District of Columbia Public Schools School Calendar 2026-2027

At a Glance

DCPS is an urban school district with 116 schools. For the 2026-2027 school year, classes begin August 24 and end June 4. The calendar also notes several religious observances (Rosh Hashanah Begins (Evening), Yom Kippur, First Day of Ramadan, Ash Wednesday, Eid al-Fitr Begins (Evening), Eid al-Fitr, Passover (1st & 2nd Days), Eid al-Adha, Ashura) for awareness — school stays in session on these days. This calendar includes 6 professional development days — useful to know when planning childcare.

Source: District of Columbia Public Schools

Also known as DCPS.

Schools in District of Columbia Public Schools

Murch ES (Elementary)
Moten ES (Elementary)
Miner ES (Elementary)
Roosevelt HS (High)
Takoma ES (Elementary)
Stanton ES (Elementary)
Duke Ellington School of the Arts (High)
Sousa MS (Middle)
Seaton ES (Elementary)
Savoy ES (Elementary)
Ross ES (Elementary)
Randle Highlands ES (Elementary)
Shepherd ES (Elementary)
Marie Reed ES (Elementary)
Raymond ES (Elementary)
Maury ES (Elementary)
Mann ES (Elementary)
Malcolm X ES at Green (Elementary)
Ludlow-Taylor ES (Elementary)
Leckie Education Campus (Elementary)
LaSalle-Backus ES (Elementary)
Langdon ES (Elementary)
Lafayette ES (Elementary)
Watkins ES (Capitol Hill Cluster) (Elementary)
Thomas ES (Elementary)
Stoddert ES (Elementary)
Simon ES (Elementary)
H.D. Woodson HS (High)
J.O. Wilson ES (Elementary)
Smothers ES (Elementary)
Whittier ES (Elementary)
John Lewis ES (Elementary)
Wheatley Education Campus (Elementary)
Walker-Jones Education Campus (Elementary)
Tyler ES (Elementary)
Turner ES (Elementary)
Tubman ES (Elementary)
Truesdell ES (Elementary)
Thomson ES (Elementary)
Eastern HS (High)
Dunbar HS (High)
Coolidge HS (High)
Cardozo Education Campus (High)
Ballou HS (High)
Anacostia HS (High)
Eaton ES (Elementary)
Drew ES (Elementary)
H.D. Cooke ES (Elementary)
King ES (Elementary)
Cleveland ES (Elementary)
Burrville ES (Elementary)
Burroughs ES (Elementary)
Bruce-Monroe ES at Park View (Elementary)
Bunker Hill ES (Elementary)
Brightwood ES (Elementary)
Brent ES (Elementary)
Beers ES (Elementary)
Barnard ES (Elementary)
Bancroft ES (Elementary)
Amidon-Bowen ES (Elementary)
Lorraine H. Whitlock ES (Elementary)
Powell ES (Elementary)
Plummer ES (Elementary)
School Without Walls HS (High)
Jackson-Reed HS (High)
Hart MS (Middle)
Deal MS (Middle)
Kramer MS (Middle)
Johnson MS (Middle)
School Without Walls at Francis-Stevens (Elementary)
Eliot-Hine MS (Middle)
Browne Education Campus (Elementary)
Benjamin Banneker HS (High)
Peabody ES (Capitol Hill Cluster) (Elementary)
Payne ES (Elementary)
Patterson ES (Elementary)
Oyster-Adams Bilingual School (Elementary)
Lawrence E. Boone ES (Elementary)
Nalle ES (Elementary)
Noyes ES (Elementary)
Garfield ES (Elementary)
Garrison ES (Elementary)
Kimball ES (Elementary)
Key ES (Elementary)
Ketcham ES (Elementary)
Janney ES (Elementary)
Hyde-Addison ES (Elementary)
Houston ES (Elementary)
Hendley ES (Elementary)
Hearst ES (Elementary)
C.W. Harris ES (Elementary)
Hardy MS (Middle)
Stuart-Hobson MS (Capitol Hill Cluster) (Middle)
Luke C. Moore HS (High)
Ballou STAY HS (High)
Roosevelt STAY HS (High)
McKinley Technology HS (High)
Kelly Miller MS (Middle)
Columbia Heights Education Campus (High)
Phelps Architecture Construction and Engineering HS (High)
Langley ES (Elementary)
Capitol Hill Montessori School at Logan (Elementary)
Jefferson MS Academy (Middle)
School-Within-School at Goding (Elementary)
McKinley MS (Middle)
Brookland MS (Middle)
Dorothy I. Height ES (Elementary)
Van Ness ES (Elementary)
River Terrace Education Campus (Other)
MacFarland MS (Middle)
Ron Brown College Preparatory HS (High)
Excel Academy (Elementary)
Ida B. Wells MS (Middle)
Bard HS Early College DC (Bard DC) (High)
Thaddeus Stevens Early Learning Center (Prekindergarten)
Military Road Early Learning Center (Prekindergarten)

