West Aurora School District 129 School Calendar 2026-2027

At a Glance

AWUSD is a suburban school district with 17 schools. For the 2026-2027 school year, classes begin August 13 and end May 21. This calendar includes 3 professional development days, 3 early-release or half days — useful to know when planning childcare.

Also known as AWUSD.

Schools in West Aurora School District 129

Nicholson Elem School (Elementary)
Washington Middle School (Middle)
Hill Elem School (Elementary)
Greenman Elem School (Elementary)
Freeman Elem School (Elementary)
Hall Elem School (Elementary)
Schneider Elem School (Elementary)
McCleery Elem School (Elementary)
Smith Elem School (Elementary)
Hope D Wall TMH Child Dev Ctr (Other)
Goodwin Elem School (Elementary)
Jefferson Middle School (Middle)
West Aurora High School (High)
Jewel Middle School (Middle)
Fearn Elementary School (Elementary)
West Aurora Learning Center/ELA (Prekindergarten)
Herget Middle School (Middle)

West Aurora School District 129 2026-2027 School Calendar

All schools

2026-08-10 — Teacher Institute Day - No School (closed)
2026-08-11 — Teacher Institute Day - No School (closed)
2026-08-12 — Non-attendance Day - No School (closed)
2026-08-13 — First Full Day of Student Attendance (in session)
2026-09-07 — Labor Day - No School * (closed)
2026-09-21 — Teacher Institute Day - No School (closed)
2026-10-05 — Conferences 6-8 (closed)
2026-10-06 — Conferences PreK - 5th (closed)
2026-10-07 — Conferences 9-12 (closed)
2026-10-08 — Conferences PreK-5th (closed)
2026-10-09 — Conferences Pre-K-12 Half Day (partial)
2026-10-12 — Non-attendance Day* - No School (closed)
2026-11-02 — Teacher Institute Day - No School (closed)
2026-11-25 to 2026-11-27 — Thanksgiving Break - No School * (closed)
2026-12-21 to 2027-01-01 — Winter Break - No School (closed)
2027-01-18 — MLK Day - No School (closed)
2027-01-19 — School Improvement Day - No School (closed)
2027-02-15 — Presidents Day - No School * (closed)
2027-02-24 — Conferences 6-8 (closed)
2027-02-25 — Conferences 9-12 (closed)
2027-02-26 — Countywide Teacher Institute Day - No School (closed)
2027-03-19 — School Improvement Day - PreK-12 Half Day (partial)
2027-03-26 to 2027-04-02 — Spring Break - No School (closed)
2027-04-26 — School Improvement Day - No School (closed)
2027-05-21 — Last Day of Student Attendance Half Day SI PreK - 12 (partial)
2027-05-24 to 2027-05-28 — Emergency Days (closed)
2027-05-31 — Memorial Day * (closed)