Joliet Public Schools District 86 School Calendar 2026-2027

At a Glance

JPSD is a suburban school district with 22 schools. For the 2026-2027 school year, classes begin August 19 and end May 28. Joliet Public Schools District 86 covers 26.4 square miles in the city of Joliet and serves approximately 9,700 students across 21 schools, including a brand-new Hufford Junior High School that opened in August 2026. This calendar includes 7 early-release or half days — useful to know when planning childcare. The last day of school is tentatively set for May 28, but may move if the district needs to use weather makeup days.

Also known as JPSD.

Schools in Joliet Public Schools District 86

A O Marshall Elem School (Elementary)
M J Cunningham Elem Sch (Elementary)
Dirksen Junior High School (Middle)
Edna Keith Elem School (Elementary)
Eisenhower Academy (Elementary)
Farragut Elem School (Elementary)
Forest Park Individual Ed School (Elementary)
Gompers Junior High School (Middle)
Hufford Junior High School (Middle)
Marycrest Early Childhood Center (Prekindergarten)
Pershing Elem School (Elementary)
T E Culbertson Elem School (Elementary)
Taft Elementary School (Elementary)
Thomas Jefferson Elem School (Elementary)
Woodland Elem School (Elementary)
Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm (Middle)
Carl Sandburg Elementary (Elementary)
Thompson Instructional Center (Elementary)
Sator Sanchez Elem School (Elementary)
Lynne Thigpen Elem School (Elementary)
Isaac Singleton Elem Sch (Elementary)
Will Co Detention Center 6-8 (Middle)

Joliet Public Schools District 86 2026-2027 School Calendar

All schools

2026-07-03 — Independence Day - No School (closed)
2026-08-17 to 2026-08-18 — Teacher Institutes - No Student Attendance (closed)
2026-08-19 — First Day of Student Attendance (in session)
2026-09-07 — Labor Day - No School (closed)
2026-09-24 — School Improvement Day - Early Release (partial)
2026-10-12 — Columbus Day - No School (closed)
2026-10-30 — School Improvement Day - Early Release (partial)
2026-11-11 — Veterans Day - No School (closed)
2026-11-13 — End First Trimester (in session)
2026-11-23 — Teacher Institute - No Student Attendance (closed)
2026-11-23 — PM Parent/Teacher Conferences (closed)
2026-11-24 — Parent/Teacher Conferences - No Student Attendance (closed)
2026-11-25 — No School (closed)
2026-11-26 to 2026-11-27 — Thanksgiving Day and Day After - No School (closed)
2026-12-21 to 2027-01-01 — Winter Break - No School (closed)
2027-01-04 — Teacher Institute - No Student Attendance (closed)
2027-01-05 — Classes Resume (in session)
2027-01-18 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No School (closed)
2027-01-28 — School Improvement Day - Early Release (partial)
2027-02-15 — Presidents' Day - No School (closed)
2027-02-25 — School Improvement Day - Early Release (partial)
2027-02-26 — End Second Trimester (in session)
2027-03-01 — Casimir Pulaski Day - No School (closed)
2027-03-12 — Parent/Teacher Conferences - No Student Attendance (closed)
2027-03-26 to 2027-04-02 — Spring Break - No School (closed)
2027-04-05 — Classes Resume (in session)
2027-04-22 — School Improvement Day - Early Release (partial)
2027-05-28 — School Improvement Day - Early Release (partial)
2027-05-28 — Tentative Last Day of School if no Emergency Days Used (partial)
2027-05-28 — End of Third Trimester (in session)
2027-05-31 — Memorial Day - No School (closed)
2027-06-01 to 2027-06-07 — Emergency Days (if needed) (closed)
2027-06-18 — Juneteenth Holiday Observed - No School (closed)