District of Columbia Public Schools 2026-2027 School Calendar

All schools

2026-08-12 to 2026-08-14 — New Educator Orientation (closed)
2026-08-17 to 2026-08-21 — Professional Development (closed)
2026-08-24 — First Day of School (in session)
2026-08-27 — First Day of School (Pre-K) (in session)
2026-09-07 — Labor Day (closed)
2026-09-11 — Rosh Hashanah Begins (Evening) (in session)
2026-09-21 — Yom Kippur (in session)
2026-10-12 — Holiday (Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day) (closed)
2026-10-13 — Parent-Teacher Conference Day (closed)
2026-10-29 — End of Term 1 (in session)
2026-10-30 — Professional Development (closed)
2026-11-02 — Half-Day Records (closed)
2026-11-02 — Half-Day Wellness (closed)
2026-11-03 — No School (Election Day) (closed)
2026-11-11 — Veterans Day (closed)
2026-11-23 to 2026-11-25 — Thanksgiving Break (closed)
2026-11-26 — Thanksgiving Day (closed)
2026-11-27 — Thanksgiving Break (closed)
2026-12-21 — Professional Development (closed)
2026-12-22 to 2026-12-23 — Winter Break (closed)
2026-12-24 — Winter Break (Christmas Eve) (closed)
2026-12-25 — Christmas Day (closed)
2026-12-28 to 2026-12-31 — Winter Break (closed)
2027-01-01 — New Year's Day (closed)
2027-01-18 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day (closed)
2027-01-25 — End of Term 2 (in session)
2027-01-26 — Half-Day Records (closed)
2027-01-26 — Half-Day Professional Development (closed)
2027-02-08 — First Day of Ramadan (in session)
2027-02-10 — Ash Wednesday (in session)
2027-02-11 — Parent-Teacher Conference Day (closed)
2027-02-12 — Professional Development (closed)
2027-02-15 — Presidents' Day (closed)
2027-03-09 — Eid al-Fitr Begins (Evening) (in session)
2027-03-10 — Eid al-Fitr (in session)
2027-03-22 to 2027-03-25 — Spring Break (closed)
2027-03-26 — Spring Break (Good Friday) (closed)
2027-04-08 — End of Term 3 (in session)
2027-04-09 — Half-Day Records (closed)
2027-04-09 — Half-Day Wellness (closed)
2027-04-16 — DC Emancipation Day (closed)
2027-04-21 to 2027-04-22 — Passover (1st & 2nd Days) (in session)
2027-05-14 — Wellness Day (closed)
2027-05-17 — Eid al-Adha (in session)
2027-05-31 — Memorial Day (closed)
2027-06-04 — Last Day for Seniors (in session)
2027-06-15 — Ashura (in session)
2027-06-17 — Last Day of School (in session)
2027-06-17 — End of Term 4 (in session)
2027-06-18 — Juneteenth (closed)
2027-06-21 — Half-Day Records (closed)
2027-06-21 — Half-Day Professional Development (closed)
2027-06-22 to 2027-06-23 — Weather Contingency / Snow Make-Up Day (closed)
2027-07-05 — Independence Day (Observed) (closed)
2027-08-06 — Rainbow Graduation (in session)