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DreamClass

Overview

NEW: See our redesigned parent and student portals! Gradelink is an easy-to-use student information system to help your private school save time, improve enrollment, and fulfill its mission.

DreamClass is a cloud-based class management system for educational organizations including K12 schools, colleges, sports academies, music schools, and dance studios. The platform offers tools for managing programs, students, admissions, teachers, attendance, grading, assessments, and more.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

121

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

99

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.7

735

5

4

3

2

1

557

156

19

1

2

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
87%
would recommend this app

4.8

75

5

4

3

2

1

59

15

1

0

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
97%
would recommend this app

Pros

“We use it for everything in the school - communications, attendance and grades, lunch billing, discipline, lesson plans, enrollment, and more!”
SC

Sheila C.

Director of Development

“I appreciate being able to communicate with all of the students and their parents within the Communication means, for it serves as great reminders to hit all deadlines, whether special events, or reminding parents about State Testing. ”
TG

Tina G.

Director of Admissions and Development

“Managing students and teachers is efficient, with simple processes for enrollment, class assignments, and organization, while student information is neatly structured and easy to access.”
AB

Amana B.

Teacher and administrator

Pros

“That said, this is largely a trade-off for the flexibility, because the system is built to accommodate so many different needs, getting everything configured properly upfront takes a bit more effort than a more "one-size-fits-all" platform might.”
JR

Josh R.

Director of Education

“Every school has its own quirks and workflows, and rather than forcing us into a rigid system, DreamClass has consistently been able to fit how we actually operate.”
JR

Josh R.

Director of Education

“I'd also say that while DreamClass is constantly improving and updating their system (which is great), their Knowledge Base doesn't always keep pace with those changes.”
JR

Josh R.

Director of Education

Cons

“We use the system to send texts when there is a delay or cancellation due to weather and constantly have problems with people (staff and parents alike) not receiving the alert.”
AD

Amy D.

Vice Principal

“The only thing I don't like is that copying lesson plans from previous years has a lot of steps. Unless I am missing some training, you have to click through a lot of buttons to find past lessons, then copy, then click back through all the buttons to get to the current week to paste. If you only have to do one lesson, it might be worth it, but if you are trying to copy a week or two for a whole unit, it gets too unmanageable.”
TM

Tiffany M.

First Grade Teacher

“The APP is not great and I do get some parent feedback on not liking how the app looks and is not super useable on their phones, specifically the glitching and finding grades, assignments, and other features, including the bill pay and so forth.”
AR

Abby R.

Principal

Cons

“There are times when an article walks you through a process, but the steps no longer quite match what you see in the current version of the system.”
JR

Josh R.

Director of Education

“Communication between students is a challenge as they are unable to communicate with their specific classes and have to click each student individually to send a message.”
AW

Athena W.

SLS Operations Director

“Certain features are not accessible to edit from the admin end and have to be implemented by DreamClass staff.”
AH

Abdullah H.

Chairperson, Technical Services

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review11 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review5 months ago

Key features

  • Total features65
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Admissions Management
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Application Management
  • Appointment Scheduling
  • Assessment Management
  • Assignment Management
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Automatic Grading
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Built-in LMS
  • CRM
  • Cafeteria Management
  • Calendar Management
  • Class Management
  • Class Registration
  • Class Scheduling
  • Class Summary
  • Classroom Management
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Course Management
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Curriculum Management
  • Curve Scores
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Storage Management
  • Discipline Management
  • Discount Management
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Management
  • Email Reminders
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Portal
  • Enrollment Confirmation
  • Enrollments/Onboarding
  • Event Calendar
  • Event Scheduling
  • Faculty/Staff Management
  • Fee Collection
  • Fee Management
  • Financial Aid Management
  • Financial Analysis
  • Financial Management
  • For Classroom
  • For Higher Education
  • For Labs
  • For Music Schools
  • For Schools
  • Forms Management
  • Grade Calculations
  • Gradebook
  • Independent/Private
  • Individualized Assessments
  • Invoice Management
  • Invoice Processing
  • K-12
  • Learning Management
  • Lesson Notes
  • Lesson Planning
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Multi-Location
  • Online Calendar
  • Online Classes
  • Online Payments
  • Online Registration
  • Parent Portal
  • Parent/Student Portal
  • Payment Processing
  • Payroll Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Progress Reports
  • Progress Tracking
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Records Management
  • Refund Management
  • Registration Management
  • Reminders
  • Report Cards
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • SMS Messaging
  • Scheduling
  • School District
  • Scoring
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Self Service Portal
  • Skills Assessment
  • Special Education
  • Student Information/Records
  • Student Management
  • Student Portal
  • Teacher Dashboard
  • Tests/Assessments
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Transcripts
  • Tuition Management
  • Wait List Management
  • Website Integration
  • Weighted Assignments
  • Total features105
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Admissions Management
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Application Management
  • Appointment Scheduling
  • Assessment Management
  • Assignment Management
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Automatic Grading
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Built-in LMS
  • CRM
  • Cafeteria Management
  • Calendar Management
  • Class Management
  • Class Registration
  • Class Scheduling
  • Class Summary
  • Classroom Management
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Course Management
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Curriculum Management
  • Curve Scores
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Storage Management
  • Discipline Management
  • Discount Management
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Management
  • Email Reminders
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Portal
  • Enrollment Confirmation
  • Enrollments/Onboarding
  • Event Calendar
  • Event Scheduling
  • Faculty/Staff Management
  • Fee Collection
  • Fee Management
  • Financial Aid Management
  • Financial Analysis
  • Financial Management
  • For Classroom
  • For Higher Education
  • For Labs
  • For Music Schools
  • For Schools
  • Forms Management
  • Grade Calculations
  • Gradebook
  • Independent/Private
  • Individualized Assessments
  • Invoice Management
  • Invoice Processing
  • K-12
  • Learning Management
  • Lesson Notes
  • Lesson Planning
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Multi-Location
  • Online Calendar
  • Online Classes
  • Online Payments
  • Online Registration
  • Parent Portal
  • Parent/Student Portal
  • Payment Processing
  • Payroll Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Progress Reports
  • Progress Tracking
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Records Management
  • Refund Management
  • Registration Management
  • Reminders
  • Report Cards
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • SMS Messaging
  • Scheduling
  • School District
  • Scoring
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Self Service Portal
  • Skills Assessment
  • Special Education
  • Student Information/Records
  • Student Management
  • Student Portal
  • Teacher Dashboard
  • Tests/Assessments
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Transcripts
  • Tuition Management
  • Wait List Management
  • Website Integration
  • Weighted Assignments

Integrations

  • Total integrations6
  • ClassLink
  • Google Classroom
  • Google Pay
  • Microsoft 365
  • PayPal Payments
  • PaySimple
  • Renaissance
  • Schoology
  • Stripe Payments
  • Venmo
  • Total integrations4
  • ClassLink
  • Google Classroom
  • Google Pay
  • Microsoft 365
  • PayPal Payments
  • PaySimple
  • Renaissance
  • Schoology
  • Stripe Payments
  • Venmo