ParentSquare

ParentSquare

About this app

What is ParentSquare?

ParentSquare helps schools and families stay connected and informed—all in one easy place. Whether it’s a quick message from a teacher, an important alert from the district, or a reminder about tomorrow’s field trip, ParentSquare makes sure families never miss a thing.

Why families and teachers love ParentSquare:
- Simple, easy-to-use app and website
- Messages are automatically translated into 190+ languages
- Best-in-class safety and security practices
- One place for all school updates, alerts, and messages

With ParentSquare, families and staff save time and stay connected—so everyone can focus on helping students succeed.

ParentSquare for Android

The ParentSquare app makes it easy for families to stay in the loop and engage with their child’s school community. With the app, parents and guardians can:
- See school news, classroom updates, and photos
- Receive important notices like attendance alerts and cafeteria balances
- Message teachers and staff directly
- Join group conversations
- Sign up for wishlist items, volunteering, and conferences
- Respond to absences or tardies*
- Pay school-related fees and invoices*

* If included with your school's implementation

Ratings and reviews

Overall a solid app but a bit glitchy at times and won't allow me to click into certain sections/tabs. Usually closing and reopening fixes this. The big issue is that PS doesn't allowing parents to CC each other on messages. For example, if a teacher messages my spouse and me, those messages are sent separately and we can't see each others responses. Additionally I can't even add non-teachers (just classroom parents) to messages I send. This makes communicating on parents square ineffective.

I feel the app could make improvements on accessibility and ease of use. When clicking on posts or attachments. It stays loading, and nothing ever pops up. It's frustrating to manage. Any important information gets emailed directly to me, but nothing ever shows on the app. When logged in, I can see my profile and who my child is. But when trying to access posts made from teachers, it shows a child that is not mine and therefore denies me access. I've used class dojo for years with no problems.

Overall, I really like this app. I do wish that when I clicked on one of my kids, it would just go to post regarding that child right away. Instead, I have to close and reopen for this feature to work. I also wish both parents and the teacher could be involved in the same messages together to make communication even better.

What’s new

Bug fixes.