Burbank Unified School District School Calendar 2026-2027

At a Glance

BUSD is an urban school district with 21 schools. For the 2026-2027 school year, classes begin August 13 and end May 27. The calendar also notes several religious observances (Rosh Hashanah (begins at sundown on the 11th and ends at nightfall on the 13th), Yom Kippur (begins at sundown on the 20th and ends at nightfall on the 21st), Diwali, Hanukkah, Armenian Christmas, Lunar New Year, First Day of Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr, Easter, Passover (begins at sundown on the 21st and ends at nightfall on the 29th)) for awareness — school stays in session on these days. This calendar includes 4 professional development days, 14 early-release or half days — useful to know when planning childcare.

Also known as BUSD.

Schools in Burbank Unified School District

Burbank High (High)
Burroughs High (High)
Walt Disney Elementary (Elementary)
Thomas Edison Elementary (Elementary)
Ralph Emerson Elementary (Elementary)
Bret Harte Elementary (Elementary)
Thomas Jefferson Elementary (Elementary)
Dolores Huerta Middle (Middle)
Luther Burbank Middle (Middle)
William McKinley Elementary (Elementary)
Joaquin Miller Elementary (Elementary)
John Muir Middle (Middle)
Providencia Elementary (Elementary)
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary (Elementary)
R. L. Stevenson Elementary (Elementary)
George Washington Elementary (Elementary)
Magnolia Park (High)
Burbank USD Community Day (High)
Monterey High (Continuation) (High)
Horace Mann
Burbank Unified Independent Learning Academy (BUILA) (Other)

Burbank Unified School District 2026-2027 School Calendar

All schools

2026-07-03 — Independence Day Holiday Observed (all offices and schools closed) (closed)
2026-08-10 — Professional Development Days (closed)
2026-08-11 to 2026-08-12 — Teacher Work Days (closed)
2026-08-13 — First Day of School / Instruction Begins (in session)
2026-08-27 — Back-to-School Night - Elementary Schools (in session)
2026-08-28 — Shortened Day - Elementary Schools (partial)
2026-09-03 — Back-to-School Night - Middle Schools (in session)
2026-09-04 — Shortened Day - Middle School (partial)
2026-09-07 — Labor Day Holiday (all offices and schools closed) (closed)
2026-09-10 — Back-to-School Night - High Schools (in session)
2026-09-11 — Shortened Day - High Schools (partial)
2026-09-11 to 2026-09-13 — Rosh Hashanah (begins at sundown on the 11th and ends at nightfall on the 13th) (in session)
2026-09-20 to 2026-09-21 — Yom Kippur (begins at sundown on the 20th and ends at nightfall on the 21st) (in session)
2026-10-12 — Indigenous People's Day (pupil free day/professional development) (closed)
2026-10-21 — Minimum Teaching Day - Middle Schools (partial)
2026-11-08 — Diwali (in session)
2026-11-11 — Veterans Day (all offices and schools closed) (closed)
2026-11-16 — No School Parent Teacher-Conferences - Elementary Schools (closed)
2026-11-17 to 2026-11-20 — Minimum Days Parent-Teacher Conferences - Elementary Schools (partial)
2026-11-25 — No School - All Schools (Non-Instructional Day) (closed)
2026-11-26 to 2026-11-27 — Thanksgiving Holidays (all offices and schools closed) (closed)
2026-12-04 to 2026-12-12 — Hannukah (in session)
2026-12-15 to 2026-12-17 — Final Exam Schedule for High Schools (in session)
2026-12-17 — Minimum Teaching Day - Middle Schools (partial)
2026-12-18 — No School - Middle & High Schools (closed)
2026-12-18 — Shortened Day - Elementary Schools (partial)
2026-12-18 — End of Semester (in session)
2026-12-21 to 2027-01-01 — Winter Recess (All offices and schools closed December 24, 25, 31 and January 1) (closed)
2027-01-04 — School Reopens / Instruction Begins (in session)
2027-01-06 — Armenian Christmas (in session)
2027-01-18 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day (all offices and schools closed) (closed)
2027-02-06 — Lunar New Year (in session)
2027-02-07 — First Day of Ramadan (in session)
2027-02-12 — Lincoln Holiday (all offices and schools closed) (closed)
2027-02-15 — President's Day Holiday (all offices and schools closed) (closed)
2027-02-22 to 2027-02-26 — Minimum Days Parent-Teacher Conferences - Elementary Schools (partial)
2027-02-24 — Minimum Teaching Day - Middle Schools (partial)
2027-03-09 — Eid al-Fitr (in session)
2027-03-14 — Daylight Savings Begins (in session)
2027-03-17 — Open House - Middle Schools (in session)
2027-03-18 — Shortened Day - Middle Schools (partial)
2027-03-18 — Open House - High Schools (in session)
2027-03-19 — Shortened Day - High Schools (partial)
2027-03-22 to 2027-03-26 — Spring Recess (all offices and schools closed March 25, 26) (closed)
2027-03-26 — Good Friday (closed)
2027-03-28 — Easter (in session)
2027-03-29 — School Reopens (in session)
2027-04-21 to 2027-04-29 — Passover (begins at sundown on the 21st and ends at nightfall on the 29th) (in session)
2027-04-22 — Earth Day (in session)
2027-04-26 — Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day observed (pupil free day/professional development) (closed)
2026-10-12 — No School - District Staff Development
2027-04-29 — Open House - Elementary Schools (in session)
2027-04-30 — Minimum Teaching Day - Elementary Schools (partial)
2027-05-25 to 2027-05-27 — Final Exam Schedule for High Schools (in session)
2027-05-27 — Minimum Teaching Day - All Schools (partial)
2027-05-27 — End of Semester (in session)
2027-05-27 — Last Day of School (partial)
2027-05-28 — Teacher Work Day & Check-out (closed)
2027-05-31 — Memorial Day Holiday (all offices and schools closed) (closed)
2026-06-08 — Summer School Opens (in session)
2026-06-18 — Juneteenth Holiday Observed (all offices and schools closed) (closed)
2027-06-08 — Summer School Opens (in session)
2027-06-18 — Juneteenth Holiday Observed (all offices and schools closed) (closed)