Polk County Public Schools School Calendar 2026-2027

At a Glance

PSD is a suburban school district with 169 schools. For the 2026-2027 school year, classes begin August 11 and end May 21. The district has said a complete 2026-2027 calendar — including early dismissal dates, teacher workdays and report card dates — will be published soon. This calendar includes 4 early-release or half days — useful to know when planning childcare.

Source: Polk County Public Schools

Also known as PSD.

Schools in Polk County Public Schools

LOUGHMAN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (High)
SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL (Middle)
CARLTON PALMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
COMBEE ACADEMY OF DESIGN AND ENGINEERING (Elementary)
CRYSTAL LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
DIXIELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
PHILIP O'BRIEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
NORTH LAKELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF CHOICE (Elementary)
SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY (Elementary)
ROCHELLE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS (Elementary)
SHELLEY S. BOONE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Middle)
ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
BETHUNE ACADEMY (Elementary)
DAVENPORT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS (Elementary)
WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (High)
DENISON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Middle)
FRANK E. BRIGHAM ACADEMY (Elementary)
WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Middle)
ELBERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
FRED G. GARNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
INWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
LAKE SHIPP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARY (Elementary)
LAKE ALFRED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
KAREN M. SIEGEL ACADEMY (Other)
WAHNETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
JEWETT MIDDLE ACADEMY MAGNET (Middle)
JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS (Elementary)
FORT MEADE MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (High)
AUBURNDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (High)
LENA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
WALTER CALDWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
POLK CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
BARTOW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (High)
BARTOW MIDDLE SCHOOL (Middle)
BARTOW ELEMENTARY ACADEMY (Elementary)
FLORAL AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
JEAN O'DELL LEARNING CENTER (Other)
ALTURAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
HIGHLAND CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
MULBERRY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (High)
PURCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
MULBERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Middle)
KATHLEEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (High)
KATHLEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Middle)
KATHLEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
JESSE KEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
WINSTON ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING (Elementary)
MCLAUGHLIN ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE (Middle)
POLK AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
SPOOK HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
ROOSEVELT ACADEMY (High)
JANIE HOWARD WILSON SCHOOL (Elementary)
DALE R FAIR BABSON PARK ELEMENTARY (Elementary)
EDGAR L. PADGETT ELEMENTARY (Elementary)
GAUSE ACADEMY OF LEADERSHIP (High)
CRYSTAL LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Middle)
OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
MCKEEL ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY (High)
SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
EAGLE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
LAKE WALES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (High)
JAMES E. STEPHENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
LAKE GIBSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Middle)
LAKELAND HIGHLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Middle)
DUNDEE ELEMENTARY ACADEMY (Elementary)
HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (High)
FROSTPROOF MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH (High)
FROSTPROOF BEN HILL GRIFFIN JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGH (High)
BILL DUNCAN OPPORTUNITY CENTER (High)
CLARENCE BOSWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
DORIS A. SANDERS LEARNING CENTER (Other)
JAMES W. SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
LAKE GIBSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (High)
JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE (Middle)
UNION ACADEMY (Middle)
R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
WENDELL WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
VALLEYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
SOCRUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
RIDGE TEEN PARENT PROGRAM (High)
POLK HALFWAY HOUSE (High)
LAWTON CHILES MIDDLE ACADEMY (Middle)
LAKE REGION HIGH SCHOOL (High)
DISCOVERY ACADEMY OF LAKE ALFRED (Middle)
DON E WOODS OPPORTUNITY CENTER (High)
ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMY (Prekindergarten)
SLEEPY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Middle)
DUNDEE RIDGE MIDDLE ACADEMY (Middle)
HARTRIDGE ACADEMY (Elementary)
PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS (High)
R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
COMPASS MIDDLE CHARTER SCHOOL (Middle)
DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY (Elementary)
POLK COUNTY SHERIFF'S CENTRAL CENTER (High)
MCKEEL ACADEMY CENTRAL (Elementary)
LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE (Elementary)
RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL (High)
POLK VIRTUAL FRANCHISE (High)
HOSPITAL HOMEBOUND (Other)
POLK STATE COLLEGE COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL (High)
BERKLEY ACCELERATED MIDDLE SCHOOL (Middle)
DANIEL JENKINS ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Middle)
SANDHILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
RIDGEVIEW GLOBAL STUDIES ACADEMY (Other)
LEWIS ANNA WOODBURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
BERKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
SLEEPY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
HIGHLANDS GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
SOUTH MCKEEL ACADEMY (Elementary)
PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
LAKE MARION CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Middle)
CHAIN OF LAKES COLLEGIATE HIGH (High)
VICTORY RIDGE ACADEMY (Other)
CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
LAUREL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
BOK ACADEMY (Middle)
LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY (Middle)
SPESSARD L HOLLAND ELEMENTARY (Elementary)
TENOROC HIGH SCHOOL (High)
HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
HAINES CITY HEADSTART CENTER (Prekindergarten)
WINTER HAVEN HEAD START (Prekindergarten)
POLK VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM (Other)
LAKELAND MONTESSORI MIDDLE SCHOOL (Middle)
TRANSITION SCHOOL (High)
NEW BEGINNINGS HIGH SCHOOL (High)
POLK PRE-COLLEGIATE ACADEMY (Secondary)
FRESH START COMMUNITY SCHOOL (High)
POLK VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION (COURSE OFFERINGS) (Not applicable)
POLK COUNTY SHERIFFS REGIONAL DETENTION CENTER (High)
MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY (Elementary)
POLK STATE LAKELAND GATEWAY TO COLLEGE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL (High)
POLK FULL TIME ESCHOOL (Other)
CITRUS RIDGE A CIVICS ACADEMY (Elementary)
REAL ACADEMY (REACHING EVERY ADOLESCENT LEARNER) (Other)
POLK GRAD ACADEMY (High)
DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL (High)
CYPRESS JUNCTION MONTESSORI (Elementary)
MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT (Elementary)
NAVIGATOR ACADEMY OF LEADERSHIP DAVENPORT (Elementary)
DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOL (High)
EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH (Middle)
RIDGE TECHNICAL ACADEMY (High)
GIBBONS STREET PK CENTER (Prekindergarten)
MAYNARD A TRAVISS TECHNICAL ACADEMY (High)
LANGUAGE & LITERACY ACADEMY FOR LEARNING (Other)
ECKERD CONNECTS (High)
DAVENPORT ELEMENTARY (Elementary)
WILLOW OAK SCHOOL (Elementary)
BELLA CITTA (Elementary)
MI ESCUELA MONTESSORI (Elementary)
WINTER HAVEN ELEMENTARY 21C
BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK (Elementary)
ELEMENTARY - N LAKELAND
SCENIC TERRACE K-8
ECKERD CONNECTS STRIVE ACADEMY

