Detroit Public Schools Community District School Calendar 2026-2027

At a Glance

DCDPS is an urban school district with 107 schools. For the 2026-2027 school year, classes begin August 24 and end June 7.

Source: Detroit Public Schools Community District

Also known as DCDPS.

Schools in Detroit Public Schools Community District

Communication and Media Arts High School (High)
Paul Robeson Malcolm X Academy (Elementary)
Golightly Education Center (Elementary)
Breithaupt Career and Technical Center (High)
Detroit School of Arts (High)
Davis Aerospace Technical High School at Golightly (High)
Randolph Career and Technical Center (High)
Golightly Career and Technical Center (High)
Palmer Park Preparatory Academy (Elementary)
Blackwell Institute (Elementary)
Moses Field Center (Elementary)
Detroit Lions Academy (Middle)
West Side Academy of Information Technology and Cyber Securi (High)
Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science (Elementary)
Fisher Magnet Lower Academy (Elementary)
Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts (Elementary)
Fisher Magnet Upper Academy (Middle)
Diann BanksWilliamson Educational Center (Ungraded)
Jerry L White Center (High)
Keidan Special Education Center (Elementary)
AL Holmes Academy of Blended Learning (Elementary)
Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School (Elementary)
Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology (Elementary)
Roberto Clemente Learning Academy (Elementary)
Bennett Elementary School (Elementary)
Bunche Preparatory Academy (Elementary)
Burns ElementaryMiddle School (Elementary)
Burton International Academy (Elementary)
Carstens ElementaryMiddle School (Elementary)
Carver STEM Academy (Elementary)
Cass Technical High School (High)
Central High School (High)
Chrysler Elementary School (Elementary)
Cooke STEM Academy (Elementary)
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School (Elementary)
Davison ElementaryMiddle School (Elementary)
Denby High School (High)
Dixon Elementary School (Elementary)
Dossin ElementaryMiddle School (Elementary)
Durfee ElementaryMiddle School (Elementary)
Martin Luther King Jr Senior High School (High)
Edison Elementary School (Elementary)
Emerson ElementaryMiddle School (Elementary)
Gardner Elementary School (Elementary)
Gompers ElementaryMiddle School (Elementary)
Greenfield Union ElementaryMiddle School (Elementary)
Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School (Elementary)
Harms Elementary School (Elementary)
Henry Ford High School (High)
Hutchinson ElementaryMiddle School (Elementary)
John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy (Elementary)
Mann Learning Community (Elementary)
Marion Law Academy (Elementary)
Mark Twain ElementaryMiddle School (Elementary)
Marquette ElementaryMiddle School (Elementary)
Mason Academy (Elementary)
Maybury Elementary School (Elementary)
Mumford High School (High)
Neinas Dual Language Learning Academy (Elementary)
Nichols ElementaryMiddle School (Elementary)
Nolan ElementaryMiddle School (Elementary)
Northwestern High School (High)
Pasteur Elementary School (Elementary)
Pershing High School (High)
Priest ElementaryMiddle School (Other)
Pulaski ElementaryMiddle School (Elementary)
Schulze Academy for Technology and Arts (Elementary)
Southeastern High School (High)
Spain ElementaryMiddle School (Elementary)
Coleman A Young Elementary School (Elementary)
Edward Duke Ellington at Beckham (Elementary)
Ronald Brown Academy (Elementary)
Thirkell ElementaryMiddle School (Elementary)
Vernor Elementary School (Elementary)
Bow ElementaryMiddle School (Elementary)
Wayne Elementary School (Elementary)
SampsonWebber Leadership Academy (Elementary)
Western International High School (High)
Carleton Elementary School (Elementary)
Noble ElementaryMiddle School (Elementary)
Renaissance High School (High)
Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men (High)
Bates Academy (Elementary)
Clippert Academy (Middle)
Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies (Elementary)
Garvey Academy (Elementary)
Detroit International Academy for Young Women (Other)
Cody High School (High)
Henderson Academy (Elementary)
J E Clark Preparatory Academy (Elementary)
Brewer Academy (Elementary)
Osborn High School (High)
Hamilton Academy (Elementary)
Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School (Elementary)
Earhart ElementaryMiddle School (Elementary)
Munger ElementaryMiddle School (Elementary)
Crockett Midtown High School of Science and Medicine (High)
Charles R Drew Transition Center (Ungraded)
East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney (High)
Academy of The Americas High School (Other)
Turning Point Academy (Other)
Legacy Academy (High)
Academy of the Americas at Logan (Elementary)
Barton Elementary School (Elementary)
The School at Marygrove (Other)
Edmonson Montessori (Elementary)
DPSCD Virtual School (Other)

