# ParentSquare Reviews
**Vendor:** ParentSquare  
**Category:** [Classroom Messaging Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/classroom-messaging)  
**Average Rating:** 4.6/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 334
## About ParentSquare
ParentSquare is the trusted leader in school-home engagement, helping K-12 districts reach every family with an award-winning, all-in-one communication platform. Reaching over 20 million students nationwide, ParentSquare replaces one-size-fits-all legacy systems with personalized messaging, websites, forms, and payments—built together in one easy-to-use platform. With powerful features for achieving 100% contactability, ParentSquare invites the entire school community to get involved to support student success.




## ParentSquare Reviews
  ### 1. Experience the Difference: Innovation, Connection, Convenience

**Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** S P. | Business Systems Analyst, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** June 24, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

Forget everything you thought you knew about customer service! This team is relentlessly responsive, and continuously upping their game and adding in features.

Thanks to ParentSquare, our district has officially gone next-level. With one communication platform, our messaging isn't just faster and clearer, it's more consistent and impactful. Deliberate and timely.

The built-in translations are a game-changer. Parents can command their children's school universe from their phone - whether it's diving into information, settling up payments, or reaching out to staff - no matter which school or grade their kids are in.

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

The app is so easy to use that without careful planning and training, can lead to parents feeling overwhelmed from too much communication.

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

- Built-in translations allow us to reach out to parents and cross any language barriers.
- Parents and staff are able to contact others using the Direct Message tool without us giving anyone access to private contact information.
- We can capture parent requests, collect input, etc, using forms and the response report automatically contains student IDs so we don't need to worry about matching orders/feedback to families.
- Sending reminders to parents who have not responded is just two (2) clicks!
- With AutoNotices, we can write personalized letters so parens know exactly which student we're addressing.
- Delivery reports allow us to go back to a message and verify if a parent received a message or not. And if they did not, we can root out the 'why'.
- With Pay, parents can respond to give us permissions and pay for a field trip or other activity, all within a few taps on their phone.

  ### 2. ParentSquare Breaks Language Barriers Effortlessly

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Tracey L. | Clerical Assistant, Education Management, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** April 28, 2026

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

I love using ParentSquare because it allows us to customize language depending on our audience, breaking down the language barrier and making parents feel seen and appreciated. It enables us to reach parents in their home language through various formats and languages. We can send flyers and announcements, and choose the type of notifications, whether immediate or end of day summary. We sync it to PowerSchool daily, so any changes, like student/parent contact information, are updated overnight. This is especially valuable as new students are automatically added to teacher class groups, allowing direct communication to new parents. ParentSquare has become our go-to for communications, and it's the best tool we've found for reaching parents effectively.

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

Adding flyers or announcements that aren't in a jpeg format doesn't work as well for us. As long as it's a jpg or jpeg it's good to go. If this could be improved it would be most helpful.

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

ParentSquare helps us communicate with parents in multiple formats and languages, breaking down language barriers. The PowerSchool sync ensures student/parent data is updated nightly, enabling effective communication and engagement.

  ### 3. One-Stop Solution for School Communication

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Haylee L. | Tech Integration Specialist, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** November 18, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

I like that ParentSquare makes it easy to assist teachers and district leaders with posts and direct messages to parents. The read receipts and delivery reports give us assurance that pertinent information reaches every student’s home. It's convenient that parents and teachers don't have to search for or save phone numbers. I find it helpful that we can send out field trip forms and accept payments through the app, making it a one-stop shop. The initial setup was so easy!

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

Toggling between staff and staff-parent accounts is sometimes glitchy with no rhyme or reason. They get stuck in an endless verification loop. ParentSquare needs to find why it happens for some and not all.

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

ParentSquare ensures every student has someone at home receiving important information with read receipts and delivery reports. It simplifies communication by not needing to search for phone numbers and is a one-stop shop for sending field trip forms and accepting payments.

  ### 4. Effortless Communication and Seamless Integration with ParentSquare

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Sarah K. | Technology Clerk/Website Manager, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** December 15, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

ParentSquare is super easy to use. Adding students to a group automatically adds their guardian contact, which is great! Our integration with ProgressBook is great, and the information is acurrate. Our implementation team providied superior support, which made the transisition smooth. ParentSquare is used daily throughout the distrcit!

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

So far we have not run into anything inside ParentSquare we don't like. It was such a drastic change in a positive direction from our old platform, that we totally satified as it is.

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

ParentSquare highlighted lots of outdated contact information which has been helpful in contacting guardians. The ability to add a student to a group and have the guardian contacts automatically attach, is great. Before we were relying on parents to join using a code and often didn't get full participation.

  ### 5. Great One-Stop School Communication for parents and teachers

**Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Maggy F. | Center Director, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** April 30, 2026

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

I like the ease of two way communication amongst teachers and parents. I like how everything is one spot, and you can receive all of the schools communications in one feed, rather than losing them in the hundreds of emails I get each day.

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

Sometimes I miss notifications, so maybe improving the way that notifications come through. offer an opt in for text reminders?

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

I think the app solves the problem i mentioned earlier- everything is in one spot and easy to access.

  ### 6. Reliable Two-Way Parent Messaging with Remind

**Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Cameron C. | Director of Federal Programs, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** January 13, 2026

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

We use Remind to send messages to parents in both one-way and two-way formats. We have used Remind for about 5 years, and are so pleased with its capabilities. We send different kinds of media as well, not just text. Training is provided to school staff each year, and transitioning from one school year to another makes annual implementation very simple. I have received help from Customer Support when creating rosters. We use Remind as an integrated part of our communications plan on a daily basis, multiple times a day.

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

Not much. I would like the ability to do mass calling, but the 2-way calling feature is nice.

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Remind helps us to have a hub for all communications. We do have redundancies, but all parents know they can find whatever is needed on Remind.

  ### 7. Family Engagement at a Record High!

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Sarah W. | Director of Communication, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** July 07, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

Due to the ease of use of the platform, the amazing translation features, and the ways we can reach families in multiple modes (text, app, and email) we are at an all time high of family engagement in our district. Our students and families are more engaged, know where to find information, and have one place to turn to for details about their questions. ParentSquare truly has been the best solution for all of our communication needs.

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

There is very few things that we dislike about ParentSquare. The one component, which we are told is coming soon, is read receipts on messages to parents.

