Baltimore City Public Schools School Calendar 2026-2027

At a Glance

BCPS is an urban school district with 154 schools. For the 2026-2027 school year, classes begin August 24 and end June 11. The calendar also notes several religious observances (Observance Days, Wellness Day / Observance Day, Observance Day, Observance Days, Observance Day, Observance Day, Wellness Day / Observance Day, Observance Days, Observance Days, Observance Days, Observance Day, Observance Days, Observance Days, Observance Day, Observance Days) for awareness — school stays in session on these days. This calendar includes 7 professional development days, 8 early-release or half days — useful to know when planning childcare.

Also known as BCPS.

Schools in Baltimore City Public Schools

Abbottston Elementary (Elementary)
Arlington Elementary (Elementary)
Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Arundel Elementary (Elementary)
Dr. Nathan A. Pitts-Ashburton Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Baltimore City College (High)
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute (High)
Barclay Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Charles Carroll Barrister Elementary (Elementary)
Bay-Brook Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Beechfield Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Belmont Elementary (Elementary)
Benjamin Franklin High School at Masonville Cove (High)
Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou (Elementary)
Booker T. Washington Middle (Middle)
The Belair-Edison School (Elementary)
Callaway Elementary (Elementary)
Katherine Johnson Global Academy (Middle)
Carver Vocational-Technical High (High)
Cecil Elementary (Elementary)
The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle (Middle)
City Springs Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Claremont School (High)
Collington Square Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Cross Country Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Curtis Bay Elementary (Elementary)
Dallas F. Nicholas Sr. Elementary (Elementary)
Dickey Hill Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Dr. Bernard Harris Sr. Elementary (Elementary)
Park Heights Academy (Elementary)
Edgewood Elementary (Elementary)
Edmondson-Westside High (High)
Eutaw-Marshburn Elementary (Elementary)
Fallstaff Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Federal Hill Preparatory Academy (Elementary)
Forest Park High (High)
Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Franklin Square Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Frederick Douglass High (High)
Furley Elementary (Elementary)
Furman Templeton Preparatory Academy (Elementary)
Gardenville Elementary (Elementary)
Garrett Heights Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Wolfe Street Academy (Elementary)
George Washington Elementary (Elementary)
Glenmount Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Govans Elementary (Elementary)
Graceland Park/O'Donnell Heights Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Gwynns Falls Elementary (Elementary)
Hamilton Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Hampden Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Hampstead Hill Academy (Elementary)
Achievement Academy at Harbor City High (High)
Harlem Park Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Hazelwood Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215 (Elementary)
Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237 (Elementary)
Hilton Elementary (Elementary)
Holabird Academy (Elementary)
James McHenry Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Billie Holiday Elementary (Elementary)
Dorothy I. Height Elementary (Elementary)
John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Johnston Square Elementary (Elementary)
Lakeland Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Lakewood Elementary (Elementary)
Leith Walk Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Liberty Elementary (Elementary)
Wildwood Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Mary E. Rodman Elementary (Elementary)
Matthew A. Henson Elementary (Elementary)
Medfield Heights Elementary (Elementary)
Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High (High)
Montebello Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Moravia Park Elementary (Elementary)
Morrell Park Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Mount Royal Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
The Mount Washington School (Elementary)
Northwood Elementary (Elementary)
Patterson High (High)
Paul Laurence Dunbar High (High)
Pimlico Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Robert W. Coleman Elementary (Elementary)
Roland Park Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Rosemont Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary (Elementary)
Sinclair Lane Elementary (Elementary)
Steuart Hill Academic Academy (Elementary)
Tench Tilghman Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Thomas Jefferson Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Thomas Johnson Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Violetville Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Waverly Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Western High (High)
Westport Academy (Elementary)
William Paca Elementary (Elementary)
Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy (Elementary)
William S. Baer School (Other)
Windsor Hills Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Woodhome Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Yorkwood Elementary (Elementary)
Stadium School (Middle)
North Bend Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Midtown Academy (Elementary)
New Song Academy (Elementary)
Eager Street Academy (High)
Harford Heights Elementary (Elementary)
The Crossroads School (Middle)
ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School (High)
Digital Harbor High School (High)
Reginald F. Lewis High (High)
National Academy Foundation (High)
Excel Academy at Francis M. Wood High (High)
Maree Garnett Farring Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Lois T. Murray Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Sharp-Leadenhall Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Academy for College and Career Exploration (High)
Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy (High)
Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts (High)
Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle (Elementary)
Baltimore School for the Arts (High)
Frederick Elementary (Elementary)
City Neighbors Charter School (Elementary)
Patterson Park Public Charter School (Elementary)
Southwest Baltimore Charter School (Elementary)
Coppin Academy (High)
Renaissance Academy (High)
Empowerment Academy (Elementary)
New Era Academy (High)
The Green School of Baltimore (Elementary)
Baltimore International Academy (Elementary)
Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School (Elementary)
Joseph C. Briscoe Academy (High)
The Reach! Partnership School (High)
Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership (Elementary)
Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy West (High)
City Neighbors Hamilton (Elementary)
KIPP Harmony Academy (Elementary)
Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women (High)
Tunbridge Public Charter School (Elementary)
City Neighbors High (High)
Green Street Academy (High)
Vanguard Collegiate Middle (Middle)
Baltimore Design School (High)
Creative City Public Charter School (Elementary)
Lillie May Carroll Jackson School (Middle)
Bard High School Early College (High)
Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys (Middle)
Baltimore International Academy West (Elementary)
Clay Hill Public Charter School (Elementary)

