PowerSchool · Schema

PowerSchool School

A school record from the PowerSchool SIS REST API (/ws/v1/district/school). Schools are organizational units within a district, serving a range of grade levels.

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Properties

Name Type Description
id integer School DCID — district-wide unique identifier. Use in API path parameters.
school_number integer Local school number assigned by the district.
name string Full name of the school.
state_province_id string State or province abbreviation (e.g., TX, CA).
low_grade integer Lowest grade level: -2 or -1 for pre-K, 0 for Kindergarten, 1-12 for grades 1-12.
high_grade integer Highest grade level served.
alternate_school_number integer Alternate school number if applicable (e.g., state reporting number).
addresses object School address collection.
phones object School phone numbers.
principal object Principal contact information.
assistant_principal object Assistant principal contact information.
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JSON Schema

powerschool-school.json Raw ↑ 
{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/powerschool/main/json-schema/powerschool-school.json",
  "title": "PowerSchool School",
  "description": "A school record from the PowerSchool SIS REST API (/ws/v1/district/school). Schools are organizational units within a district, serving a range of grade levels.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["id"],
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "School DCID — district-wide unique identifier. Use in API path parameters."
    },
    "school_number": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Local school number assigned by the district."
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Full name of the school."
    },
    "state_province_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "State or province abbreviation (e.g., TX, CA)."
    },
    "low_grade": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Lowest grade level: -2 or -1 for pre-K, 0 for Kindergarten, 1-12 for grades 1-12.",
      "minimum": -2,
      "maximum": 12
    },
    "high_grade": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Highest grade level served.",
      "minimum": -2,
      "maximum": 12
    },
    "alternate_school_number": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Alternate school number if applicable (e.g., state reporting number)."
    },
    "addresses": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "School address collection.",
      "properties": {
        "home": { "$ref": "#/definitions/Address" },
        "mailing": { "$ref": "#/definitions/Address" },
        "physical": { "$ref": "#/definitions/Address" }
      }
    },
    "phones": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "School phone numbers.",
      "properties": {
        "main": { "$ref": "#/definitions/PhoneNumber" },
        "fax": { "$ref": "#/definitions/PhoneNumber" }
      }
    },
    "principal": {
      "$ref": "#/definitions/Principal",
      "description": "Principal contact information."
    },
    "assistant_principal": {
      "$ref": "#/definitions/Principal",
      "description": "Assistant principal contact information."
    }
  },
  "definitions": {
    "Address": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "city": { "type": "string" },
        "postal_code": { "type": "integer" },
        "state_province": { "type": "string" },
        "street": { "type": "string" }
      }
    },
    "PhoneNumber": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "number": { "type": "string" }
      }
    },
    "Principal": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "email": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "email",
          "description": "Principal's email address."
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "first_name": { "type": "string" },
            "middle_name": { "type": "string" },
            "last_name": { "type": "string" }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "id": 5001,
      "school_number": 101,
      "name": "Lincoln Elementary School",
      "state_province_id": "TX",
      "low_grade": 0,
      "high_grade": 5,
      "addresses": {
        "physical": {
          "street": "500 Oak Ave",
          "city": "Austin",
          "state_province": "TX",
          "postal_code": 78702
        }
      },
      "phones": {
        "main": { "number": "512-555-0200" },
        "fax": { "number": "512-555-0201" }
      },
      "principal": {
        "email": "[email protected]",
        "name": {
          "first_name": "Margaret",
          "last_name": "Johnson"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}