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

ParentSquare is able to help with reaching all of our families by having over 100 languages available for automatic translation. Additionally, our parents, from grades PK - 8th are able to find ONE place to get information about their child's school experience. Additionally, our families are better engaged allowing for higher achievement rates and growth from all of our students.

  ### 8. Communication Barriers Make ParentSquare Challenging. Honest review by a teacher-user.

**Rating:** 1.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Lauren W. | Teacher, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** November 07, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

The posts feature, particularly the studio editor has been a great improvement over our previous system of contacting parents via the message center on Skyward.

Here are some things I like about ParentSquare, particularly posts using the Studio Editor:

1) I can create a template I can use over and over again.

2) I can insert photos and links to both websites, PDFs and other files.

3) I can see the data on who had viewed and interacted with the post.

4) I can share a link to the specific post.

5) If a student enrolls in my class after the school year has started, families can still see previous posts from earlier in the school year (ie- beginning the year information, etc)

Some other features I like:

1) Room parents can be added to communicate with families

2) There is a signup feature that replaces the need to use Signup Genius

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

I am really experiencing a lot of barriers in communicating with families on ParentSquare. As I have been trying to use the platform with fidelity (particularly to message parents, instead of emailing them), I experience barrier after barrier in this form of communication.

Here are some challenges I am experiencing with the message feature on ParentSquare (specifically Group Messages):

1) I cannot save a draft message (however, this is an option with posts)
I cannot "schedule send" a message (however, this is an option with posts). This is a valuable feature I've used in emailing because I can respond to messages "after hours," but parents don't know that I'm emailing them "after hours."

2) I cannot mark a message as unread (I typically do this when I want to remember to go back and respond at a later time)

3) After a parent sends me a message, I cannot add someone to include in the message (ie - counselor, case manager, etc). This is a feature I use with nearly every email that a parent sends me. I also can't "bcc."

4) I cannot format a message with underlines, highlights, bolds, italics, etc. I often use these features to help organize information and bring attention to important details.

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

ParentSquare is allowing me to create more robust communications to families.

  ### 9. Clear, Easy Communication for Every Family

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Sondra W. | Director of Student Programs & Communications, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** March 24, 2026

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

We love ParentSquare! We know our secretaries and administrative assistants are the hearts of every building. Patent Square saved hundreds of hours of their valuable time and thousands of dollars just digitizing our back-to-school communications.

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

Sometimes multiple new feature roll-outs can be confusing for families.

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

ParentSquare has helped us reach 100% of families, and we can do so in a matter of seconds when necessary. This has supported us in building trust.

  ### 10. ParentSquare Gets Communication Right for K12 Schools

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Justin A. | Director of Technology, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** September 25, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

ParentSquare has significantly improved how our school communicates with parents. Right from the start, the support and onboarding process were outstanding, which made it easy for everyone to adjust. The platform offers features such as secure document delivery and automated notices that are both user-friendly and efficient. I am impressed by how quickly we managed to integrate everything ParentSquare has to offer within just one marking period.

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

The only issue we run into is self-inflicted. Groups can be a little tricky if students are from multiple buildings. This wouldn't be an issue if our 9th grade students were in our high school or if our SIS handled things a little differently.

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

The main issue we faced was the inconsistent use of various communication methods and applications, which became a real headache for our parents. ParentSquare brings everything together in one place, offering a more secure and compliant solution.

  ### 11. ParentSquare The Best

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Terry N. | Technology Director, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** June 27, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

We love the ParentSquare because it is so easy to use, great customer support, and ease of integration with our SIS.  Just a great application all the way around.

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

Nothing, we love the platform for all our communication

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

The problem we had that ParentSquare solved for us was the communication between teachers and students.  This could be in classes or groups.  It works very well at getting the messages out their to staff, students, and parents.

  ### 12. ParentSquare: The Ultimate Hub for Seamless School Communication

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Alexis J. | Director of Communications, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** November 18, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

ParentSquare has greatly improved our communications, especially after we received a complaint from OCR. Now, everything we need—forms, emails, one-on-one messaging, payments, and more—is conveniently located in a single central hub. When our district faced a complete network outage that lasted several days, we relied solely on ParentSquare as our only way to communicate. I truly cannot say enough positive things about ParentSquare! Also you will NOT find better Customer Service anywhere else. ParentSquare LISTENS to OUR needs!

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

There really is not anything I do not like!

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

ParentSquare makes it easy for our families to receive communications promptly and at their convenience. Additionally, ParentSquare is proactive about updating their platform. For instance, when we requested a feature to track whether texts were read, it was implemented within a few months. ParentSquare has streamlined all of our communications, and as a result, we have received far fewer parent complaints, especially regarding the simplicity of downloading and using a single app.

  ### 13. Don’t let your school use ParentSquare

**Rating:** 0.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Nick P. | Founder, Marketing and Advertising, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** November 30, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

There is little to like from an end user perspective.

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

ParentSquare floods parents with nonstop noise and gives almost no real control over what comes through. The notification settings are awful, so you either get spammed with constant alerts or miss important updates. The interface feels chaotic, older messages are hard to find, and basic things like fixing profile information often require contacting the school because the app won’t let you update it yourself. Other parents report the same issues along with confusing setup, poor support, and a general sense that the platform tries to do everything but doesn’t do any of it well. The idea is good. The execution makes daily communication harder, not easier.

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

None. The amount of junk and noise means I miss the occasional important information. The app is absolutely useless.

  ### 14. Fantastic Communication Platform with Powerful Premium Features

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Peter S. | IT / Technical Trainer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** November 18, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

This is an excellent communication platform that closely resembles social media, making it easy for a wide range of users to navigate. I also find its Premium features, such as Attendance Plus and Virtual Phone, to be particularly helpful.

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

Securing buy-in from all stakeholders takes considerable effort, but ultimately, it proves to be worthwhile.

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

ParentSquare brings all communication together on a single platform. Whether it's updates about classroom activities, alerts regarding software downtime, or scheduling parent-teacher conferences, everything is managed in one place. It truly serves as a "one-stop shop."

  ### 15. Easy to Communicate; Harder with Pictures

**Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Becky H. | School Librarian/Computer Lab Teacher, Education Management, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** July 07, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

I love how easy it is to communicate with both individuals and groups. It is easy to implement as well because it takes hardly any time at all to set up! We used it almost daily in the after school program where I work to communicate with parents if we were inside a building or out on the playground. I also used it to help communicate with parents for a Battle of the Books program.

