PowerSchool

The PowerSchool Parent Portal lets families easily stay connected to their child’s education. From any computer or the PowerSchool app, parents can view important information like grades, attendance, report cards, transcripts, and progress updates—all in one place.

Your child’s school will provide a short form with the information you need to set up your account. Once you create your username and password, your child will automatically be connected to your account so you can start checking in anytime.

Detroit Public Schools Community District

PowerSchool Parent Portal

Student Grades

View your child’s current grades and progress throughout the term. The Parent Portal helps you stay informed about academic performance.

Student Attendance

View your child’s current attendance and attendance reports throughout the year. The Parent Portal helps you stay informed about your student's absences or tardies

Navigating the Parent Portal

Logging In

How to Login

How to Login

1. Open the URL: http://detroitk12.powerschool.com/public

2. Enter Username and Password, click “Log In”

The first time you login to the PowerSchool app for your phone or tablet, you will be asked to enter the District's unique four digit code: PSNW

If you have not been issued a Username or Password, or are facing challenges with your password, please contact your school for the required login information.

View Student Attendance Reports

Attendance Total Reports

Grades

Check Student Grades

If you have multiple students, select the student to look at grades for. Students are listed in the upper left-hand corner of the page.
In the Navigation menu, select Grades and Attendance. The Grades and Attendance page displays comprehensive information about a student’s grades and attendance for the current term.
The Grades and Attendance page appears as below

Definitions

Below are some of the definitions on the grade page:

Exp (Expression) – Period student is enrolled in the class
Course – Name of class, teacher email address, and room number. Note to email the teacher by clicking the email link, your web browser must be properly configured to automatically open an email application, and the email application must be properly configured to send messages.
Term Columns – shows the grade the student received for the Quarter/Semester in the class.
- Q – Quarter
- S – Semester
- Y – Year
- Click a grade in the term column to view grade details. The Class Score Detail page will appear. This page includes assignments and scores for each assignment from the teacher’s grade book.
Absences – shows the number of absences for each class.
- Click the number of absences to view the Dates of Attendance page. The Dates of Attendance page displays all absences for that class by date.
Tardies – shows the number of tardies for each class.
- Click the number of tardies to view the Dates of Attendance page. The Dates of Attendance page displays all absences for that class by date.

Grade Scales

Standards-Based K-2 Grade Scale

Abbreviation	Academic Progress Indicator
EE	Exceeds Expectations
ME	Meets Expectations
AE	Approaches Expectations
AC	Area of Concern

Traditional 3-12 Grade Scale

Letter Grade	Percentage Points
A	90-100%
B	80-89%
C	70-79%
D	60-69%
F	0-59%