Jefferson County Public Schools School Calendar 2026-2027

At a Glance

JCSD is an urban school district with 168 schools. For the 2026-2027 school year, classes begin August 6 and end May 24. This calendar includes 4 professional development days — useful to know when planning childcare. Standardized testing windows: Gifted General Intellect Testing Window (October 12–October 23); KSA (Kentucky State Assessment) Testing Window (May 4–May 22). The last day of school is weather-contingent, ranging from May 24 to May 25 depending on how many built-in weather makeup days are used.

Also known as JCSD.

Schools in Jefferson County Public Schools

Camp Taylor Elementary (Elementary)
Cane Run Elementary (Elementary)
Eastern High (High)
Fairdale Elementary (Elementary)
Fern Creek Elementary (Elementary)
Fern Creek High (High)
Greathouse/Shryock Traditional (Elementary)
Greenwood Elementary (Elementary)
Tully Elementary (Elementary)
Atherton High (High)
Medora Elementary (Elementary)
Middletown Elementary (Elementary)
Okolona Elementary (Elementary)
Southern High (High)
Valley High (High)
Barret Traditional Middle (Middle)
Newburg Middle (Middle)
Audubon Traditional Elementary (Elementary)
Butler Traditional High (High)
Chenoweth Elementary (Elementary)
Hawthorne Elementary (Elementary)
Waggener High (High)
Bates Elementary (Elementary)
Fairdale High (High)
Kenwood Elementary (Elementary)
Coral Ridge Elementary (Elementary)
Goldsmith Elementary (Elementary)
St Matthews Elementary (Elementary)
Jeffersontown High (High)
Wilkerson Elementary School (Elementary)
Wilder Elementary (Elementary)
Stonestreet Elementary (Elementary)
Watterson Elementary (Elementary)
Seneca High (High)
Pleasure Ridge Park High (High)
Indian Trail Elementary (Elementary)
Westport Middle (Middle)
Zachary Taylor Elementary (Elementary)
Kerrick Elementary (Elementary)
Rangeland Elementary (Elementary)
Dixie Elementary (Elementary)
Cochrane Elementary (Elementary)
Western High (High)
Sanders Elementary (Elementary)
Smyrna Elementary School (Elementary)
Thomas Jefferson Middle (Middle)
Blue Lick Elementary (Elementary)
Crums Lane Elementary (Elementary)
Bowen Elementary (Elementary)
Hite Elementary (Elementary)
Norton Elementary (Elementary)
Shacklette Elementary (Elementary)
Minors Lane Elementary (Elementary)
Doss High (High)
Slaughter Elementary (Elementary)
Trunnell Elementary (Elementary)
Ballard High (High)
Johnsontown Road Elementary (Elementary)
Luhr Elementary (Elementary)
Wheeler Elementary (Elementary)
Gutermuth Elementary (Elementary)
Wellington Elementary (Elementary)
Wilt Elementary (Elementary)
Crosby Middle (Middle)
Hartstern Elementary (Elementary)
Layne Elementary (Elementary)
Auburndale Elementary (Elementary)
Price Elementary (Elementary)
Eisenhower Elementary (Elementary)
Lassiter Middle (Middle)
Klondike Lane Elementary (Elementary)
Louisville Day (High)
Laukhuf Elementary (Elementary)
Lowe Elementary (Elementary)
Mill Creek Elementary (Elementary)
Blake Elementary (Elementary)
Dunn Elementary (Elementary)
Kammerer Middle (Middle)
Knight Middle (Middle)
Conway Middle (Middle)
Jeffersontown Elementary (Elementary)
Carrithers Middle (Middle)
Central High Magnet Career Academy (High)
Wheatley Elementary (Elementary)
Binet School (Other)
Atkinson Academy (Elementary)
duPont Manual High (High)
Bloom Elementary (Elementary)
Engelhard Elementary (Elementary)
Byck Elementary (Elementary)
Field Elementary (Elementary)
Brandeis Elementary (Elementary)
Foster Traditional Academy (Elementary)
Frayser Elementary (Elementary)
Hazelwood Elementary (Elementary)
Highland Middle (Middle)
Cochran Elementary (Elementary)
Jacob Elementary (Elementary)
Iroquois High (High)
Meyzeek Middle (Middle)
Young Elementary (Elementary)
Jefferson County Traditional Middle (Middle)
King Elementary (Elementary)
Noe Middle (Middle)
Mcferran Preparatory Academy (Elementary)
Johnson Traditional Middle (Middle)
Maupin Elementary (Elementary)
Portland Elementary (Elementary)
Lincoln Elementary Performing Arts (Elementary)
Rutherford Elementary (Elementary)
Semple Elementary (Elementary)
The Academy @ Shawnee (High)
Shelby Academy (Elementary)
Frederick Law Olmsted Academy North (Middle)
Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary (Elementary)
Carter Traditional Elementary (Elementary)
Western Middle School for the Arts (Middle)
Kennedy Elementary (Elementary)
Churchill Park School (Other)
Jefferson Regional Juvenile Detention Ce (Other)
Frederick Law Olmsted Academy South (Middle)
Stuart Academy (Middle)
Ahrens Educational Resource Center (High)
The Brook-KMI (High)
Boys & Girls Haven (High)
Mary Jo and William MacDonald Maryhurst (High)
Waller-Williams Environmental (Other)
Farnsley Middle (Middle)
Schaffner Traditional Elementary (Elementary)
Georgia Chaffee Teenage Parent Program (High)
Peace Academy (Other)
The Brook-Dupont (Elementary)
St Joseph Children's Home (Elementary)
Liberty High (High)
Louisville Male High (High)
Dawson Orman Education Center (Prekindergarten)
DuValle Education Center (Prekindergarten)
Breckinridge-Franklin Elementary (Elementary)
Western Day Treatment (Elementary)
Ackerly (High)
Mary Ryan Academy (High)
U of L PACT Program (High)
Heuser Hearing & Language Academy (Elementary)
Home of the Innocents Discovery (Other)
Home of the Innocents School (Other)
Pathfinder School of Innovation (Other)
Chancey Elementary (Elementary)
Breckinridge Metropolitan High (High)
Marion C. Moore School (High)
J. Graham Brown School (Other)
Jefferson Technical College (Ungraded)
The Phoenix School of Discovery (High)
Kentucky TECH - Jefferson Campus (Ungraded)
Newcomer Academy (High)
Farmer Elementary (Elementary)
Ramsey Middle (Middle)
Stopher Elementary (Elementary)
Home/Hospital (Other)
George Unseld Early Childhood Center (Prekindergarten)
Bellewood (Elementary)
Brooklawn (High)
Minor Daniels Academy (High)
Alex R. Kennedy Elementary (Elementary)
Norton Commons Elementary (Elementary)
W.E.B. DuBois Academy (Middle)
Westport Early Childhood Center (Prekindergarten)
Grace M. James Academy of Excellence (Middle)
Outside School Day Program (Other)

