Pasadena Unified School District School Calendar 2026-2027

At a Glance

PUSD is an urban school district with 23 schools. For the 2026-2027 school year, classes begin August 17 and end June 3. This calendar includes 11 early-release or half days — useful to know when planning childcare.

Also known as PUSD.

Schools in Pasadena Unified School District

Altadena Elementary (Elementary)
Blair High (High)
Don Benito Fundamental (Elementary)
Charles W. Eliot Middle (Middle)
Field (Eugene) Elementary (Elementary)
Rose City High (Continuation) (High)
Hamilton Elementary (Elementary)
Jackson Elementary (Elementary)
Longfellow (Henry W.) Elementary (Elementary)
Madison Elementary (Elementary)
Marshall Fundamental (High)
John Muir High (High)
Norma Coombs Elementary (Elementary)
Pasadena High (High)
San Rafael Elementary (Elementary)
Sierra Madre Elementary (Elementary)
Octavia E. Butler Magnet (Middle)
Webster Elementary (Elementary)
Willard Elementary (Elementary)
Washington Elementary (Elementary)
McKinley (Elementary)
CIS Academy (Other)
Sierra Madre Middle (Middle)

Pasadena Unified School District 2026-2027 School Calendar

All schools

2026-07-03 — Holiday: Fourth of July (Observed) (closed)
2026-07-29 — First Day 11-Month UTP (in session)
2026-08-07 — Holiday: Admissions Day (closed)
2026-08-10 — First Day 10.5-Month UTP (in session)
2026-08-11 — First Day Psychologists (in session)
2026-08-12 to 2026-08-13 — Teachers on Duty, Staff Dev, Ppl Free (closed)
2026-08-14 — Teacher Driven, Pupil Free (closed)
2026-08-17 — First Day for Students, 1st semester (in session)
2026-09-07 — Holiday: Labor Day (closed)
2026-10-15 — RCHS short day (quarterly exams) (partial)
2026-10-16 — Parent Conf (K-8); Staff Dev TK & HS; Pupil Free (closed)
2026-10-16 — Staff Dev TK & HS (Oct 16) (closed)
2026-11-06 — Staff Dev K-12/TK Conf/Pupil Free (closed)
2026-11-11 — Holiday: Veteran's Day (closed)
2026-11-23 to 2026-11-27 — Holiday: Thanksgiving Break (closed)
2026-12-11 — RCHS & HS short day (banked mins) (partial)
2026-12-16 to 2026-12-18 — High School short days (finals) (partial)
2026-12-17 to 2026-12-18 — RCHS short days (finals) (partial)
2026-12-18 — TK-8: short day (banked mins) (partial)
2026-12-18 — Last day of 1st Semester (partial)
2026-12-21 to 2027-01-01 — First Day of Winter Break (closed)
2027-01-01 — Last Day of Winter Break (closed)
2027-01-04 — Students return from Winter Break (in session)
2027-01-04 — First day of 2nd Semester (in session)
2027-01-18 — Holiday: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (closed)
2027-02-08 — Lincoln's Birthday (closed)
2027-02-15 — Presidents Day (closed)
2027-03-19 — RCHS short day (quarterly exams) (partial)
2027-03-25 — Short Day TK-12 (banked min) (partial)
2027-03-26 — Holiday: Cesar Chavez Day (Observed) (closed)
2027-03-29 to 2027-04-02 — Spring Break (closed)
2027-05-31 — Holiday: Memorial Day (closed)
2027-06-01 to 2027-06-03 — HS Short Day Finals (partial)
2027-06-02 to 2027-06-03 — RCHS Short Day Finals (partial)
2027-06-03 — Last day for STUDENTS; short day TK-8 (partial)
2027-06-04 — Last Day for Teachers, Pupil Free (closed)
2027-06-09 — Last Day for Psychologists (closed)
2027-06-16 — Last Day for 10.5 & 11 Month UTP (closed)
2027-06-18 — Juneteenth Holiday (closed)

Summer School / ESY

2027-06-09 — First day of Summer School/ESY (in session)
2027-06-18 — No School: 6/18, 6/25, 7/2, 7/9 (closed)
2027-06-25 — No School: 6/18, 6/25, 7/2, 7/9 (closed)
2027-07-02 — No School: 6/18, 6/25, 7/2, 7/9 (closed)
2027-07-09 — No School: 6/18, 6/25, 7/2, 7/9 (closed)
2027-07-16 — Last Day Summer School ESY (in session)