu link for 'System'). Click on the link for 'Security'. Click on the link for 'Locked Accounts'.

      How do I log into PowerSchool on my Iphone? ›

      Sign in to the PowerSchool Mobile App for iOS

      After you have downloaded the mobile app to your device, configure the app to recognize the server at your school district and then sign in to the app with your PowerSchool Student and Parent Portal username and password.

      How do I log into PowerSchool as a student on Chromebook? ›

      To sign in:
      1. Go to PowerSchool.
      2. Click on Student Sign In.
      3. Scroll down to "Create Account."
      4. Enter your username and password (see above). Do not press "enter" after entering your password. ...
      5. Click "Continue."
      6. Sign In With Google.
      7. Click "Continue."
      8. Make sure you bookmark the page for easy access.

      Does PowerSchool have an app? ›

      About this app

      PowerSchool is the fastest growing, most widely used student information system, serving tens of millions of students across the globe. PowerSchool Mobile improves parent engagement and student accountability with easy, instant access to real-time attendance, assignments, scores, grades, and more!

      How to get GPA on PowerSchool? ›

      1. On the start page, choose District under Setup in the main menu.
      2. Under Grading, click GPA Calculations.
      3. Click Calculation Methods.
      4. Click New.
      5. Enter the name of the calculation method. ...
      6. Enter a description of the calculation method. ...
      7. Enter the formula for the method used to determine the result of the calculation.

      How does PowerSchool work? ›

      PowerSchool is a database application that runs on a server, which is the center of your student information system. PowerSchool uses the Internet to facilitate student information management and communication among school administrators, teachers, parents, and students.

      What is a school user ID? ›

      Student IDs are created for students enrolled at schools (MiSiS, Welligent, Early Education), as well as for applicants for enrollment (eChoices, etc). StudentID provides an identity service for other student data from District or vendor sources, allowing the data to be matched with the appropriate student.

      What is ID number in Student ID? ›

      A student ID number is issued by some schools as an identification number, unique to each student. Student ID numbers are also sometimes listed on an identification card with the student's picture.

      What is my access ID? ›

      Access ID means a unique identifier assigned to a particular User or Device used in the Entitlement System of the Subscriber to administer technical controls to enable such User or Device to access the Information.

      How do I find out my PowerSchool password? ›

      To reset passwords from your school's web portal:
      1. Click the link Forgot Username or Password.
      2. Enter the username and email address for your account, then click Enter.
      3. You should receive the email as an email from your school. ...
      4. Click on the password reset link in the email you receive.
      5. Enter a new password.

      Why am I disabled from PowerSchool? ›

      If you try to sign in three times incorrectly, you will be locked out of the PowerSchool Parent Portal. You will need to contact the school to be unlocked.

      Why is PowerSchool denying access? ›

      Reason : Your computer password has expired. Step 1 - From any PC (you cannot reset your password on a chromebook/chromebit) at your school/site, enter your current computer credentials at the login screen.

      How do I recover my PowerSchool account? ›

      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.

      How do I link my student account to PowerSchool? ›

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      1. Once you sign in to the web portal, you should be able to see the Account Preferences on the left menu. Click on it.
      2. Under Account Preferences, click on the Students tab.
      3. Now click on the Add + button and enter your student's Access ID and password.

      How to check grades on PowerSchool? ›

      Grades History
      1. On the start page, click Grades History from the navigation menu.
      2. Click View Counselors to see which counselors are assigned to this student.
      3. To view grade history information for a past term, click the term tab you want to view.
      4. If viewing the current year, click a grade in the % column.

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