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

I wish there were a way to attach more than one picture to a message.

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Remind helps solve the problem of privacy I have with giving my personal cell-phone number to parents. I don't have to worry about this with Remind. I also don't have to worry about remembering whose phone number is what during the conversation. I can also send a message to all parents who have signed up for the various classes all at once instead of having to create a new group message each time I want to send a message. It is so easy :)

  ### 16. Effortless Communication and Multilingual Support

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Sandra C. | Instructional technology Specialist, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** November 19, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

What I appreciate most is how easy it is to share information with our families in their own language. It's also reassuring to know when a parent has actually seen the message.

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

So far, I haven't come across anything I dislike about ParentSquare.

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

We are reducing paper usage, and families are immediately informed about what is happening at the school or district. They can also conveniently review this information at the end of the day, whenever it suits them.

  ### 17. I don't ever want to go back to life BEFORE ParentSquare!

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Gary L. | Director of IT, Communications & Security, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** June 27, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

ParentSquare has cracked the code on something that's frustrated parents and school districts for years—bringing all those scattered communication tools into one usable, unified platform. And honestly? It's about time.

This platform does exactly what you'd hope: puts everything from emergency alerts and permission slips to parent-teacher conferences and sports schedules in one convenient spot. No more juggling five different apps just to stay connected with your kid's school life. For districts, the savings are real—both in money and sanity. Why pay for multiple systems when ParentSquare handles it all? For parents, it's the relief of finally having that one go-to place where you can chat with teachers, check practice times, and handle all those digital permission slips without the usual runaround.

The mobile experience is smooth, the interface makes sense, and it actually delivers on its promise of simplification. Parents love the convenience, teachers appreciate the streamlined communication, and administrators get the centralized control they need to keep everything running smoothly.

ParentSquare takes the chaos out of school communication and makes it MUCH more straightforward. It's one of those rare platforms that genuinely makes life easier for everyone involved—parents, teachers, and administrators alike. If your district is still managing communication through a patchwork of different tools, ParentSquare is definitely worth a serious look.
Sometimes the best solutions are the ones that make you wonder how you ever managed without them.

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

Here's a problem you'd actually want to have: ParentSquare works so well that everyone wants to use it constantly. And yes, that can create its own unique challenge.

The platform's intuitive design and seamless functionality mean that teachers, administrators, and staff find themselves reaching for it throughout the day. The result? Occasionally, parents can feel like they're drinking from a fire hose of school communications. It's the digital equivalent of having too much of a good thing.
But here's the twist—this "weakness" has actually become one of ParentSquare's greatest strengths for forward-thinking districts.

When our district started experiencing this information abundance, it forced us to step back and completely rethink our communication strategy. We had to become more intentional, more strategic, and frankly, more respectful of parents' time and attention. The result? Our overall communication quality improved dramatically.
ParentSquare's ease of use essentially acted as a mirror, showing us where we needed to be more thoughtful about what we were sharing and when. We developed better messaging protocols, clearer priorities, and more purposeful communication cadences.

Having too much engagement is infinitely better than the alternative—parents who are completely out of the loop because communication tools are too clunky or fragmented to use effectively. ParentSquare's success in getting everyone actively communicating gave us the luxury of fine-tuning our approach rather than struggling just to get basic information across.

Sometimes the best platforms challenge you to level up your strategy. ParentSquare's "problem" of being too user-friendly pushed us to become better communicators, and that's exactly the kind of challenge that leads to real growth. When your biggest complaint is that your communication tool works too well, you know you've found the right solution.

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

As a district administrator supporting both users and our broader communication strategy, ParentSquare has tackled several persistent challenges that were eating up significant time and resources.

Before ParentSquare, we were managing a communication nightmare—separate systems for mass notifications, different platforms for teacher messaging, standalone apps for events and forms, plus the usual chaos of paper permission slips and missed announcements. Parents were frustrated, teachers were duplicating efforts across multiple platforms, and our support team was constantly fielding "where do I find..." questions.

From a support perspective, ParentSquare has dramatically reduced our HelpDesk volume. Instead of walking users through five different systems, we're training everyone on one intuitive platform. That's freed up our team to focus on more strategic initiatives rather than basic troubleshooting. The consolidation benefits are tangible—we were able to eliminate subscription costs for three separate communication tools, and our administrative overhead has dropped significantly. No more coordinating between platforms or worrying about message inconsistencies across different systems.

What's particularly rewarding is seeing how this affects daily interactions. Teachers spend less time managing communication logistics and more time actually connecting with families. Parents report feeling more informed and engaged because they're not missing important information buried in separate apps they forgot to check.

ParentSquare solved our fragmentation problem while simultaneously improving user satisfaction. As someone who supports both the technical and human sides of this equation, having a single, reliable platform that people actually want to use has been transformative. It's rare to find a solution that makes both our operational life easier and genuinely improves the user experience—ParentSquare delivers on both fronts.

  ### 18. Unified Digital Experience!

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Michelle D. | Director of Communications, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** June 27, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

ParentSquare allows us to communicate with parents, staff members, and community members all in one location. It has provided a unified digital experience for all families to receive information, complete forms, submit payments, and more. Because of ParentSquare, our internal workflow has also improved, as we are able to create templates, collaborate on posts, and "duplicate" messages. It allows us to communicate quickly and efficiently when time is of the essence. 

Our implementation process was seamless, and the customer service provided by ParentSquare is excellent! Any time we have questions or need help, a team member is there to assist or point us in the right direction.

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

There are some features (specifically within the studio editor) that could be more robust or user-friendly, but ParentSquare is constantly seeking feedback and suggestions to make their product better. Many features that have been introduced are done so because of user feedback. 

Two things I would love to see ParentSquare address are Smart Alerts and Direct Messaging. Users are able to disable Smart Alert notifications, and this works against us in many ways. In terms of Direct Messaging, it is all or nothing. This is too black and white for the way we would like to be able to use it, and I wish there was more nuance in the way we could enable/disable messaging to be tailored to our district's needs.

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

The introduction of ParentSquare Pay has been life changing for us! Where we previously accepted cash and checks only, we can now offer the ease of direct payment through online payment.

