Case Study: Williamson County Schools achieves faster, data-driven assessments and improved instruction with PowerSchool

Williamson County School’s Assessment Success from the First Year

Williamson County Schools, a fast-growing Tennessee district serving about 40,000 students across 48 schools, struggled with an assessment system that produced data silos, limited reporting, inconsistent curriculum alignment, and time-consuming test creation for teachers. District leaders sought a flexible, customizable platform that would let teachers and curriculum specialists collaborate, share items, and get meaningful, actionable data.

They adopted PowerSchool Performance Matters Assessment and Analytics, rolling out district-crafted common formative assessments and encouraging teacher use of the platform’s intuitive tools. In year one teachers built assessments in minutes, students accessed tests in two clicks, and administrators pulled consolidated, customizable reports districtwide. Early results included stronger collaboration, faster data-driven instruction, a high-school biology pilot that doubled typical performance, and significant time savings for teachers and data teams.

Williamson County Schools

Kevin Deck

Assessment Analyst