Baltimore City Public Schools 2026-2027 School Calendar

All schools

2026-08-18 — Staff return (closed)
2026-08-18 to 2026-08-21 — Teacher/PSRP worktime; district-led and school-led professional development (closed)
2026-08-24 — First Day of School (for traditional schools, some charter schools may have a different start date) (in session)
2026-09-07 — Schools and Central Office Closed; Labor Day (closed)
2026-09-12 to 2026-09-13 — Observance Days (in session)
2026-09-21 — Schools Closed; Wellness Day; Observance Day (closed)
2026-10-15 — Early Release Day; Parent-Teacher Conference (afternoon) (partial)
2026-10-16 — Schools Closed for Students; Professional Development Day (closed)
2026-10-23 — Early Release Day (partial)
2026-11-03 — Schools and Central Office Closed; Election Day (closed)
2026-11-06 — Schools Closed for Students; Professional Development Day (closed)
2026-11-08 — Observance Day (in session)
2026-11-25 to 2026-11-27 — Schools and Central Office Closed; Wellness Day; Thanksgiving Break (closed)
2026-12-23 to 2027-01-03 — Schools Closed; Winter Break (closed)
2026-12-23 to 2027-01-03 — Central Office Closed; Winter Break (closed)
2026-12-24 to 2026-12-25 — Observance Days (closed)
2027-01-01 to 2027-01-03 — Schools and Central Office Closed; Winter Break (closed)
2027-01-08 — Schools Closed; Professional Development Day (closed)
2027-01-15 — Early Release Day (partial)
2027-01-18 — Schools and Central Office Closed; Martin Luther King Jr. Day (closed)
2027-02-05 — Schools Closed for Students; Professional Development Day (closed)
2027-02-06 — Observance Day (in session)
2027-02-08 — Observance Day (in session)
2027-02-15 — Schools and Central Office Closed; Presidents Day (closed)
2027-03-01 to 2027-03-04 — Parent-Teacher Conference Window (in session)
2027-03-05 — Schools Closed for Students; Professional Development Day (closed)
2027-03-10 — Schools Closed; Wellness Day; Observance Day (closed)
2027-03-25 — Early Release Day (partial)
2027-03-26 — Observance Days (in session)
2027-03-28 — Observance Days (in session)
2027-03-29 — Observance Days (in session)
2027-03-26 to 2027-03-30 — Central Office Closed; Spring Break (closed)
2027-03-26 to 2027-04-04 — Schools Closed; Spring Break (closed)
2027-03-30 — Observance Day (closed)
2027-04-18 to 2027-04-21 — Parent-Teacher Conference Window (in session)
2027-04-22 to 2027-04-23 — Observance Days (in session)
2027-04-28 to 2027-04-29 — Observance Days (in session)
2027-05-07 — Schools Closed for Students; Professional Development Day (closed)
2027-05-17 — Observance Day (in session)
2027-05-31 — Schools and Central Office Closed; Memorial Day (closed)
2027-06-01 to 2027-06-10 — Senior graduation dates (in session)
2027-06-11 — Last Day of School and Early Release Day (unless inclement weather recovery days are needed) (partial)
2027-06-11 to 2027-06-12 — Observance Days (in session)
2027-06-14 to 2027-06-16 — Inclement Weather Recovery Days (closed)
2027-06-18 — Schools and Central Office Closed; Juneteenth observance (closed)
2027-06-19 — Juneteenth (closed)
2027-07-04 — Independence Day (closed)
2027-07-05 — Schools and Central Office Closed; Independence Day observance (closed)