  ### 19. A simple, smart platform that actually listens

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Lauren M. | Communications Specialist, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** June 30, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

ParentSquare has completely transformed the way we communicate with families. From day one, the platform was intuitive and easy to use. The layout, tools, and seamless integration with our student information system made the transition smooth and stress-free.

But what truly sets ParentSquare apart is the team behind it. They genuinely listen. Whether it's a suggestion for a new feature or a small tweak to improve workflow, we've consistently felt heard. Updates roll out regularly and often reflect feedback we've provided—something you don’t always see with tech companies.

ParentSquare is more than a communication tool—it’s a partner in helping schools build trust and connection with their communities.

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

If schools and teachers aren't strategic, families can feel overwhelmed by information. ParentSquare offers ways to manage notifications, but not everyone adjusts their settings accordingly.

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Built-in translation (over 100 languages) ensures every family can understand and engage, building equity and trust.

  ### 20. Game Changer for Keeping Families Engaged and Up to Date

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Christine S. | Coordinator of Community Relations, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** June 24, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

I really like ParentSquare because it has completely transformed the way we communicate with families. It allows us to share important updates, event reminders, and classroom highlights all in one place, making communication more streamlined and efficient. With features like two-way messaging, automatic translations, and real-time notifications, we’re able to reach every family in a way that’s timely, accessible, and inclusive. It’s helped build stronger connections and foster a greater sense of partnership between home and school. Our families now go to ParentSquare FIRST to find information.  That is a major win!

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

The only thing that is missing is a vacation responder option, and date stamp for read direct messages.

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

ParentSquare has solved several major communication challenges for us. In the past, staff members were using a variety of different platforms to connect with families, which often led to confusion and inconsistent messaging. By moving to one unified platform, we’ve created a more cohesive and reliable system for school-to-home communication. ParentSquare makes it easy to send updates, share resources, and engage with families in real time—while also offering features like translation and delivery tracking to ensure our messages are reaching everyone. It’s made communication more efficient, inclusive, and aligned across the district.

  ### 21. Streamine lining communication for families and staff at Texas school district

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Rachel S. | Director of Information Systems, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** June 24, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

ParentSquare has proven to be an exceptionally user-friendly platform for our teachers, principals, and parents alike. Its intuitive interface makes it easy for all stakeholders to navigate and utilize effectively.

One of ParentSquare's standout features is its ability to centralize communication. Parents can effortlessly access all district communications in one convenient location, which significantly improves information accessibility. From an administrative perspective, managing ParentSquare has been straightforward and efficient. We also appreciate that ParentSquare support is always informative, quick, and helpful.

The seamless data synchronization between ParentSquare and our student information system has been particularly impressive, ensuring data accuracy and saving valuable time. We use ParentSquare daily for both internal district communication and for parent communications, making it an indispensable tool. The newsletter feature has been a huge success, leading to an increased number of teachers sending out weekly newsletters to families, which has greatly enhanced engagement.

We also highly appreciate the "auto-notices" feature, which allows us to easily disseminate important information regarding absences, lunch fees, and other critical topics.

Overall, ParentSquare is an invaluable tool that has streamlined our school's communication efforts and enhanced engagement with our parent community.

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

Information overload has been our only complaint about ParentSquare. The ease of use for teachers and principals has led to a significant increase in communication, which, while beneficial, can sometimes result in an overload for families. We are actively addressing this by providing clear best practices and guidelines to our teachers and principals on optimal usage, including when to utilize direct messages versus broader posts, to ensure families receive relevant and digestible information without feeling overwhelmed.

It is genuinely challenging to identify significant drawbacks with ParentSquare. Having transitioned from previous communication methods, the improvements ParentSquare offers are so substantial that we have encountered very few aspects to dislike, and any minor challenges, like managing communication volume, are actively being addressed through internal training and best practices.

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

1. Unified District Communication:
Previously, our communication was fragmented across multiple tools and channels, leading to confusion and missed messages for parents. ParentSquare has consolidated all district, school, and classroom communications into a single, consistent platform. This unification ensures greater clarity, reduces parent frustration, and creates a more cohesive image for our district, while also streamlining administrative efforts.

2. Safe and Secure Student Communication:
Facilitating direct yet secure communication with students was a significant concern. ParentSquare's StudentSquare component provides a secure, monitored environment for student-teacher interactions. All communications are contained within the platform, offering essential oversight and accountability. This benefits us by providing peace of mind regarding student safety.

3. Exceptionally Easy-to-Use Platform:
ParentSquare offers an intuitively designed and remarkably easy-to-use interface for all stakeholders. This user-friendly approach ensures quick adoption by staff with minimal training, and easy access for parents via web, app, email, or text. The direct benefits are high user adoption rates, increased parent engagement, and greater efficiency for our staff, strengthening our school-home partnership.

  ### 22. Amazing Communication Resource for Families

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Krista S. | Director of Communication & Marketing, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** June 24, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

ParentSquare has been a great addition to our communication and marketing efforts. As Director of Communication and Marketing, I appreciate a tool that can easily connect our school with families, ultimately improving student outcomes and overall school success. The platform offers user-friendly urgent and smart alerts to reach parents quickly. We love how it provides a centralized hub for sharing crucial information, announcements and updates with parents through various channels like text messages, emails, and mobile app notifications. The convenience and ease of use for both staff and families are unmatched. The customer support from ParentSquare is among the best in the School Comms industry. We are routinely asked for feedback on products in development and product additions that would improve our use.

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

There is nothing I dislike about ParentSquare. However, the newsletter template system - Studio Editor - is not quite as robust as I would like. ParentSquare has made many improvements with more to come, so I expect in the future this could be our primary newsletter system.

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Families today expect fast, frequent and convenient communication, and ParentSquare provides just that. ParentSquare doesn't just allow schools and the district to share information, it provides a place for families to communicate and engage with their children's teachers and school. Enhancing family engagement directly ties to improved student outcomes.

