Garden City USD 457 School Calendar 2026-2027

At a Glance

GCK is a local school district with 18 schools. For the 2026-2027 school year, classes begin August 13 and end May 20. Garden City High School's mascot is the Buffalo, and the school colors are brown and white — a nod to the region's deep roots in cattle ranching and the historic buffalo herds of the Kansas plains. This calendar includes 11 professional development days, 1 early-release or half day — useful to know when planning childcare.

Also known as GCK.

Schools in Garden City USD 457

Alta Brown Elem (Elementary)
Abe Hubert Elementary School (Elementary)
Buffalo Jones Elem (Elementary)
Georgia Matthews Elem (Elementary)
Horace J. Good Middle School (Middle)
Garden City High School (High)
Gertrude Walker Elem (Elementary)
Jennie Barker Elem (Elementary)
Jennie Wilson Elem (Elementary)
Kenneth Henderson Middle (Middle)
Plymell Elementary (Elementary)
Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Ctr (Middle)
Charles O Stones Intermediate Ctr (Middle)
Florence Wilson Elem (Elementary)
Edith Scheuerman Elem (Elementary)
Victor Ornelas Elem (Elementary)
GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall (Other)
USD 457 Virtual Academy (High)

Garden City USD 457 2026-2027 School Calendar

All schools

2026-08-03 to 2026-08-06 — New Teacher In-Service NO SCHOOL (closed)
2026-08-07 — Teacher Inservice NO SCHOOL (closed)
2026-08-10 — Teacher Workday NO SCHOOL (closed)
2026-08-11 — Teacher Inservice NO SCHOOL (closed)
2026-08-12 — First day for K-4,5,7,9-10 and new students. Teacher Workday (PM) (partial)
2026-08-13 — WELCOME BACK! First Full Day of School (in session)
2026-08-28 — ASQ Screener Garfield & Kindergarten Students NO SCHOOL (closed)
2026-09-07 — Labor Day NO SCHOOL (closed)
2026-09-28 — Teacher Inservice NO SCHOOL (closed)
2026-10-09 — End of Grading Period (in session)
2026-10-12 — Columbus Day Teacher Inservice (AM) Teacher Workday (PM) NO SCHOOL (closed)
2026-10-22 — Parent/Teacher Conference NO SCHOOL (closed)
2026-10-23 — Parent/Teacher Conference NO SCHOOL (closed)
2026-11-03 — Election Day (in session)
2026-11-11 — Veterans Day (in session)
2026-11-20 — Substitute Education Day (in session)
2026-11-23 to 2026-11-27 — Fall Vacation NO SCHOOL (closed)
2026-12-17 — End of Grading Period (in session)
2026-12-18 — Teacher Release In-service NO SCHOOL (closed)
2026-12-21 to 2027-01-01 — Winter vacation NO SCHOOL (closed)
2027-01-01 — New Year's Day / Winter Vacation NO SCHOOL (closed)
2027-01-04 — Teacher Workday NO SCHOOL (closed)
2027-01-05 — Teacher In-service NO SCHOOL (closed)
2027-01-06 — School Resumes (in session)
2027-01-18 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day (in session)
2027-01-29 — Kansas Day / New Teacher Inservice NO SCHOOL (closed)
2027-02-15 — Presidents' Day / Teacher In-service (AM) Teacher Workday (PM) NO SCHOOL (closed)
2027-02-25 — Parent/Teacher Conference NO SCHOOL (closed)
2027-02-26 — Parent/Teacher Conference NO SCHOOL (closed)
2027-03-10 — End of Grading Period (in session)
2027-03-15 to 2027-03-19 — Spring Break NO SCHOOL (closed)
2027-03-26 — New Teacher Inservice (AM) NO SCHOOL (closed)
2027-03-29 — Easter / Spring Vacation NO SCHOOL (closed)
2027-04-16 — Teacher Inservice NO SCHOOL (closed)
2027-05-15 — Graduation Weekend (in session)
2027-05-20 — Last Day of School (in session)
2027-05-21 — Teacher Workday (AM) NO SCHOOL (closed)
2027-05-31 — Memorial Day (closed)