Billings Elem School Calendar 2026-2027

At a Glance

BESD is an urban school district with 28 schools. For the 2026-2027 school year, classes begin September 2 and end June 3. This calendar includes 5 professional development days, 12 early-release or half days — useful to know when planning childcare.

Also known as BESD.

Schools in Billings Elem

Arrowhead School (Elementary)
Bench School (Elementary)
Bitterroot School (Elementary)
Boulder School (Elementary)
Broadwater School (Elementary)
Burlington School (Elementary)
Central Heights School (Elementary)
Highland School (Elementary)
McKinley School (Elementary)
Meadowlark School (Elementary)
Miles Avenue School (Elementary)
Newman School (Elementary)
Orchard School (Elementary)
Poly Drive School (Elementary)
Ponderosa School (Elementary)
Rose Park School (Elementary)
Sandstone School (Elementary)
Washington School (Elementary)
Alkali Creek School (Elementary)
Castle Rock Middle School (Middle)
Lewis & Clark Middle School (Middle)
Big Sky Elementary (Elementary)
Eagle Cliffs Elementary (Elementary)
Riverside Middle School (Middle)
Will James Middle School (Middle)
Beartooth School (Elementary)
Medicine Crow Middle School (Middle)
Ben Steele Middle School (Middle)

Billings Elem 2026-2027 School Calendar

All schools

2026-08-26 — PIR Day (State Required Pupil-Instruction-Related Training for Teachers) - No School (closed)
2026-08-27 — NPR Day (Professional Development Non-Pupil-Related Training) - No School (closed)
2026-08-28 — NPR Day (Professional Development Non-Pupil-Related Training) - No School (closed)
2026-08-31 — PIR Day (State Required Pupil-Instruction-Related Training for Teachers) - No School (closed)
2026-09-01 — PIR Day (State Required Pupil-Instruction-Related Training for Teachers) - No School (closed)
2026-09-02 — First and Last Day of School - First Day K-6th, 9th & all new 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th, & 12th grade students (in session)
2026-09-03 — First Day - All K-12 students in session (in session)
2026-09-07 — Vacation or Holiday (closed)
2026-10-15 — PIR/Trade Days (Trade Professional Development for Teachers) - No school (closed)
2026-10-16 — PIR/Trade Days (Trade Professional Development for Teachers) - No school (closed)
2026-11-11 — Vacation or Holiday (closed)
2026-11-25 to 2026-11-27 — Vacation or Holiday - Thanksgiving Break (closed)
2026-12-23 to 2027-01-01 — Vacation or Holiday - Winter Break (closed)
2027-01-18 — PIR Day (State Required Pupil-Instruction-Related Training for Teachers) - No School (closed)
2027-03-22 to 2027-03-26 — Vacation or Holiday - Spring Break (closed)
2027-04-06 — Vacation or Holiday (closed)
2027-04-12 — PIR/Trade Days (Trade Professional Development for Teachers) - No school (closed)
2027-05-03 — Snow Day - Weather Contingency (closed)
2027-05-31 — Vacation or Holiday (closed)
2027-06-03 — Last Day of School / Early Release (partial)
Date to be confirmed — Wednesday - PLC (Professional Learning Community) - Dismissal 1 hour early (partial)

Elementary schools

2026-11-20 — Elementary Parent Teacher Conferences - Elementary Early Release (partial)
2026-11-23 — Elementary Parent Teacher Conferences - Elementary Early Release (partial)
2026-11-24 — Elementary Parent Teacher Conferences / 6-week grading MS & HS / End of trimester Elem - Elementary Early Release (partial)
2026-11-24 — Elementary End of Trimester (partial)
2027-03-03 — Elementary End of Trimester (in session)
2027-06-02 — Elementary End of Trimester (in session)
2027-06-03 — Last Day of School for Elementary - Early Release (partial)

Middle schools

2026-10-22 — Middle School Early Release - October 22nd (partial)
2026-10-23 — Middle School Early Release - October 23rd (partial)
2026-11-24 — Six-Week Grading Period for MS & HS (in session)
2027-03-04 — Six-Week Grading Period for MS & HS (in session)
2027-06-03 — Last Day of School - Early Release (partial)

High schools

Date to be confirmed — High School Semester Testing - HS Early Release (partial)
2026-11-24 — Six-Week Grading Period for MS & HS (in session)
2027-05-28 — Last day of school for seniors is May 28th (in session)
2027-06-03 — Last Day of School - Early Release (partial)
2027-04-06 — April 6th - No school for 9th graders; ACT/PreACT/Career Fair 10th-12th graders (closed)

All schools

2027-05-30 — Graduation Date/Times - Sunday May 30, 2027 - West 10:00 am (in session)
2027-05-30 — Graduation Date/Times - Sunday May 30, 2027 - Skyview 2:00 pm (in session)
2027-05-30 — Graduation Date/Times - Sunday May 30, 2027 - Senior 6:00 pm (in session)