  ### 23. ParentSquare is a solid 10 out of 10!

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Kim N. | Director of Technology, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** June 24, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

I love that the platform is user friendly and our staff and families took to it almost immediately.  The implementation and integration process was easy and we felt supported through every step.  We use it for all of our communication purposes...district, building, clubs, activities, sports, etc. as well as parent conferences and volunteer sign-ups.  We use Auto Notices to communicate lunch balances, state test scores and Smart Notices to communicate weather closures and other timely information.  We use SmartSites for our website platform.   I was able to discontinue use with five other separate systems when we rolled out ParentSquare.  But...what I have been super pleased with in the two years we have been a customer is their commitment to customer service.  They are OUTSTANDING!  I highly recommend ParentSquare.

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

Honestly...I cannot think of anything worth noting.

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

I was able to discontinue use with five other separate systems when we rolled out ParentSquare for communication and website.  Our communication with our families has increased exponentially.

  ### 24. ParentSquare promotes positive home school communication

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Susan M. | Director of Instructional Technology and Communications, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** June 24, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

As someone who's used ParentSquare extensively, I can attest to its efficiency in promoting positive school-home communication. The automatic translation feature is particularly helpful, as it bridges the gap for non-English speaking families. Having a single hub for all announcements and updates reduces chaos and enhances engagement. Schools truly benefit from its cohesive interface and time-saving features.

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

We find that some parents, especially those with multiple students in the school system at different schools, can experience message fatigue. This can be somewhat addressed through the notification settings, but it would be nice to have some sort of priority settings for posts or allow parents to opt out of posts from particular users (food service-related information, for example).

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

One standout feature of ParentSquare is its automatic translation service. This capability was instrumental in bridging language gaps and fostering inclusivity by allowing non-English speaking families to stay informed in their native languages. Additionally, targeted messaging has enabled them to reach specific school groups effectively while maintaining personalized communication channels through one-on-one or small group messages. Beyond enhancing engagement frequency and quality within this tight-knit community; regular school attendance took center stage too—as daily attendance notifications complemented alerts on critical issues such as multiple absences or potential credit loss risks at high school levels using Auto Notices.

  ### 25. Fantastic Communciation System for Schools & Families

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Rachelle C. | Superintendent/K-12 Principal, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** June 24, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

For the Alanson Public Schools district, ParentSquare emerged as a comprehensive hub, becoming the preferred means for all stakeholders to connect. The platform serves as a one stop shop, effectively addressing every communication need, whether it be personalized updates or broad district-wide notifications. This integration ensures that teachers and administrators can effortlessly keep everyone informed.  We love ParentSquare! It makes communication so easy, whether it is out to the whole district, one class, or just to one parent! Our teachers use so many of the features! Our families have also shared that they are well informed about what is going on in the classroom, the school, or the community!  Safety is paramount at Alanson Public Schools, and ParentSquare plays a crucial role in maintaining it. The school leverages the platform for vital communications such as attendance alerts or unforeseen circumstances like snow days. Parents are assured with timely updates that reinforce their trust and involvement in their child's education.  Parent engagement has flourished with increased frequency due to the flexibility offered by ParentSquare. Teachers can post frequently or schedule messages ahead of time without any hassle, transforming Alanson’s school community into an informed network. With all these advantages, Rachelle proudly vouches for how ParentSquare truly delivered on enhancing communication within her district.

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

We have not found one thing that we don't like about ParentSquare.  We love everything and continue to find new features as we continue to use it!

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

It makes communciation with families so easy whether communicating with my whole district or one on one with a parent.

  ### 26. Comprehensive, two-way communication and notification services that have served us well.

**Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Andrew F. | Communications Technician Specialist, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** June 24, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

ParentSquare’s capabilities represent comprehensive, two-way communication and notification services that have served us well. We have appreciated a tool that evolves to meet ongoing use cases and is responsive to client feedback. We have been able to use ParentSquare for many needs in a centralized platform, including district announcements, crisis communication, school and classroom level communication, two-way direct message communication, attendance notifications, bus transportation communication, extracurricular athletics and activities communication, appointment sign-ups, report card delivery, and more.

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

ParentSquare has been responsive to feedback and the product continues to evolve based on client feedback, which is much appreciated. The platform offers robust auto translation (and manual translation) though there are a few specialized uses that do not yet have auto translation.

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Secure document delivery has made a time and financial impact on the process of sending academic documents such as report cards.

The multi-faceted levels of communication have allowed us to permit and empower various staff with communication sending capabilities.

It has allowed us to reduce the usage of other tools to save costs and efficiently communicate via a centralized platform. 

The ParentSquare support team has been great in supporting our "in-district experts" with questions or requests that cannot be answered.

  ### 27. Ludlow Public Schools: ParentSquare and Smart Sites

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Crystal C. | Webmaster, Digital Media Manager, IT Support Specialist, ParentSquare Admin., Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** June 24, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

I have been involved in the relationship with ParentSquare from launch, onboarding, staff orientation, summer camp, reviews of what's new, troubleshooting via chat with your excellent support staff, and exploring your other products. Not only am I a district employee, but I am also an LPS parent who utilizes ParentSquare in that capacity. As a member of the community (former coach and substitute teacher), parents eagerly share their feedback with me, both on and off the clock.

ParentSquare has truly been a boon for our school's communication with families. From launch to ongoing engagement, their innovative solutions like smart alerts and automatic translations have made a significant difference in how we connect with our community. In my dual-role as a district employee and a parent, I've experienced firsthand the ease of staying informed and involved in my child's education. The feedback from other parents has been overwhelmingly positive—they love the convenience of the mobile app for classroom communications and accessing forms. Above all, every interaction with ParentSquare's support team has been prompt and helpful, which just bolsters our confidence in their platform as a comprehensive communication hub. The Superintendent of Ludlow Public Schools, Dr. Frank Tiano, has also made excellent use of ParentSquare's Newsletter feature which he has used as a weekly update to keep our families and staff informed and engaged with the district as a whole.

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

Nothing negative to note. Parents may like the option for fewer alerts.

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

ParentSquare has truly been a boon for our school's communication with families. From launch to ongoing engagement, their innovative solutions like smart alerts and automatic translations have made a significant difference in how we connect with our community. In my dual-role as a district employee and a parent, I've experienced firsthand the ease of staying informed and involved in my child's education. The feedback from other parents has been overwhelmingly positive—they love the convenience of the mobile app for classroom communications and accessing forms. Above all, every interaction with ParentSquare's support team has been prompt and helpful, which just bolsters our confidence in their platform as a comprehensive communication hub. The Superintendent of Ludlow Public Schools, Dr. Frank Tiano, has also made excellent use of ParentSquare's Newsletter feature which he has used as a weekly update to keep our families and staff informed and engaged with the district as a whole.

