Skyward Student Management Suite 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

Skyward Student Management Suite

4.2

(153)

Pricing

Starting at $30,000.00 per year

About Skyward Student Management Suite

Skyward’s Student Management Suite is a cloud-based student information system that helps schools manage student records, curriculum, attendance, grades, discipline, reporting, and more.

The gradebook module supports standards-based and secondary grading methods with weighting and scale. It also integrates with online assignments, which can be cloned to new gradebooks. Teachers can post grades to mid-term and semester report cards automatically.

With Skyward’s attendance module, teachers can maintain attendance records, create custom seating charts, and notify parents of absences. There are add-ons available to automate attendance by scanning or wanding student ID cards.

Parent and student portals facilitate teacher and district communications with parents. Parents and students can log in to check assignments and grades, review preferences, fund lunch accounts, and more. Mobile applications for iOS and Android devices are also available.

Skyward customers receive support via phone, email and an online knowledge base.

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Skyward Student Management Suite Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $30,000.00 per year

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Free Version

Basic

$30,000.00

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Skyward Student Management Suite Features

Popular features found in School Accounting
Accounts Payable
Billing & Invoicing
Financial Aid Management
Financial Management
Fund Accounting
General Ledger
More features of Skyward Student Management Suite
Admissions Management
Assessment Management
Attendance Management
Attendance Tracking
Budgeting/Forecasting
Built-in LMS
Cafeteria Management
Class Registration
Classroom Management
Class Scheduling
Collaboration Tools
Communication Management
Course Management
Curriculum Management
Discipline Management
Enrollments/Onboarding
Faculty/Staff Management
Fee Management
For Classroom
For Schools
Gradebook
Independent/Private
Information Hub
K-12
Learning Management
Mobile App
Online Calendar
Online Payments
Parent Portal
Parent/Student Portal
Payroll Management
Progress Reports
Purchasing & Receiving
Real-Time Chat
Remote Access/Control
Report Cards
Reporting/Analytics
Reporting & Statistics
School District
Special Education
Student Information/Records
Student Management
Student Portal
Tests/Assessments
Transcripts

Skyward Student Management Suite User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.2

Ratings Breakdown

54%

30%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

3.9

Value for money

4.1

Customer support

4.0

Functionality

4.2

Leslie L.

Verified reviewer

Higher Education

1001-5000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed March 2018

Awesome tool for teachers, students and parents

Up-to-date information about my child's progress in school, missing assignments, grades on tests and projects. Especially my for high school student, this info can be hard to get from them and so many times you do not know about issues until it is too late. I open Skyward every night at the dinner table and we talk about grades, upcoming exams and papers. She knows I am looking and it helps her to stay on task.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

There are so many functions in one place. Check grades, missing assignments, email teachers, lunch calendar, etc. Multiple children in a family can be easily accessed together.

Cons:

When emailing a parent/teacher, they cannot respond back directly. I wish they could. It would make the line of communication more direct. But, at least they can read the message and respond back by another means.

Vendor Response

Thanks so much for the kind words, Leslie! Regarding the con, there is an option in the message center to enable direct replies. You may want to talk to your Skyward administrator about turning that on if it would be beneficial.

Replied March 2018

Whitney B.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

Self-Employed

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed December 2019

AMAZING!!!!!!!

I HAVE REALIZED THAT TIMES HAVE CHANGED FOR CHILDREN IN SCHOOL NOW BECAUSE THEY CAN'T TRICK THEIR PARENTS INTO THINKING THAT THEY HAVEN'T RECEIVED THEIR REPORT CARDS BECAUSE OF THE SKYWARD SCHOOL MANAGEMENT APP.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

I LOVE THAT SCHOOLS OFFER SKYWARD TO PARENT SO THAT THEY CAN KEEP UP WITH THEIR CHILDREN'S HOMEWORK AND CLASS WORK AS WELL AS ALLOWING PARENTS TO ADD MONEY TO THEIR KIDS LUNCH ACCOUNTS. YOU CAN SEE YOUR CHILD/CHILDREN'S GRADES AS WELL AS WHICH ASSIGNMENTS THEY ARE MISSING. YOU CAN ALSO SEE HOW MANY QUESTIONS THEY MISSED ON A QUIZ OR TEST. IT ALSO ALLOWS YOU TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE CHILD LISTED AND THEY ALL CAN BE AT DIFFERENT SCHOOLS. AMAZING!!!!!

