Wheeling CCSD 21 School Calendar 2026-2027

At a Glance

WCCSD is a suburban school district with 13 schools. For the 2026-2027 school year, classes begin August 19 and end May 28. CCSD 21 serves students across six communities — Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Mount Prospect, Northbrook, Prospect Heights, and Wheeling — making it a rare multi-municipality consolidated district in suburban Cook County. This calendar includes 3 early-release or half days, 1 remote/asynchronous day — 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.

Source: Wheeling CCSD 21

Also known as WCCSD.

Schools in Wheeling CCSD 21

Jack London Middle School (Middle)
Mark Twain Elem School (Elementary)
Cooper Middle School (Middle)
J W Riley Elem School (Elementary)
Robert Frost Elem School (Elementary)
Edgar A Poe Elem School (Elementary)
Booth Tarkington Elem School (Elementary)
Henry W Longfellow Elem School (Elementary)
Eugene Field Elem School (Elementary)
Walt Whitman Elem School (Elementary)
Oliver W Holmes Middle School (Middle)
Joyce Kilmer Elem School (Elementary)
Nathaniel Hawthorne EC School (Prekindergarten)

Wheeling CCSD 21 2026-2027 School Calendar

All schools

2026-08-17 — Institute Day (closed)
2026-08-18 — Institute Day (closed)
2026-08-19 — First Day of School, Grades 1-8 (in session)
2026-08-20 — First Day of School, Pre-K (in session)
2026-08-20 — First Day of School, Kindergarten A (in session)
2026-08-21 — First Day of School, Kindergarten B (in session)
2026-09-07 — Labor Day (closed)
2026-09-21 — Yom Kippur (closed)
2026-09-30 — School Improvement Day (partial)
2026-10-12 — Columbus/Indigenous Peoples' Day (closed)
2026-10-28 — Institute Day (closed)
2026-11-03 — Election Day (closed)
2026-11-23 — Parent-Teacher Conferences (PM) (closed)
2026-11-24 — Parent-Teacher Conferences (AM) (closed)
2026-11-25 — Non-Attendance Day (closed)
2026-11-26 — Thanksgiving (closed)
2026-11-27 — Non-Attendance Day (closed)
2026-11-23 to 2026-11-27 — Fall Break (closed)
2026-12-21 to 2027-01-01 — Winter Break Begins (closed)
2027-01-04 — Institute Day (closed)
2027-01-05 — Classes Resume (in session)
2027-01-18 — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday (closed)
2027-02-15 — Presidents' Day (closed)
2027-02-18 — School Improvement Day (partial)
2027-03-22 to 2027-03-28 — Spring Break Begins (closed)
2027-03-29 — Classes Resume (in session)
2027-04-06 — Election Day (remote)
2027-05-07 — Non-Attendance Day (closed)
2027-05-20 — School Improvement Day (partial)
2027-05-28 — Tentative Last Day* (in session)
2027-05-31 — Memorial Day (closed)
2027-06-07 — Last Day of School (if emergency days are used) (in session)
2027-06-18 — Juneteenth (observed) (closed)

All schools

2026-11-13 — Trimester 1 Ends (in session)
2027-02-26 — Trimester 2 Ends (in session)
2027-05-28 — Trimester 3 Ends (in session)