  ### 28. Game Changer For Your School District

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Conor L. | Communication Director, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** June 24, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

We couldn't be more pleased with ParentSquare! As a school district committed to clear, consistent communication with families, ParentSquare has been a game changer. It offers a secure, unified platform that simplifies how we reach families—whether through alerts, newsletters, permission slips, or two-way messaging.

What we appreciate most is how inclusive the system is. With automatic language translation, scheduling tools, and easy mobile access, all families can stay engaged and informed. The user interface is intuitive for both staff and parents, and the integration with our SIS ensures up-to-date contact info without the hassle.

ParentSquare has elevated our communication strategy, improved parent engagement, and helped ensure that every family feels connected to their child’s education. It’s an essential tool in our district’s efforts to build strong school-home partnerships.

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

I would love to see continued enhancements to the newsletter software. It's come a long way, but I would still want to see analytics and more creative control.

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Reaching and engaging families effectively.

  ### 29. A game-changer for accessible school-to-home communication

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Iva P. | Director Of Communications, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** June 24, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

Gates Chili’s move to ParentSquare is the direct result of family input, which has been essential in shaping our efforts to improve communication. PSQ removes barriers to engagement between school and home and helps empower everyone within the school community to stay connected and informed. By moving all school-to-home communication under one umbrella, we have also streamlined the experience for both families and staff, ensuring that families have access to information in a way that meets their needs.

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

They are always improving. I appreciate their willingness to evolve the tool to meet customers' needs.

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Seamlessly weaving text messages, emails, and app notifications into one cohesive framework allowed the district to operate with newfound efficiency. ParentSquare bridged gaps we didn't even realize were there. The platform's automatic two-way translation in over 100 languages emerged as a vital tool in encompassing diverse family backgrounds—respecting cultures and encouraging inclusive participation from every corner of their multi-ethnic community. Tools like built-in sign-ups for school events, convenient contact verification and Secure Documents have streamlined processes that once ate away valuable administrative time. Through engaging posts and emergency notifications delivered instantly across multiple platforms, Gates Chili Central School District has witnessed improved parent engagement firsthand.

  ### 30. ParentSquare is the ultimate parent communication hub.

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Lauren S. | Assistant School Director (Assistant Principal), Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** June 24, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

Using ParentSquare has truly transformed our school's communication. The streamlined operations have made managing announcements and emergencies a lot more efficient. The automatic translation feature is a game-changer, removing language barriers with ease and creating opportunities for all families to meaningfully engage with the school. We also utilize its features for permission slips, volunteers, conference scheduling, and sending personalized communications via secure docs, making it a complete communication hub! Our family engagement and partnership would not be nearly as strong without ParentSquare!

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

I truly do not have any dislikes about ParentSquare! It's that great.

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

ParentSquare opens doors and removes barriers to communication with families by connecting in with the SIS and translating the language to the family's home language. It allows our families to feel more connected to the school. They're able to receive information which is critical to student success, such as IEP progress reports, report cards, behavior reports, etc., all of which we send through ParentSquare Secure Docs. We are able to communicate critical information fast like weather alerts, health office visits, no school day reminders, and cancellations. It makes collecting permission slips a breeze! It is no doubt that ParentSquare is a critical component for family communication and engagement.

  ### 31. All-in-One Communication with a Personal Touch

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Jennifer F. | Director of Instructional Technology & Innovation, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** June 24, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

What truly sets ParentSquare apart is the incredible responsiveness of their team — including the owners, who are genuinely involved and supportive. The platform’s secure document feature is a game-changer, saving both time and money by eliminating the need for traditional mailings. With SmartSites, managing a website has never been easier — it’s intuitive, efficient, and produces a polished, professional result that you’ll be proud to manage yourself.

ParentSquare also stands out for its powerful communication tools. Messages are automatically translated into multiple languages, helping schools reach every family more effectively. By centralizing all communication in one place, it simplifies management and ensures nothing falls through the cracks. It’s a smart, inclusive solution that expands your outreach while keeping things organized and easy to handle.

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

At this time, I haven’t encountered anything I’d consider unhelpful. The platform has met — and in many ways exceeded — our needs.

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

ParentSquare solves the challenge of managing communication across multiple channels by centralizing everything in one place. This makes it much easier to keep track of messages, documents, and outreach efforts. It ensures consistency, reduces missed communications, and saves time for staff and families alike. The ability to translate messages into multiple languages also helps us connect with all families, making our communication more inclusive and effective.

  ### 32. Effortless Communication and User-Friendly Platform

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Trishelle B. | Digital Learning Specialist, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** December 09, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

Connecting with both parents and staff is incredibly simple, and the platform itself is very user-friendly.

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

We need to be careful not to share too much information at once, as parents can sometimes feel overwhelmed and may voice their concerns. However, this isn't a problem with the app itself.

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Parent-teacher communication is very straightforward and helps everyone stay connected. Posting to ParentSquare is simple and convenient.

  ### 33. The Company Culture Separates ParentSquare from the Rest!

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Michael C. | District Instructional Technology Coordinator, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** June 24, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

Like any implementation of a new program, it can get easy to get lost in all of the nuances.  With ParentSquare, the very best feature is their friendliness and attention.  No matter how daunting it is to change how your school district communicates with their parents and students, ParentSquare has an answer for that!  They provide wonderful customer support,  they value their customers by providing one-on-one attention, and most importantly, they listen!  Features that are overlooked and suggested by those that use it get careful consideration to be included in future versions!

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

I wouldn't necessarily say that there is a downside to ParentSquare.  Like any communication portal, getting parents involved can be difficult.  But I think that ParentSquare does a good job of

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Combining all of our communication devices into one... it is making it so much easier to build that communication culture in our district!

  ### 34. PSQ Makes Communicating Easy

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Erin C. | Director of Communications, Marketing, and Media, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** June 24, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

After surveying my parents, the results are overwhelmingly positive for PSQ. As end users, they've indicated that they value the centralized communication, ease of use, access to timely and consistent notifications, find the communication channels to be more effective, and enjoy the calendar and link features.