Traditional Schools (Quarter-based)

2026-08-24 — 1st Quarter Begins (First Day of School) (in session)
2026-09-23 — Progress Report — Q1 (in session)
2026-09-29 to 2026-10-01 — Progress Report Distribution Window — Q1 (in session)
2026-10-23 — 1st Quarter Ends / Report Card (partial)
2026-11-04 to 2026-11-05 — Report Card Distribution Window — Q1 (in session)
2026-10-26 — 2nd Quarter Begins (in session)
2026-12-01 — Progress Report — Q2 (in session)
2026-12-07 to 2026-12-09 — Progress Report Distribution Window — Q2 (in session)
2027-01-15 — 2nd Quarter Ends / Report Card (in session)
2027-01-27 to 2027-01-29 — Report Card Distribution Window — Q2 (in session)
2027-01-19 — 3rd Quarter Begins (in session)
2027-02-19 — Progress Report — Q3 (in session)
2027-02-24 to 2027-02-26 — Progress Report Distribution Window — Q3 (in session)
2027-03-25 — 3rd Quarter Ends / Report Card (in session)
2027-04-14 to 2027-04-16 — Report Card Distribution Window — Q3 (in session)
2027-04-05 — 4th Quarter Begins (in session)
2027-05-06 — Progress Report — Q4 (in session)
2027-05-12 to 2027-05-14 — Progress Report Distribution Window — Q4 (in session)
2027-06-11 — 4th Quarter Ends / Report Card (partial)
2027-06-28 to 2027-06-30 — Report Card Distribution Window — Q4 (in session)
2026-11-07 to 2026-11-11 — Parent-Teacher Conference Window — Q1 (in session)

Trimester Schools

2026-08-24 — Trimester 1 Begins (First Day of School) (in session)
2026-10-06 — Progress Report — T1 (in session)
2026-10-12 to 2026-10-14 — Progress Report Distribution Window — T1 (in session)
2026-11-20 — Trimester 1 Ends / Report Card (in session)
2026-12-07 to 2026-12-09 — Report Card Distribution Window — T1 (in session)
2026-11-23 — Trimester 2 Begins (in session)
2027-01-20 — Progress Report — T2 (in session)
2027-01-26 to 2027-01-28 — Progress Report Distribution Window — T2 (in session)
2027-03-04 — Trimester 2 Ends / Report Card (in session)
2027-03-15 to 2027-03-17 — Report Card Distribution Window — T2 (in session)
2027-03-08 — Trimester 3 Begins (in session)
2027-04-27 — Progress Report — T3 (in session)
2027-05-04 to 2027-05-06 — Progress Report Distribution Window — T3 (in session)
2027-06-11 — Trimester 3 Ends / Report Card (partial)
2027-06-28 to 2027-06-30 — Report Card Distribution Window — T3 (in session)