Polk County Public Schools 2026-2027 School Calendar

All schools

2026-08-11 — First Day of School (in session)
2026-08-11 — Early Dismissal Day (partial)
2026-08-31 — Interim Reports - Grading Period 1 (Elementary/Middle) (in session)
2026-09-09 — Interim Reports - Quarter 1 (High School/Early College) (in session)
2026-09-21 — End of Grading Period 1 (Elementary/Middle) (in session)
2026-09-24 — Report Card - Grading Period 1 (Elementary/Middle) (in session)
2026-10-09 — End of Quarter 1 (High School/Early College) (in session)
2026-10-13 — Interim Reports - Grading Period 2 (Elementary/Middle) (in session)
2026-10-14 — Report Card - Quarter 1 (High School/Early College) (in session)
2026-11-02 — End of Grading Period 2 (Elementary/Middle) (in session)
2026-11-05 — Report Card - Grading Period 2 (Elementary/Middle) (in session)
2026-11-12 — Interim Reports - Quarter 2 (High School/Early College) (in session)
2026-11-23 to 2026-11-27 — Thanksgiving Break (closed)
2026-11-30 — Interim Reports - Grading Period 3 (Elementary/Middle) (in session)
2026-12-18 — End of Grading Period 3 / End of Quarter 2 (Elementary/Middle & High School/Early College) (in session)
2026-12-19 to 2027-01-05 — Winter Break (closed)
2027-01-06 — Report Card - Quarter 2 (High School/Early College) (in session)
2027-01-07 — Report Card - Grading Period 3 (Elementary/Middle) (in session)
2027-01-22 — Interim Reports - Grading Period 4 (Elementary/Middle) (in session)
2027-02-03 — Interim Reports - Quarter 3 (High School/Early College) (in session)
2027-02-12 — End of Grading Period 4 (Elementary/Middle) (in session)
2027-02-17 — Report Card - Grading Period 4 (Elementary/Middle) (in session)
2027-03-05 — Interim Reports - Grading Period 5 (Elementary/Middle) (in session)
2027-03-13 to 2027-03-21 — Spring Break (closed)
Date to be confirmed — Early Dismissal (E code in March grid) (partial)
2027-03-09 — End of Quarter 3 (High School/Early College) (in session)
2027-03-12 — Report Card - Quarter 3 (High School/Early College) (in session)
2027-04-05 — End of Grading Period 5 (Elementary/Middle) (in session)
2027-04-08 — Report Card - Grading Period 5 (Elementary/Middle) (in session)
2027-04-19 — Interim Reports - Quarter 4 (High School/Early College) (in session)
2027-04-27 — Interim Reports - Grading Period 6 (Elementary/Middle) (in session)
2027-05-21 — Last Day of School / Early Dismissal (partial)
2027-05-21 — Early Dismissal Days - 5/21/2027 (partial)
2027-05-21 — End of Grading Period 6 / End of Quarter 4 (in session)
2027-05-21 — Report Card - Grading Period 6 (Elementary/Middle) (in session)
2027-05-21 — Report Card - Quarter 4 (High School/Early College) (in session)
Date to be confirmed — Holidays (11 total — individual dates inaccessible from color grid) (closed)
Date to be confirmed — Required Teacher Workdays (8 total — individual dates inaccessible from color grid) (closed)
Date to be confirmed — Optional Teacher Workdays (5 total — individual dates inaccessible from color grid) (closed)
Date to be confirmed — Annual Leave Days (10 total — individual dates inaccessible from color grid) (closed)
Date to be confirmed — Weather Makeup Day Caution Note (closed)