Search / Filter for Inactive Students By default, PowerSchool student searches will only return active students. To include inactive students in your search, please follow this process: Step 1: Login to PowerSchool Step 2: Enter "/" and the last name of the student that you are looking for Step 3: Click the icon to search or press EnterIf you want to make searching inactive students the default behavior for search, click on your initials in the top right of PowerSchool start page > Manage Profile > check the box to include inactive results.