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

There is very little that I dislike, and any time I've shared feedback with the PSQ team they've taken it into consideration. This year, the main issue (which isn't much of an issue) is that parents would have liked to have a section in the post with a student name field. But knowing the team, I'm sure they have something in the works for this!

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

PSQ is constantly making changes and updates to the platform, many of which are issues that I didn't realize needed addressing. They continue to take feedback and grow, which I appreciate.

  ### 35. ParentSquare Changed the Way we Communicate with Parents

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Mike M. | Technology Director, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** June 24, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

ParentSquare is a very easy to use platform that has simplified and unified our district communication with our families.  It helped us bring multiple platforms into one place which in turned saved us money.  With the inclusion of ParentSquare Pay we have also made it easier then ever before for parents to pay for items throughout the year.  There customer support is fast and accurate the first time and implementation was a breeze.

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

Nothing they are a great company to work with and I have yet to have a negative experience.

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

ParentSquare unified our communication to parents.  Before we used several products to accomplish what we are getting now in one.  And by doing so has reduced overall cost and has increased engagement with out stakeholders.

  ### 36. Helps us connect with families who felt disconnected

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Kimberly B. | School Family Community Partnerships, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** June 24, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

Using ParentSquare has truly transformed the way parents and teachers communicate. Previously, language barriers often disrupted the flow of information, but now there's a reliable bridge. The seamless integration of translations encourages active participation from parents who felt disconnected. ParentsSquare isn't just a communication tool; it’s a community builder, enhancing engagement and understanding. A tremendous benefit for any school! 73% of our parents have downloaded the app and 99% are contactable!

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

Parents are overwhelmed in general. Our district does our best to let parents know they can customize notifications so they do not become overwhelmed.

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Previously, language barriers often disrupted the flow of information, but now there's a reliable bridge. The seamless integration of translations encourages active participation from parents who felt disconnected.

  ### 37. Transforming School Communications with ParentSquare

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Bradly P. | Director of Public Safety, Public Relations, and Child Accounting, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** June 24, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

ParentSquare has genuinely transformed our school's communication approach. Everything from mass notifications to one-on-one messages is centralized on one platform, making life much easier. The automatic translation feature is brilliant, breaking language barriers and ensuring everyone is in the loop. It's intuitive and efficient, making connections seamless between educators and families. Highly recommended!

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

While I am sure there are things that people may dislike, individually, and as a district, we have not found anything significant.

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

As a district, we were in need of a new mass communications platform that would grow as our demographics shifted. Additionally, we sought a platform that would be easier for our school administrators to use during stressful or busy times. ParentSquare has exceeded our expectations!

  ### 38. ParentSquare has been a game changer.

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Brooke S. | Secretary to the Director of Technology and Director of Teaching & Learning, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** July 24, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

We love how families are receiving communications, from text messages to emails to app notifications—ensuring vital updates reach everyone without extra hassle.  We also love how easy it is to use, and because of that, how easy it was to implement.  We had teachers who eagerly joined the ParentSquare bandwagon.  Customer support is also fast and efficient.

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

We are still looking for something to dislike about ParentSquare, we haven't found anything yet!

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

We are able to reach parents that we haven't been able to reach before.  We were also able to replace Google Voice with a much more cost efficient product, Virtual Phone.

  ### 39. User-Friendly Platform with a Social Media Feel Parents and Staff Love

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Amber W. | Technology Staff, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** December 03, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

ParentSquare is the most user friendly platform we have used in many years. Our parents and staff love the social media "feel'.

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

Currently, I do not dislike anything about ParentSquare

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

I currently do not have any problems.

  ### 40. Significantly Improve School to Home Communication

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Lica J. | Director of Communications, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** June 30, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

ParentSquare has significantly improved how we connect with families at our district. By unifying all communication into one platform, it's revolutionized our outreach, making it easy and accessible for everyone. As Director of Communication, this is a lifesaver. We can send out urgent alerts, classroom updates, and engage parents more collaboratively—all from one place. The translation feature means every parent gets information in their preferred language automatically. Simply put, it's a user-friendly communication hub that brings our schools and families closer together.

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

We have not run into any questions or issues that we have not been able to resolve with the help of ParentSquare support.

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Families prefer to receive communication in different ways. ParentSquare allows families to tailor how they prefer to receive communication and it also allows for two-way communication which creates increased engagement. ParentSquare has become a one stop shop for school-to-home communication for our entire District.

  ### 41. ParentSquare has elevated our school district's communications!

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Kayleigh W. | Communication Specialist, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** June 24, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

ParentSquare has significantly improved the way we communicate with families, students, and staff. Its user-friendly platform and powerful auto-translation feature have enhanced accessibility and engagement across our diverse school community. We rely on ParentSquare for everything from distributing secure documents to sharing timely updates and event information. With this platform, we’re able to reach 99% of our families—and thanks to its data insights, we can quickly identify and update missing contact information to ensure no one is left out.

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

I would love to see more administrative functionality added to the mobile app—similar to what’s available on the web version. For example, it would be really helpful if we could see how many recipients a post is going to when using the app. Adding features like this would make it even easier for administrators to manage communications on the go!

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

For our district, where Spanish is the primary language for many, the translation tool has been a game-changer—bridging language gaps and ensuring every family feels included and informed.

  ### 42. Exceptional communication tool backed by reliable support and seamless integration

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** June 24, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

ParentSquare has been a game-changer for our district's communication strategy. The platform integrates flawlessly with our existing systems, creating a unified and efficient workflow for both staff and families. What truly sets ParentSquare apart, though, is the level of customer service and partnership they provide. Their support team is responsive, proactive, and always willing to collaborate on solutions that fit our needs. We never feel like we are navigating the platform alone, this kind of partnership is rare and deeply appreciated!

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

While ParentSquare excels in streamlining communication, some families (particularly those with multiple children in different schools across the district) have shared that the notifications can be overwhelming. It would be helpful to have additional options for parents to further customize and tailor their notification preferences to avoid duplicate communications.

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

ParentSquare has improved communication between our schools and families by providing a unified platform for messages, announcements, and two-way conversations. It eliminates the confusion of managing multiple tools and ensures families receive consistent, timely updates.

  ### 43. ParentSquare simplifies and enhances communication in many ways!

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Kathryn K. | Data Systems Coordinator, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** June 24, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

Implementing ParentSquare in our district has been an absolute delight. The platform's support team exceeded all expectations and helped us efficiently launch our new website. I was amazed at how the intuitive interface made it easy for parents to access information. The integration tools allowed effortless communication, transforming how we engage with our school community. Highly recommend!

