Iowa City Community School District School Calendar 2026-2027

At a Glance

ICCSD is an urban school district with 29 schools. For the 2026-2027 school year, classes begin August 24 and end May 28. ICCSD is Iowa's fifth-largest school district and the second-largest employer in the Iowa City area, serving roughly 14,800 students across 29 schools in communities including Iowa City, Coralville, North Liberty, Hills, and University Heights. The calendar also notes several religious observances (Cultural Representation Day (Yom Kippur) – No School / District Closed, Cultural Representation Day (Diwali) – No School / District Closed, Cultural Representation Day (Lunar New Year) – No School / District Closed, Cultural Representation Day (Eid) – No School / District Closed, Cultural Representation Day (Good Friday) – No School / District Closed) for awareness — school stays in session on these days. This calendar includes 5 professional development days, 3 early-release or half days — useful to know when planning childcare.

Also known as ICCSD.

Schools in Iowa City Community School District

Weber Elementary (Elementary)
Wickham Elementary (Elementary)
Bohumil Shimek Elementary School (Elementary)
Central Elementary School (Elementary)
Ernest Horn Elementary School (Elementary)
Grant Wood Elementary School (Elementary)
Helen Lemme Elementary School (Elementary)
Hills Elementary School (Elementary)
Horace Mann Elementary School (Elementary)
Iowa City High School (High)
Kirkwood Elementary School (Elementary)
Lincoln Elementary School (Elementary)
Longfellow Elementary School (Elementary)
Mark Twain Elementary (Elementary)
Northwest Junior High School (Middle)
Penn Elementary School (Elementary)
Robert Lucas Elementary School (Elementary)
Southeast Junior High School (Middle)
West Senior High School (High)
Elizabeth Tate Alt. High School (High)
James Van Allen Elementary School (Elementary)
North Central Junior High School (Middle)
Buford Garner Elementary (Elementary)
Norman Borlaug Elementary School (Elementary)
Alexander Elementary (Elementary)
Liberty High School (High)
Christine Grant Elementary (Elementary)
Herbert Hoover Elementary School (Elementary)
ICCSD PK-12 Online Learning Program (Other)

Iowa City Community School District 2026-2027 School Calendar

All schools

2026-06-29 to 2026-07-03 — District Closed (Summer) (closed)
2026-07-04 — Independence Day (closed)
2026-08-04 — Elementary Registration (in session)
2026-08-12 — New Teacher Workshop (closed)
2026-08-13 — New Teacher Workshop (closed)
2026-08-14 — New Teacher Workshop (closed)
2026-08-17 — New Teacher Workshop (closed)
2026-08-18 to 2026-08-21 — Teachers Return (closed)
2026-08-20 — Elementary Meet the Teacher Night (in session)
2026-08-24 — 1st Day of Classes for Students (in session)
2026-08-31 — 1st Day of Preschool Classes (in session)
2026-09-07 — No School / District Closed (Labor Day) (closed)
2026-09-21 — Cultural Representation Day (Yom Kippur) – No School / District Closed (closed)
2026-10-19 — No School / No Work for School-Year Staff (closed)
2026-11-03 — No School / Teacher PD (Teachers work from alt. location) (closed)
2026-11-09 — Cultural Representation Day (Diwali) – No School / District Closed (closed)
2026-11-17 — End of 1st Trimester (in session)
2026-11-18 — No Classes / PT Conferences / Teacher Work Day (closed)
2026-11-18 — No Classes / Teacher Work Day – Secondary Records Day (closed)
2026-11-25 — No School / District Closed (in exchange for evening conferences) (closed)
2026-11-26 to 2026-11-27 — Thanksgiving Break (closed)
2026-12-18 — Last Day Before Winter Break – 2 Hour Early Release (partial)
2026-12-21 to 2027-01-01 — No School / District Closed (Winter Break) (closed)
2027-01-04 — Classes Resume (in session)
2027-01-18 — No School / District Closed (MLK Day) (closed)
2027-02-05 — Cultural Representation Day (Lunar New Year) – No School / District Closed (closed)
2027-03-02 — End of 2nd Trimester (in session)
2027-03-03 — No Classes / PT Conferences / Kindergarten Registration (closed)
2027-03-03 — Kindergarten Registration (in session)
2027-03-10 — Cultural Representation Day (Eid) – No School / District Closed (closed)
2027-03-12 — 2 Hour Early Release (partial)
2027-03-15 to 2027-03-17 — No School / No Work for School-Year Staff (Spring Break) (closed)
2027-03-18 to 2027-03-19 — District Closed (Spring Break) (closed)
2027-03-26 — Cultural Representation Day (Good Friday) – No School / District Closed (closed)
2027-04-23 — No School / No Work for School-Year Staff (in exchange for evening conferences) (closed)
2027-05-28 — Last Day for Seniors (in session)
2027-05-28 — Tate High Graduation (in session)
2027-05-29 — Liberty High Graduation (in session)
2027-05-29 — West High Graduation (in session)
2027-05-30 — City High Graduation (in session)
2027-05-31 — No School / District Closed (Memorial Day) (closed)
2027-06-04 — End of 3rd Trimester / Last Day of Classes – 2 Hour Early Release (partial)
2027-06-07 — Teacher Work Day (Teachers work from alt. location) (closed)
2027-06-19 — Juneteenth (closed)