Edwardsville Community Unit School District #7 School Calendar 2026-2027

At a Glance

ECUSD is a suburban school district with 15 schools. For the 2026-2027 school year, classes begin August 19 and end May 25. Edwardsville CUSD 7 operates 13 schools serving approximately 7,600 students, with its high school home to the only Olympic-size swimming pool in the Metro East region of Illinois. This calendar includes 4 early-release or half days — useful to know when planning childcare. The last day of school is weather-contingent, ranging from May 25 to May 26 depending on how many built-in weather makeup days are used.

Source: Edwardsville Community Unit School District #7

Also known as ECUSD.

Schools in Edwardsville Community Unit School District #7

Columbus Elem School (Elementary)
Edwardsville High School (High)
Lincoln Middle School (Middle)
Glen Carbon Elem School (Elementary)
LeClaire Elem School (Elementary)
N O Nelson Elem School (Elementary)
Hamel Elementary School (Elementary)
Woodland Elementary School (Elementary)
Midway School (Elementary)
Worden Elementary School (Elementary)
District 7 Alternative School (High)
Liberty Middle School (Middle)
Goshen Elementary (Elementary)
Albert Cassens Elementary (Elementary)
Madison Co Detention Center (High)

Edwardsville Community Unit School District #7 2026-2027 School Calendar

All schools

2026-08-17 — Teacher Institute (closed)
2026-08-18 — Teacher Institute (closed)
2026-08-19 — First Day of Student Attendance - Half Day (partial)
2026-08-19 to 2027-05-25 — Early Release Every Wednesday (partial)
2026-09-07 — Labor Day (closed)
2026-10-09 — Madison County Teacher Institute Day (closed)
2026-10-12 — Columbus Day (closed)
2026-10-23 — End of First Quarter (Teacher Inservice) (partial)
2026-10-29 — Parent/Teacher Conferences (1:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.) (closed)
2026-10-30 — Parent/Teacher Conferences (8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.) (closed)
2026-11-11 — Veterans Day (closed)
2026-11-25 to 2026-11-27 — Thanksgiving Break (closed)
2026-12-21 to 2027-01-01 — Holiday Break (closed)
2027-01-04 — Teacher Institute (closed)
2027-01-05 — Students return to school (in session)
2027-01-15 — Second Quarter ends (end of 1st semester) (in session)
2027-01-18 — Martin Luther King Holiday (closed)
2027-02-15 — Presidents Day (closed)
2027-03-19 — Third Quarter ends (in session)
2027-03-24 to 2027-03-29 — Spring Break (closed)
2027-03-30 — Students return to school (in session)
2027-05-31 — Memorial Day (closed)
2027-05-25 — Last Day for Student Attendance/Fourth Quarter Ends (if no emergency days used) (partial)
2027-05-26 to 2027-06-02 — 5 emergency days (if needed) (closed)
2027-06-06 — Graduation (in session)