Cons:

There isn't anything that I don't like about this software. It is the best thing that they have created.

Vendor Response

Thank you so much for the great comments Whitney. We're so glad that you are enjoying a positive experience with Skyward's Family Access.

Replied December 2019

Shari H.

Education Management

501-1000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed December 2017

I have used this software for more than a decade. I highly recommend Skyward!

Outstanding Student Information System.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Previously 5

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

They are always improving and keeping up with current trends. Skyward has absolutely OUTSTANDING customer service!

Cons:

That it can be intimidating or overwhelming for those that aren't familiar with it or chose not to utilize it.

Chad M.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

201-500 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed February 2018

Generally good software to manage student information.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It has a comprehensive set of features that allow student management. From the teacher side the data is fairly easy to view and input of the gradebook and attendance is relatively easy.

Cons:

It is somewhat difficult to learn. There are many variables that can confuse teachers in creating gradebooks and in accessing information. The reports are not particularly intuitive to use.

Vendor Response

Thanks for the kind words, Chad! If you ever find yourself helping new teachers learn the system, we have some resources available at https://www.skyward.com/support/quick-hits/teacher and https://www.skyward.com/teachers.

Replied February 2018

Kylee F.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2019

Easy to use and find information

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

This product is so easy to use once you get the hang of it! It's a great way to keep all of your students information in one place. You can take lunch count, keep account balances, and more. It's great to have all the information in one place.

Cons:

It's confusing to navigate when you first get started. Once you get the hang of it it gets easy.

Woody L.

Verified reviewer

Computer Software

Self-Employed

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed March 2023

From a parents point of view, it's extremely frustrating

Speaking strictly as a parent of a middle schooler, every time I log on to Skyward, I feel like I'm stepping back to the 1970s. The interface is completely unintuitive. The prompts confusing. The mobile app is even less forgiving than the online app, and the online app has me tied up in knots. Even the windows don't resize properly, fer heaven's sake. I honestly wonder if the product design is frozen at a pre-online point in time.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

Nice to have everything in one place, but....

Cons:

... it's very difficult to use. Unnecessarily so.

Vendor Response

In reading your review, Woody, we are pretty sure your school is not using the latest version of Skyward (Qmlativ). Our newest platform was introduced a couple years ago and we are in the process of getting customers moved over as quickly as possible, however with 2500+ customers it's a large undertaking. Feedback from customers on Qmlativ has been overwhelmingly positive so far.

Replied March 2023

Iida B.

Verified reviewer

Philanthropy

11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed September 2018

Skyward has improved a lot

My overall experience with Skyward is positive. It is a useful tool once you learn it, which might take some effort though.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

This is a really versatile program and great for storing all your data. Ilike how you can easily convert the data into Excel. I used to work in a school and would use Skyward. Once you understand how and where the information is stored, you can easily navigate through everything.

Cons:

It is not the most intuitive program when it comes to finding information. There are a lot of tabs and categories and it might take a while to find the information your are looking for. It still has room for improving the flow of things.

Jeramie N.

Verified reviewer

Higher Education

Self-Employed

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed June 2019

Use product

Its a great product just needs some bugs worked out.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The ability to track my kids school records and grades and absences and the ability to contact a teacher anytime.

Cons:

Sometimes the websites are down. Sometimes they had issues with updating the grades but other than that it works great.

Isabel M.

Verified reviewer

Used other for unspecified

Review source

Reviewed March 2018

This software offers so many functions in one place.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It is possible choose how I want my screen to look and can choose the information presented. Additionally, It can access pertinent school information.

Cons:

This software is possible to use as a student information system and also be used for finances and food service.

Vendor Response

Thanks for the kind words, Isabel!

Replied March 2018