CPS is an urban school district with 36 schools. For the 2026-2027 school year, classes begin August 25 and end May 27. This calendar includes 3 early-release or half days — useful to know when planning childcare.
Also known as CPS.
Schools in Columbia 93
COLUMBIA AREA CAREER CTR. (High)
BLUE RIDGE ELEM. (Elementary)
ROCK BRIDGE SR. HIGH (High)
DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGH (High)
FAIRVIEW ELEM. (Elementary)
JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Middle)
JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM. (Elementary)
PARKADE ELEM. (Elementary)
Locust St Expressive Arts Elem (Elementary)
ROCK BRIDGE ELEM. (Elementary)
RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM. (Elementary)
SHEPARD BLVD. ELEM. (Elementary)
THOMAS BENTON ELEM. (Elementary)
TWO MILE PRAIRIE ELEM. (Elementary)
ULYSSES S. GRANT ELEM. (Elementary)
WEST BLVD. ELEM. (Elementary)
WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL (Middle)
ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MIDDLE (Middle)
MIDWAY HEIGHTS ELEM. (Elementary)
OAKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL (Middle)
SMITHTON MIDDLE (Middle)
Eugene Field Center (Elementary)
JOHN B. LANGE MIDDLE (Middle)
CEDAR RIDGE ELEM. (Elementary)
NEW HAVEN ELEM. (Elementary)
FREDERICK DOUGLASS HIGH (Other)
MILL CREEK ELEM. (Elementary)
JUVENILE JUSTICE CTR. (Other)
DERBY RIDGE ELEM. (Elementary)
MARY PAXTON KEELEY ELEM. (Elementary)
ALPHA HART LEWIS (Elementary)
MURIEL W. BATTLE HIGH SCHOOL (High)
ELIOT BATTLE ELEMENTARY (Elementary)
CENTER FOR EARLY LRNING-NORTH (Prekindergarten)
BEULAH RALPH ELEMENTARY (Elementary)
JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Middle)
Columbia 93 2026-2027 School Calendar
All schools
2026-07-04 — Independence Day (closed)
2026-08-17 to 2026-08-24 — Teacher Collaboration Days -No School (closed)
2026-08-24 — Jump Start Day (closed)
2026-08-25 — First Day of Classes PreK-12 (in session)
2026-09-07 — Labor Day-No School (closed)
2026-09-30 — Early Release (partial)
2026-10-16 — Teacher Collaboration Day-No School (closed)
2026-10-30 — Teacher Collaboration Day-No School (closed)
2026-10-30 — End of Parent/Teacher Conferences Window for Elementary & Middle (closed)
2026-11-02 — Teacher Collaboration Day-No School (closed)
2026-11-03 — No School (closed)
2026-11-25 to 2026-11-27 — Thanksgiving Break-No School (closed)
2026-11-26 — Teacher Paid Holiday-No School (closed)
2026-12-23 to 2027-01-01 — Winter Break-No School (closed)
2026-12-25 — Teacher Paid Holiday-No School (closed)
2027-01-04 — Teacher Collaboration Day-No School (closed)
2027-01-18 — Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - No School (closed)
2027-02-12 — Teacher Collaboration Day-No School (closed)
2027-02-15 — Teacher Paid Holiday-No School (closed)
2027-02-26 — Teacher Collaboration Day-No School (closed)
2027-02-26 — End of Parent/Teacher Conferences Window for Elementary & Middle (closed)
2027-03-17 — Early Release (partial)
2027-03-29 to 2027-04-02 — Spring Break-No School (closed)
2027-04-30 — Teacher Collaboration Day-No School (closed)
2027-05-21 — Douglass High School AM (in session)
2027-05-21 — Rock Bridge High School PM (in session)
2027-05-22 — Hickman High School AM (in session)
2027-05-22 — Battle High School PM (in session)
2027-05-27 — Last Day of School / Early Release (partial)
2027-05-28 — Teacher Collaboration Day (closed)
2027-05-31 — Memorial Day (closed)
2027-06-03 — First Day of Summer School '27 (in session)
2027-06-18 — Juneteenth-No School (closed)
2027-06-30 — Last Day of Summer School '27 (in session)