Indianapolis Public Schools School Calendar 2026-2027

At a Glance

IPS is an urban school district with 57 schools. For the 2026-2027 school year, classes begin August 10 and end May 27. The district has said a complete 2026-2027 calendar — including teacher workdays — will be published soon. This calendar includes 4 professional development days — useful to know when planning childcare.

Source: Indianapolis Public Schools

Also known as IPS.

Schools in Indianapolis Public Schools

Anna Brochhausen School 88 (Elementary)
Arsenal Technical High School (High)
Brookside School 54 (Elementary)
Carl Wilde School 79 (Elementary)
Charles Warren Fairbanks Sch 105 (Elementary)
Christian Park School 82 (Elementary)
Cold Spring School (Elementary)
Crispus Attucks High School (High)
Daniel Webster School 46 (Elementary)
Eleanor Skillen School 34 (Elementary)
IPS/Butler Lab at Eliza Blaker 55 (Elementary)
Emma Donnan Middle School (Middle)
Emmerich Manual High School (High)
Ernie Pyle School 90 (Elementary)
Floro Torrence School 83 (Elementary)
Francis W Parker School 56 (Elementary)
Francis Bellamy Pre-School Center (Prekindergarten)
George W Julian School 57 (Elementary)
H L Harshman Middle School (Middle)
James Whitcomb Riley School 43 (Elementary)
Jonathan Jennings School 109 (Elementary)
Lew Wallace School 107 (Elementary)
James A Garfield School 31 (Elementary)
Edison School of the Arts 47 (Elementary)
Meredith Nicholson School 96 (Elementary)
Paul I Miller School 114 (Elementary)
Ralph Waldo Emerson School 58 (Elementary)
Raymond F Brandes School 65 (Elementary)
Riverside School 44 (Prekindergarten)
Robert Lee Frost School 106 (Elementary)
Theodore Potter School 74 (Elementary)
Thomas D Gregg School 15 (Elementary)
IPS/Butler Lab at William Bell 60 (Elementary)
William McKinley School 39 (Elementary)
William Penn School 49 (Elementary)
George S Buck School 94 (Elementary)
Arlington Woods School 99 (Elementary)
Center For Inquiry School 2 (Elementary)
George Washington High School (High)
Shortridge High School (High)
Rousseau McClellan School 91 (Elementary)
Center for Inquiry School 84 (Elementary)
Clarence Farrington School 61 (Elementary)
Frederick Douglass School 19 (Elementary)
James Russell Lowell School 51 (Elementary)
Merle Sidener Gifted Academy (Middle)
Center for Inquiry School 27 (Elementary)
Northwest Community Middle School (Middle)
George Washington Carver School 87 (Elementary)
Arlington Community Middle School (Middle)
Center for Inquiry School 70 (Elementary)
Gambold Pre-School (Prekindergarten)
HW Longfellow Med/STEM Magnet Midl (Middle)
Impact Academy 1 (Other)
Thrival Academy (Secondary)
Impact Academy 2 (Other)
Impact Academy 3 (Other)

Indianapolis Public Schools 2026-2027 School Calendar

All schools

2026-07-27 to 2026-07-28 — Staff Professional Development (closed)
2026-07-28 — Staff Professional Development (closed)
2026-08-03 to 2026-08-04 — Staff Professional Development (closed)
2026-08-05 — Teacher Work Day (closed)
2026-08-06 to 2026-08-07 — Staff Professional Development (closed)
2026-08-10 — First Day for Students (in session)
2026-09-07 — Labor Day (closed)
2026-10-12 to 2026-10-16 — Fall Break (closed)
2026-11-25 to 2026-11-27 — Thanksgiving Break (closed)
2026-12-17 — Last Day of First Semester (in session)
2026-12-21 to 2027-01-01 — Winter Break (closed)
2027-01-04 — Second Semester Begins (in session)
2027-01-18 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day (closed)
2027-02-15 — Presidents Day (closed)
2027-03-15 to 2027-03-19 — Spring Break (closed)
2027-05-27 — Last Day for Students (in session)