Skyward Acknowledged as a Key HR Software Provider by APPS RUN THE WORLD in the HCM Top 500 Market Report

2601 Skyward Drive

Stevens Point, WI, 54482, United States

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https://www.skyward.com/

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Skyward Strengths, Domain Expertise, and Key Differentiators

Skyward is a software company specializing in K–12 school management and municipality management technologies, including student management, human resources, and financial management. By blending advanced technology guided by actual users with world-class support delivered with a personal touch, Skyward is the clear choice for K-12 leaders who want to spend less time on tasks and more time with students.

Skyward Recent Developments

On July 18, 2023, Skyward unveiled a partnership with ParentSquare, a prominent figure in effective K-12 school communications. This collaboration aims to seamlessly integrate the two platforms, presenting Skyward customers with additional avenues to foster and enhance school-to-home communication, ultimately contributing to improved student outcomes. Additionally, on February 21, 2023, Skyward signed another significant partnership, this time with Otus, a leader in K-12 student-growth edtech. This collaboration facilitates seamless rostering integration between Skyward and Otus, empowering educators with access to a comprehensive suite of tools designed to efficiently gather, visualize, and utilize student data, thereby maximizing student success.

In February 2021, Skyward, an administrative software provider, announced a partnership with Red Rover, an absence management solution. The partnership will eliminate the need for manual entry of employee leave and substitute work for both Skyward SMS 2.0 and Qmlativ business platform customers. Skyward customers will be able to enter time off requests within Skyward which will then be redirected to Red Rover to complete the substitute request. In addition, Skyward customers can enter both time off and substitute requests in Red Rover and the information will pull into Skyward through different options based on the platform being used.

In September 2019, Skyward became a Google for Education Build Partner. As a Google for Education Build partner, Skyward will enable educators to conduct real-time grade syncs from Google Classroom to Skyward’s Gradebook solution in a beta program.

Skyward Customers in ARTW Customer Database

Leveraging a rigorous data-centric research methodology, APPS RUN THE WORLD asks the simple question: Who’s buying Skyward applications and why? And we provide the answers – supported by decades of research – to our clients around the world. Our Customer database has over 100 data fields that detail company usage of Skyward and other enterprise apps by function, customer size, industry, location, implementation status, partner involvement, Line of Business Key Stakeholders and IT decision makers contact details. List of Verified Skyward Student Management Suite, Skyward School Business Suite, Skyward Municipality Management Suite customers.

Skyward Overview

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Number of Employees: 650

Functional Market: Task Management, Time and Attendance, Core HR, Payroll, Compliance, Recruiting, Applicant Tracking Systems, Performance Management,

Key Verticals: K12, State and Local Government,

Skyward Key Cloud and HCM Applications

Skyward Student Management Suite, Skyward School Business Suite, Skyward Municipality Management Suite

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Skyward Total and HCM Applications Revenues by Region:

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Skyward Customers - Breakdown by Geo, Size, Vertical and Product

List of Verified Skyward Customers


No. of Skyward Customers: 2500

No. of Skyward HCM Applications Customers: x

No. of Skyward Cloud HCM Customers: x

No. of Skyward Cloud HCM Subscribers: 7000000


Skyward serves over 2,500 school districts and municipalities. Among Skyward customers are Minnesota Districts, Duncanville Independent School District, Indiana School Districts, Central Fulton School District, Navasota ISD, Pleasant Grove ISD, Quinlan ISD, Central CUSD, Eastland CUSD, Frankfort School District, Silver Lake Joint School District #1, Lamar Consolidated Independent School District, Hamblen County School District, Lake County Schools, Glendale - River Hills School District, Maple Dale - Indian Hills School District, Central Montco Technical High School, Colonial School District, East China School District, Fremont County Joint School District #15, Oostburg School District, Gadsden County Schools, Lewiston ISD, Upper Merion Area School District, Coon School District, Grattan School District, Haynor School District, Ionia ISD, North LeValley School District, Palo Community School District, Saranac School District, Threshold School District, Woodward Academy, KIPP Austin Public Schools, ARCH Academy, Sinton ISD, The Ranch Academy, Marion County School District, Montclair Public School District, Prodeo Academy, West Side Summit School, Urban Day Schools District, Northfield Township High School District #225, Union County School District, North Cook Intermediate Service Center, St.Brigid Catholic School District, Western CUSD 12, University of Texas at Tyler Charter School, Lyons Elementary School District, Bushnell Prairie CUSD, Indiana School For The Deaf, The Midland Academy, Ionia County ISD, Zuni Public School District, Atonement Lutheran School, Sinton Independent School District, Argos Community School District, New Boston ISD, Hooks ISD, Royal ISD, Kootenai Technical Education Center, Piper USD, Rantoul City School District 137, Fox Point- Bayside Joint School District 2, Lake Station Community Schools, Johnson City Schools and others.

Skyward Market Opportunities, M&A and Geo Expansions

In February 2020, Skyward founder Jim King announced the appointment of his son, Jerry King, as the new Chairman of the Board. After serving as Chairman for 12 years, Jim King expressed confidence in the leadership abilities of Jerry and the rest of the board and executive team to guide the company through its next phase of growth and success.

In August 2019, Skyward unveiled DistrictCheck, a self-assessment tool for School Information Systems (SIS) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). Developed in collaboration with GreyEd Solutions, DistrictCheck collects feedback from technology users within districts to provide a data-driven evaluation of existing administrative software and processes.

In January 2017, Skyward introduced its Qmlativ Municipality Management Suite, representing the next evolution of the company’s ERP technology. The SQL-based platform featured a user-friendly experience, proactive support measures, and a focus on user growth and development. Concurrently, Skyward launched a Student Reward System aimed at reinforcing positive behaviors through motivational techniques.

Skyward Risks and Challenges

Skyward’s current dispute with its home state of Wisconsin over the award of a $15 million contract to Infinite Campus, an out-of-state competitor, could turn into a contentious legal battle. Already Skyward has filed a protest with the state, insisting that its bid was lower than that from Infinite Campus, which is based in Blaine, MN. Skyward has been providing school administrative applications to half of the schools in Wisconsin and the loss of the contract could sharply curtail its presence in its home state.

Skyward Ecosystem, Partners, Resellers and SI

Skyward applications are currently used for select school districts in 22 US States (with very high concentrations in Washington and Wisconsin), as well as customers in Venezuela, Greece, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, China, Mexico, Switzerland, and India.

Skyward has strategic partnerships with AccountAbility, Advanced Processing & Imaging, Aesop, BMI Systems Group, Career Cruising, CRS Advanced Technology, Dell, e-Funds For Schools, infosnap, ISCorp, Nelco, Northern Business Products, Office Depot, OfficeMax, Orbit Software, Parchment, PaySchools, Phonemaster, Quill.com, Registration Gateway by SRC Solutions, RevTrak, School Technology Associates, SchoolMessenger, Staples/Corporate Express, Synrevoice SchoolConnects, Tools4ever’s Identity Management solution, Transfinder, Trapeze, VersaTrans, and WEA Trust.

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