Newton Public Schools School Calendar 2026-2027

At a Glance

NPS is an urban school district with 22 schools. For the 2026-2027 school year, classes begin September 2 and end June 17. The calendar also notes several religious observances (Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Diwali, Lunar New Year, Eid al-Fitr, Ash Wednesday, Chanukah (Hanukkah)*, Yalda Night (Shab-e Yalda), Easter, Eid al-Adha, Holi, Iranian New Year (Nowruz), Islamic New Year, Japanese New Year, Kwanzaa, Orthodox Christmas, Orthodox Easter, Orthodox Good Friday, Orthodox New Year, Passover, Purim, Ramadan, Shemini Atzeret, Simchat Torah, Sukkot) for awareness — school stays in session on these days. This calendar includes 10 early-release or half days — useful to know when planning childcare.

Also known as NPS.

Schools in Newton Public Schools

Bigelow Middle (Middle)
Charles E Brown Middle (Middle)
F A Day Middle (Middle)
Oak Hill Middle (Middle)
A E Angier (Elementary)
Bowen (Elementary)
C C Burr (Elementary)
Cabot (Elementary)
Countryside (Elementary)
Franklin (Elementary)
Horace Mann (Elementary)
John Ward (Elementary)
Lincoln-Eliot (Elementary)
Mason-Rice (Elementary)
Memorial Spaulding (Elementary)
Newton North High (High)
Newton South High (High)
Peirce (Elementary)
Underwood (Elementary)
Williams (Elementary)
Zervas (Elementary)
Newton Early Childhood Program (Prekindergarten)

Newton Public Schools 2026-2027 School Calendar

All schools

2026-08-26 to 2026-08-27 — New Teacher Orientation (closed)
2026-08-31 to 2026-09-01 — First Day Teachers (closed)
2026-09-02 — First Day Students K-12 (full day) (in session)
2026-09-04 — First Day NECP (visits 9/2 & 3) (in session)
2026-09-07 — Labor Day (closed)
2026-09-12 — Rosh Hashanah-Saturday observance (in session)
2026-09-21 — Yom Kippur (in session)
2026-10-12 — Indigenous People's Day (closed)
2026-11-03 — Election Day (closed)
2026-11-08 — Diwali (recognized) Sunday (in session)
2026-11-11 — Veterans Day (closed)
2026-11-25 — Early Dismissal ** (partial)
2026-11-26 to 2026-11-27 — Thanksgiving Recess (closed)
2026-12-24 to 2026-12-31 — December Recess (closed)
2027-01-01 — New Year's Day (closed)
2027-01-18 — Martin Luther King Day (closed)
2027-02-15 to 2027-02-19 — Winter Recess (closed)
2027-02-06 — Lunar New Year - Saturday (in session)
2027-03-10 — Eid al-Fitr (recognized) school in session (in session)
2027-03-26 — Good Friday (closed)
2027-04-19 to 2027-04-23 — Spring Recess (closed)
2027-05-31 — Memorial Day (closed)
2027-06-18 — Juneteenth (closed)
2027-06-17 — Students (K-12+) 180th day (w/ no snow days)** (partial)
2027-06-25 — Students (K-12+) 185th day (w/ 5 snow days)** (partial)
2027-06-28 — Teachers last day 6/28 (w 5 snow days) (closed)
2027-06-16 — Students (NECP only) No snow days and is a full day. (in session)
2027-06-24 — Students (NECP only) Includes 5 snow days & is full day. (in session)
Date to be confirmed — Step up Day (in session)
Date to be confirmed — Newton North Graduation (in session)
Date to be confirmed — Newton South Graduation (in session)

All schools

2026-09-02 to 2027-06-17 — Weekly Early Release - Elem. (Wed): 12:20 pm (partial)
2026-09-02 to 2027-06-17 — Weekly Early Release - Bigelow (Wed): 1:40 pm (partial)
2026-09-02 to 2027-06-17 — Weekly Early Release - Brown (Wed): 2:05 pm (partial)
2026-09-02 to 2027-06-17 — Weekly Early Release - Day (Wed): 1:40 pm (partial)
2026-09-02 to 2027-06-17 — Weekly Early Release - Oak Hill (Wed): 1:35 pm (partial)
2026-09-02 to 2027-06-17 — Weekly Early Release - NN & NS (Tues): 3:25 pm (partial)

All schools

Date to be confirmed — Special Early Release - NECP: 11:45am / Elem 12:10pm (partial)

All schools

2027-02-10 — Ash Wednesday (in session)
2026-12-04 to 2026-12-12 — Chanukah (Hanukkah)* (in session)
2026-12-21 — Yalda Night (Shab-e Yalda) (in session)
2026-12-25 — Christmas (closed)
2027-03-28 — Easter (in session)
2027-05-16 to 2027-05-17 — Eid al-Adha (in session)
2027-03-22 — Holi* (in session)
2027-03-20 — Iranian New Year (in session)
2027-06-05 to 2027-06-06 — Islamic New Year (in session)
2027-01-01 — Japanese New Year (closed)
2026-12-26 to 2027-01-01 — Kwanzaa (closed)
2027-01-07 — Orthodox Christmas (in session)
2027-05-02 — Orthodox Easter (in session)
2027-04-30 — Orthodox Good Friday (in session)
2027-01-14 — Orthodox New Year (in session)
2027-04-21 to 2027-04-29 — Passover (in session)
2027-03-22 to 2027-03-23 — Purim* (in session)
2027-02-07 to 2027-03-08 — Ramadan (in session)
2026-10-03 — Shemini Atzeret* (in session)
2026-10-04 — Simchat Torach* (in session)
2026-09-26 to 2026-10-02 — Sukkot** (in session)