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

We haven't really found anything that we don't like about ParentSquare! They are very receptive to feedback and seem to be a company that cares about continual growth and support.

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Our district recently made the decision to implement ParentSquare, including its SmartSites module, and the benefits have been immediate and impactful. From the start, the support we received from the ParentSquare team went well above and beyond what we had previously experienced with any other vendor. Once the design was set, we were able to get our website up very quickly. The intuitive and user-friendly interface of ParentSquare, along with the fantastic integration and support teams, made this possible. Even as a work in progress, our websites look beautiful and professional, and our parents love the change! They have found it very easy to navigate and find what they are looking for. The "write once, publish everywhere" functionality of ParentSquare has been a game changer for us. I wholeheartedly recommend ParentSquare to any district looking to elevate communication and digital engagement!

  ### 44. Time-Saving Tool

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** June 24, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

ParentSquare really streamlined our communication efforts. The user-friendly interface is a big plus, making it easy for our team and families to stay connected in any language. On top of it, we could brand our district with consistent templates. The Studio Editor tool is a major plus and allows for more dynamic posts. This tool has saves us time and money, both of which are valuable in education. ParentSquare has played a vital part in enriching our school community engagement and collaboration.

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

Not much but wish we could login as a user.

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

As the Director of Communications, I've noticed everything feels more in sync—classroom updates, building announcements, or even urgent alerts—it's all there in this one communication hub. It is also very easy for me to look at other communication being sent whether from our buildings or a single classroom. The system just works and I appreciate that most often when I have to problem solve, it's usually more of a user error than any type of system error.

  ### 45. Loving ParentSquare!

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Renee R. | Director of Communications and Public Relations, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** June 24, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

ParentSquare has truly enhanced our school's communication game. With its user-friendly platform, staying connected is effortless. We send out everything from announcements to permission slips seamlessly through texts, emails, and app notifications. The automatic two-way translation in 100+ languages is particularly impressive and ensures that no parent is left out. It has proven to be an effective and valuable communication hub for our school community. It was easy to integrate into our system, and the schools have been using it with ease. We are hearing great reviews from parents too!

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

While it was definitely the best platform we found for consolidating our communications and engagement activities, since it is on the newer side, it is still being worked on and enhanced regularly when we find minor oversights, needs. There are only very minor gaps, but we have found ParentSquare to be extremely responsive to upgrade and enhancement requests. We've only been with them a little over a year and have seen many improvements added already. Their customer support is great!

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

It has allowed us to consolidate communication platforms, and added functionality that we didn't have before.

  ### 46. ParentSquare is a life saver!

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Lindsay F. | Communication Specialist/Instructional Technologist, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** June 24, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

✨ I love how seamlessly this program works! It keeps communication flowing smoothly with both parents and staff. From syncing with my website to sending quick text updates, it's efficient and user-friendly.

The new templates are perfect for teacher and parent communication, and I’m especially thankful for the built-in forms and sign-up tools—my staff has used them for Parent-Teacher Conferences, class supplies, and party coordination.

📂 And the best part? Everything is archived, making it easy to stay organized and accountable!

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

Wish it had a behavior point system and then it would have everything my teachers need!

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Archiving our district communication has been a game changer. All extracurricular communication is stored in one central location, making it easy to track and manage.

If we ever receive an open records request, I have peace of mind knowing I can quickly access what’s needed and protect my staff by having everything documented and organized.

  ### 47. Happy Customers

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** June 24, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

Our district deployed the ParentSquare communications platform almost a year ago, and we've been nothing but thrilled with how easy the platform is for our teachers, administrators and other key communicators to use. The language translation functionality is a game changer, and all of the integrations with Canva make it even easier for our staff to create visually attractive and informative content.  We just added Smart Sites to our ParentSquare environment and became the company's 600th school district to launch Smart Sites, a website portal that allows content from the Posts to appear on the website with just a few clicks. The customer support is best of breed in my opinion - so easy to reach a real human when you need them!

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

There's nothing we dislike about ParentSquare.

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

School to home communications that allow everyone with post access to share the good news of the dsitrict.

  ### 48. Catapult your Communication

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Tanika R. | Instructional Technology & Data Coordinator, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** June 24, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

The thing I love most about ParentSquare is that parents and students are automatically enrolled in the system as soon as their information is entered into our Student Information System. Parent Square allows administrators, staff, and teachers to connect to parents and families from the moment they walk in the door.

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

There is not much to dislike about ParentSquare. It's a baby technology that continually takes feedback from end users and grows better by the day.

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

ParentSquare is soving the problem of getting all the people in the room to communicate the same information. It has streamlined communication and has broken language barriers for teachers and families.

  ### 49. ParentSquare has exceeded all expectations

**Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Ja'Leasa  B. | Director of Communications, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** June 24, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

As a school communications director, finding a platform that truly meets the needs of both administrators and families is rare—but ParentSquare has exceeded all expectations. It has completely transformed the way we inform, engage, and connect with our parents.

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

Message duplication between schools and the district can sometimes cause confusion for parents receiving the same content multiple times.

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

ParentSquare is solving my biggest challenge, ensuring clear, timely, and inclusive communication between the district, schools, staff, and families. Before ParentSquare, messages were often scattered across emails, flyers, text apps, and social media, which created inconsistency, missed information, and a lack of transparency.

  ### 50. Keeps Me Connected to School Updates

**Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Jen E. | marketing, but I use the tool as a parent, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** December 16, 2025

**What do you like best about ParentSquare?**

I can stay in touch with what is happening at the school

**What do you dislike about ParentSquare?**

Its a bit hard to navigate around the app and easily use links within the app.

**What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?**

It allows the communication lines to flow between the school and parent, making it easy for parents to feel connected to the school community.


## ParentSquare Discussions
  - [What is Remind used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/remind-what-is-remind-used-for) - 1 comment, 1 upvote
  - [Is the Remind app safe?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-the-remind-app-safe) - 2 comments, 1 upvote
  - [How do teachers use remind?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-teachers-use-remind) - 2 comments, 1 upvote
  - [What is ParentSquare used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-parentsquare-used-for) - 1 comment

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