Jefferson County Public Schools 2026-2027 School Calendar

All schools

2026-08-06 — First and Last Days for Students: First Day 8/6 (in session)
2026-08-03 — First and Last Days for Teachers (No school for students) 8/3 (closed)
2026-08-04 — Non-Flex In-Service 8/4 (closed)
2026-09-07 — Labor Day 9/7 (closed)
2026-09-23 — Family-Teacher Conferences 9/23 (closed)
2026-09-28 — Professional-Development Flex Days 9/28 (closed)
2026-09-28 to 2026-10-02 — Fall Break 9/28–10/2 (closed)
2026-11-02 — Professional-Development Gold Days 11/2 (closed)
2026-11-03 — Election Day 11/3 (closed)
2026-11-25 to 2026-11-27 — Thanksgiving Break 11/25–11/27 (closed)
2026-12-21 to 2027-01-01 — Winter Break 12/21–1/1 (closed)
2027-01-18 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day 1/18 (closed)
2027-02-15 — Professional-Development Gold Days 2/15 (closed)
2027-02-16 — Family-Teacher Conferences 2/16 (closed)
2027-03-26 — Professional-Development Flex Days 3/26 (closed)
2027-03-29 to 2027-04-02 — Spring Break 3/29–4/2 (closed)
2027-04-30 — Oaks Day 4/30 (closed)
2027-05-18 — Election Day 5/18 (closed)
2027-05-24 — First and Last Days for Students: Last Day 5/24 (in session)
2027-05-25 — First and Last Days for Teachers (No school for students) 5/25 (closed)
2027-05-31 — Memorial Day 5/31 (closed)
2027-05-25 to 2027-06-02 — Make-Up Days for Students 5/25, 5/26, 5/27, 5/28, 6/1, 6/2 (closed)

High Schools

2026-09-15 — District Grading Periods End High 9/15 (in session)
2026-11-05 — District Grading Periods End High 11/5 (in session)
2026-12-18 — District Grading Periods End High 12/18 (in session)
2027-02-17 — District Grading Periods End High 2/17 (in session)
2027-04-08 — District Grading Periods End High 4/8 (in session)
2027-05-24 — District Grading Periods End High 5/24* (in session)
2026-09-25 — Report Card Distribution High 9/25 (in session)
2026-11-16 — Report Card Distribution High 11/16 (in session)
2027-01-12 — Report Card Distribution High 1/12 (in session)
2027-02-26 — Report Card Distribution High 2/26 (in session)
2027-04-19 — Report Card Distribution High 4/19 (in session)
2027-06-03 — Report Card Distribution High 6/3 (in session)
2027-05-24 — Report Card Distribution High 5/24* (in session)

Elementary and Middle Schools

2026-10-13 — District Grading Periods End Elementary and Middle 10/13 (in session)
2026-12-18 — District Grading Periods End Elementary and Middle 12/18 (in session)
2027-03-10 — District Grading Periods End Elementary and Middle 3/10 (in session)
2027-05-24 — District Grading Periods End Elementary and Middle 5/24* (in session)
2026-10-22 — Report Card Distribution Elementary and Middle 10/22 (in session)
2027-01-12 — Report Card Distribution Elementary and Middle 1/12 (in session)
2027-03-19 — Report Card Distribution Elementary and Middle 3/19 (in session)
2027-06-03 — Report Card Distribution Elementary and Middle 6/3 (in session)
2027-05-24 — Report Card Distribution Elementary and Middle 5/24* (in session)
2026-10-12 to 2026-10-23 — Gifted General Intellect Testing 10/12/26–10/23/26 (in session)
2027-05-04 to 2027-05-22 — KSA Dates May 4–22, 2026: Last 14 Instructional Days of the School Calendar (in session)
2026-11-02 to 2026-12-18 — Application Periods to Apply to Magnet Schools and Optional/Magnet Programs Elementary, Middle, and High 11/2–12/18 (in session)
2026-10-24 — Showcase of Schools Elementary, Middle, and High 10/24 (in session)