DCSD is a suburban school district with 131 schools. For the 2026-2027 school year, classes begin August 5 and end May 21. This calendar includes 2 early-release or half days — useful to know when planning childcare.
Also known as DCSD.
Schools in DeKalb County School District
Chapel Hill Middle School (Middle)
Shadow Rock Elementary School (Elementary)
Salem Middle School (Middle)
Coralwood Education Center (Elementary)
Redan High School (High)
Austin Elementary School (Elementary)
Vanderlyn Elementary School (Elementary)
Cedar Grove High School (High)
Bob Mathis Elementary School (Elementary)
Fairington Elementary School (Elementary)
Stone Mountain High School (High)
Cedar Grove Elementary School (Elementary)
Rockbridge Elementary School (Elementary)
McNair Middle School (Middle)
Evansdale Elementary School (Elementary)
Dresden Elementary School (Elementary)
Columbia Elementary School (Elementary)
Chapel Hill Elementary School (Elementary)
Brockett Elementary School (Elementary)
DeKalb Elementary School of the Arts (Elementary)
Woodridge Elementary School (Elementary)
Stone Mill Elementary School (Elementary)
Fernbank Elementary School (Elementary)
Druid Hills High School (High)
Columbia High School (High)
Allgood Elementary School (Elementary)
Woodward Elementary School (Elementary)
Tucker High School (High)
Sequoyah Middle School (Middle)
Livsey Elementary School (Elementary)
Idlewood Elementary School (Elementary)
Southwest DeKalb High School (High)
Sagamore Hills Elementary School (Elementary)
Redan Elementary School (Elementary)
Montgomery Elementary School (Elementary)
Kingsley Elementary School (Elementary)
Towers High School (High)
Huntley Hills Elementary School (Elementary)
Hawthorne Elementary School (Elementary)
Dunwoody High School (High)
Chamblee High School (High)
Avondale Elementary School (Elementary)
Stoneview Elementary School (Elementary)
Snapfinger Elementary School (Elementary)
Rowland Elementary School (Elementary)
Rainbow Elementary School (Elementary)
Laurel Ridge Elementary School (Elementary)
Oakcliff Elementary School (Elementary)
Montclair Elementary School (Elementary)
Kelley Lake Elementary School (Elementary)
Hightower Elementary School (Elementary)
Cross Keys High School (High)
Clarkston High School (High)
Murphey Candler Elementary School (Elementary)
Briar Vista Elementary School (Elementary)
McNair High School (High)
Toney Elementary School (Elementary)
Oak Grove Elementary School (Elementary)
Smoke Rise Elementary School (Elementary)
Rock Chapel Elementary School (Elementary)
Pleasantdale Elementary School (Elementary)
Lakeside High School (High)
Jolly Elementary School (Elementary)
Hambrick Elementary School (Elementary)
Chesnut Elementary School (Elementary)
Flat Shoals Elementary School (Elementary)
Dunaire Elementary School (Elementary)
Canby Lane Elementary School (Elementary)
Briarlake Elementary School (Elementary)
Ashford Park Elementary School (Elementary)
Stone Mountain Elementary School (Elementary)
Cary Reynolds Elementary School (Elementary)
Midvale Elementary School (Elementary)
McLendon Elementary School (Elementary)
Indian Creek Elementary School (Elementary)
Henderson Mill Elementary School (Elementary)
Marbut Elementary School (Elementary)
Edward L. Bouie- Sr. Elementary School (Elementary)
Stephenson Middle School (Middle)
Stephenson High School (High)
Miller Grove Middle School (Middle)
Henderson Middle School (Middle)
Druid Hills Middle School (Middle)
Eldridge L. Miller Elementary School (Elementary)
Panola Way Elementary School (Elementary)
Kittredge Magnet School (Middle)
Peachtree Middle School (Middle)
Pine Ridge Elementary School (Elementary)
Browns Mill Elementary School (Elementary)
Robert Shaw Theme School (Elementary)
Narvie Harris Elementary School (Elementary)
Cedar Grove Middle School (Middle)
DeKalb Alternative School (High)
Freedom Middle School (Middle)
Wynbrooke Elementary School (Elementary)
Martin Luther King- Jr. High School (High)
Columbia Middle School (Middle)
Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School (Middle)
Lithonia High School (High)
International Community School (Elementary)
East DeKalb Special Education Center (Other)
Lithonia Middle School (Middle)
Redan Middle School (Middle)
Miller Grove High School (High)
Oakview Elementary (Elementary)
Chamblee Middle School (Middle)
Stone Mountain Middle School (Middle)
Tucker Middle School (Middle)
DeKalb PATH Academy Charter School (Middle)
UHS of Laurel Heights (Other)
Flat Rock Elementary School (Elementary)
The Champion Middle Theme School (Middle)
Princeton Elementary School (Elementary)
Dekalb Early College Academy (High)
Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers (Middle)
Ronald E McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School (Elementary)
Margaret Harris Comprehensive School (Other)
DeKalb School of the Arts (High)
Dunwoody Elementary School (Elementary)
Arabia Mountain High School - Academy of Engineering- Medic (High)
Elizabeth Andrews High School (High)
DeKalb Agriculture Technology and Environment School (Elementary)
Leadership Preparatory Academy (Elementary)
Museum School Avondale Estates (Elementary)
DeKalb Preparatory Academy Charter (Elementary)
GLOBE Academy Charter School I (Elementary)
Tapestry Public Charter School (High)
Peachcrest Elementary School (Elementary)
Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology (Elementary)
John Robert Lewis Elementary School (Elementary)
Doraville United Elementary School (Elementary)
DeKalb County School District 2026-2027 School Calendar
All schools
2026-07-24 — Discretionary Day (closed)
2026-07-28 — Discretionary Day (closed)
2026-07-29 — System-wide In-service (closed)
2026-07-30 to 2026-07-31 — Ind. Schools (closed)
2026-08-01 — Registration (in session)
2026-08-04 — Administrative Day (Teachers Only) (closed)
2026-08-05 — First Day of School (in session)
2026-09-07 — Labor Day – No School (closed)
2026-10-02 — End of 9 weeks (in session)
2026-10-08 — Report Cards (in session)
2026-10-08 — P/T Conf. ALL Schools (closed)
2026-10-12 to 2026-10-16 — Fall Break (closed)
2026-11-23 to 2026-11-27 — Thanksgiving Break (closed)
2026-12-18 — Abbreviated Day (partial)
2026-12-18 — End of 9 weeks (partial)
2026-12-21 to 2026-12-31 — Christmas Break (closed)
2027-01-01 — Winter Break (closed)
2027-01-04 — Students return (in session)
2027-01-06 — Report Cards (in session)
2027-01-18 — M.L. King Day – No School (closed)
2027-02-15 — Presidents' Day – No School (closed)
2027-03-05 — End of 9 weeks (in session)
2027-03-11 — Report Cards (in session)
2027-03-11 — P/T Conf. – All Schools (closed)
2027-03-26 — Good Friday (closed)
2027-03-29 to 2027-04-02 — Spring Break- No School (closed)