School Websites
School Websites
ParentSquare Smart Sites
Your school’s story, beautifully told—and seamlessly connected to every family
Your school website is more than a homepage: it’s your digital front door.
Your district website is where families discover what makes your schools special, where the community celebrates success, and where trust begins.
With ParentSquare Smart Sites, you get a beautiful, accessible, and easy-to-manage K-12 website that works hand-in-hand with the ParentSquare communication platform you already trust. Publish once, reach everyone, and make every interaction count.
Why K-12 districts choose Smart Sites
- One unified platform – Publish alerts, updates, and celebrations to your website, app, email, text, voice, and social media—all at once, no duplicate work.
- Beyond templates – Create the site you envision with beautiful, flexible, and mobile-friendly school website designs offering endless possibilities.
- Inclusive, accessible websites – Translate your website instantly into 190+ languages and get built-in guardrails for accessibility, meeting ADA and WCAG 2.1 standards.
- Easy for staff, seamless for families – Update from any device with an intuitive drag-and-drop content management system; no coding or tickets required.
- Consistent brand, stronger trust – Keep every page and school aligned with your district’s identity.
- Fewer vendors, more value – Reduce complexity and total cost of ownership by unifying school websites and communications in one place.
Your communications and website, all in one place
Smart Sites is the only K-12 content management system built to work natively with ParentSquare. That means just one login—and one seamless experience for your staff and families.
- Publish posts and updates simultaneously to your website and social media
- Keep content fresh with calendars and feeds that automatically stay up to date
- Program site banner notifications for urgent communications
School district websites that welcome everyone
Build inclusive, accessible K-12 websites so every visitor can engage fully with your district’s story.
- Use built-in accessibility guardrails for inclusive design with WCAG 2.1 and ADA compliance in mind
- Provide site translation into families’ preferred languages
- Create an engaging experience for families, staff, and community members—current and prospective
Your digital partner, not just a vendor
- 98% customer satisfaction and 99%+ customer retention
- 100% US-based live support via chat, phone, and email
- Proven expertise launching and managing thousands of K-12 district websites
- Hands-on support to guide you from launch to long-term success
Oak Harbor Public Schools (Washington)
6,000 students
Products: Smart Sites, Communictions
— Lisa Jones, Communications Specialist
Pasadena ISD (Texas)
47,500 students
Products: Smart Sites, Communications
— Melissa McCalla, Chief Technology Officer
Gates Chili Central School District (New York)
3,500 students
Products: Smart Sites, Communictions
“Switching to ParentSquare Smart Sites was a no-brainer for our district. Just like with the ParentSquare communication platform, the biggest highlight has been the customer support. The team has been phenomenal—whether we’re troubleshooting a coding issue or asking a simple design question, they respond quickly and with a can-do attitude that makes all the difference.”
— Iva Petrosino, Director of Communications
School website setup made easy
Migration, design & training
Our team will listen to and apply your vision, migrate existing content, and work with you to deliver a site that strengthens your brand and engages your community.
Unlimited users and storage
With no content storage limits or admin user limits, you don’t have to worry about unexpected fees as you grow.
SEO Support
Powerful tools help you understand where your site sees the most traffic and optimize for improved user searchability.
Visit our Smart Sites Resource Center to learn more
Explore articles, best practices, and K-12 website examples—all built on our Smart Sites platform.
Frequently Asked Questions
ParentSquare Smart Sites helps K-12 schools and districts build beautifully branded websites that automatically sync with school communications—creating a unified, engaging experience.
No special skills required. Staff can easily update pages using drag-and-drop tools and pre-approved templates—no tickets, HTML, or technical knowledge required. But for more advanced users, many components do offer access to the HTML directly, if needed.
ParentSquare Smart Sites includes built-in accessibility checks to support WCAG 2.1 and ADA compliance, helping every visitor engage with your site. Learn more.
Yes. ParentSquare Smart Sites offer built-in translation so families can view your school or district website in their preferred language. This helps districts provide multilingual school websites that are accessible to families and communities speaking over 190 languages, ensuring everyone can access news, calendars, and important information.
You will be assigned a dedicated specialist who will guide you through the implementation. We handle setup and content migration, provide clear timelines, and train your team so you’re confident in managing your new site.
ParentSquare Smart Sites let districts manage calendars, events, news, and website updates in one place—without duplicating work. Updates created in ParentSquare can automatically appear on the website, and staff can share posts to social media in one step. This keeps your website and communication channels consistent, timely, and easy for families to rely on.
Yes. ParentSquare Smart Sites helps districts create consistent, modern websites that showcase each school’s identity and tell their story in a clear, compelling way. With flexible design options, districts can highlight what makes their schools unique, showcase programs and successes, and tell a cohesive story that reflects their values and community. This unified online presence supports family engagement and helps districts present a clear, compelling brand that grows enrollment.
ParentSquare Smart Sites are part of the same platform districts use for daily communication, which means website updates, alerts, and posts can be created once and published everywhere. Smart Sites combine modern design with K–12–specific features, multilingual support, automated content updates, and flexible designs that districts can manage without relying on outside help.
Districts get a website solution built for education—not a generic CMS—making it easier to keep information current, engage families, and maintain consistent branding across every school.
Built for what’s next
Your website should grow with your district. With Smart Sites, you can expand into payments, attendance, virtual phone, and more—all inside the same trusted platform for K-12.
See how Smart Sites can tell your story
Featured Case Study
Learn how Oak Harbor Public Schools transformed their outdated website into a mobile-responsive, ADA-compliant platform that unifies communications and makes information easier for families to find.