Detroit Public Schools Community District 2026-2027 School Calendar

All schools

2026-08-17 — PD1 - District In-Person PD Day (closed)
2026-08-18 — PD2 - District In-Person PD Day (closed)
2026-08-19 — TW - Teacher Workday (closed)
2026-08-20 to 2026-08-21 — Schools Closed (District Open) (closed)
2026-08-24 — FDS - First Day of School (in session)
2026-09-04 — Schools Closed (District Open) (closed)
2026-09-07 — DRH - Labor Day (closed)
2026-09-09 — School Based Professional Development (in session)
2026-09-23 — School Based Professional Development (in session)
2026-09-28 — PD3 - District In-Person PD Day (closed)
2026-10-07 — CD - Membership Count Day (Fall) (in session)
2026-10-14 — PTC-h - Parent Teacher Conferences (Grades 9-12) (closed)
2026-10-21 — PTC - Parent Teacher Conferences (Grades K-8) (closed)
2026-10-23 — Q1 - Quarter 1 Boundary (end) (in session)
2026-10-26 — Q2 - Quarter 2 Boundary (start) (in session)
2026-11-03 — PD4 - District In-Person PD Day (closed)
2026-11-11 — RC - Report Card Day (in session)
2026-11-18 — School Based Professional Development (in session)
2026-11-23 to 2026-11-27 — Thanksgiving Break (closed)
2026-12-09 — School Based Professional Development (in session)
2026-12-21 to 2027-01-01 — Winter Break (closed)
2027-01-06 — School Based Professional Development (in session)
2027-01-15 — Q2 - Quarter 2 / Semester 1 Boundary (end) (in session)
2027-01-18 — DRH - Martin Luther King Jr. Day (closed)
2027-01-19 — Q3 - Quarter 3 / Semester 2 Boundary (start) (in session)
2027-01-25 — PD5 - District In-Person PD Day (closed)
2027-02-03 — RC - Report Card Day (in session)
2027-02-10 — CD - Membership Count Day (Spring) (in session)
2027-02-15 to 2027-02-19 — Midwinter Break (closed)
2027-02-24 — School Based Professional Development (in session)
2027-03-17 — PTC-h - Parent Teacher Conferences (Grades 9-12) (closed)
2027-03-24 — PTC - Parent Teacher Conferences (Grades K-8) (closed)
2027-03-25 — Q3 - Quarter 3 Boundary (end) (in session)
2027-03-26 to 2027-04-02 — Spring Break (Good Friday + surrounding closure) (closed)
2027-04-05 — Q4 - Quarter 4 Boundary (start) (in session)
2027-04-19 — RC - Report Card Day (in session)
2027-04-21 — School Based Professional Development (in session)
2027-05-12 — School Based Professional Development (in session)
2027-05-26 — School Based Professional Development (in session)
2027-05-31 — DRH - Memorial Day (closed)
2027-06-07 — LDSS - Last Day of School for Students (in session)
2027-06-08 — PD6 - District In-Person PD Day (closed)
2027-06-09 — TRD - Teacher Records Day / Last Day for Teachers (closed)
2027-06-10 to 2027-06-17 — Reserved Make-Up Days (weather/PD-attendance contingency) (closed)
2027-06-18 — DRH - Juneteenth (observed) (closed)