Rochester City School District School Calendar 2026-2027

At a Glance

RCSD is an urban school district with 46 schools. For the 2026-2027 school year, classes begin September 8 and end June 24. Standardized testing windows: NYS Regents Exams (January 26–January 29); NYS Grades 3-8 ELA Testing (April 5–April 16); NYS Grades 3-8 Mathematics Testing (April 26–May 7); NYS Grades 5 & 8 Science Testing (May 10–May 14); NYS Regents Exams (June 15–June 24). The last day of school is weather-contingent, ranging from June 24 to June 25 depending on how many built-in weather makeup days are used.

Also known as RCSD.

Schools in Rochester City School District

SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE) (Elementary)
SCHOOL 45-MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE (Elementary)
EAST UPPER HIGH SCHOOL (High)
JAMES MONROE UPPER SCHOOL (High)
SCHOOL 2-CLARA BARTON (Elementary)
DR. ALICE HOLLOWAY YOUNG SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE (Middle)
SCHOOL 4-GEORGE MATHER FORBES (Elementary)
SCHOOL 5-JOHN WILLIAMS (Elementary)
SCHOOL 7-VIRGIL GRISSOM (Elementary)
SCHOOL 8-ROBERTO CLEMENTE (Elementary)
SCHOOL 9-DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR (Elementary)
ANNA MURRAY-DOUGLASS ACADEMY (Elementary)
SCHOOL 16-JOHN WALTON SPENCER (Elementary)
SCHOOL 17-ENRICO FERMI (Elementary)
SCHOOL 19-DR CHARLES T LUNSFORD (Elementary)
SCHOOL 23-FRANCIS PARKER (Elementary)
SCHOOL 25-NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE (Elementary)
SCHOOL 29-ADLAI E STEVENSON (Elementary)
SCHOOL 33-JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (Elementary)
SCHOOL 34-DR LOUIS A CERULLI (Elementary)
SCHOOL 35-PINNACLE (Elementary)
SCHOOL 39-ANDREW J TOWNSON (Elementary)
SCHOOL 42-ABELARD REYNOLDS (Elementary)
SCHOOL 46-CHARLES CARROLL (Elementary)
SCHOOL 50-HELEN BARRETT MONTGOMERY (Elementary)
SCHOOL 52-FRANK FOWLER DOW (Elementary)
SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS (High)
JOSEPH C WILSON MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL (High)
SCHOOL 58-WORLD OF INQUIRY SCHOOL (Other)
SCHOOL 53 MONTESSORI ACADEMY (Elementary)
SCHOOL 22-LINCOLN SCHOOL (Elementary)
SCHOOL 28-HENRY HUDSON (Elementary)
SCHOOL OF THE ARTS (High)
SCHOOL 54-FLOWER CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL (Elementary)
NORTHWEST COLLEGE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL (Middle)
NORTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL (High)
JOSEPH C WILSON FOUNDATION ACADEMY (Elementary)
DR WALTER COOPER ACADEMY (Elementary)
ROCHESTER EARLY COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL (High)
EDISON CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL (High)
MONROE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY (High)
EAST LOWER SCHOOL (Middle)
RISE COMMUNITY SCHOOL (Elementary)
MONROE LOWER SCHOOL (Middle)
FRANKLIN UPPER SCHOOL (High)
FRANKLIN LOWER SCHOOL (Middle)

Rochester City School District 2026-2027 School Calendar

All schools

2026-09-01 to 2026-09-02 — Superintendent's Conference Day (No school for students) (closed)
2026-09-03 to 2026-09-04 — Recess Day (School not in session – 12-month staff report) (closed)
2026-09-07 — Labor Day (All facilities closed) (closed)
2026-09-08 — School Opens for PreK-12 Students (Full day) (in session)
2026-10-12 — Indigenous Peoples' Day (All facilities closed) (closed)
2026-10-13 — Parent/Teacher Conferences/Elementary (in session)
2026-10-15 — Parent/Teacher Conferences/Secondary (in session)
2026-11-03 — Superintendent's Conference Day/Election Day (No school for students) (closed)
2026-11-11 — Veterans Day (All facilities closed) (closed)
2026-11-25 — Recess Day (School not in session – 12-month staff report) (closed)
2026-11-26 to 2026-11-27 — Thanksgiving Day (All facilities closed) (closed)
2026-12-23 — Recess Day (School not in session – 12-month staff report) (closed)
2026-12-24 to 2026-12-25 — Christmas Day (All facilities closed) (closed)
2026-12-28 to 2026-12-31 — Recess (School not in session – 12-month staff report) (closed)
2027-01-01 — New Year's Day (All facilities closed) (closed)
2027-01-18 — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (All facilities closed) (closed)
2027-01-26 to 2027-01-29 — NYS Testing (Regents exams) (in session)
2027-02-15 — Presidents' Day (All facilities closed) (closed)
2027-02-16 to 2027-02-19 — Recess (School not in session – 12-month staff report) (closed)
2027-03-10 — Superintendent's Conference Day & Eid al-Fitr (No school for students) (closed)
2027-03-16 — Parent/Teacher Conferences/Elementary (in session)
2027-03-18 — Parent/Teacher Conferences/Secondary (in session)
2027-03-22 to 2027-03-25 — Recess (School not in session – 12-month staff report) (closed)
2027-03-26 — Good Friday (All facilities closed) (closed)
2027-04-05 to 2027-04-16 — NYS Grades 3-8 English Language Arts Testing (in session)
2027-04-26 to 2027-05-07 — NYS Grades 3-8 Mathematics Testing (April 26-May 7) (in session)
2027-05-10 to 2027-05-14 — NYS Grades 5 & 8 Science Testing (in session)
2027-05-31 — Memorial Day (All facilities closed) (closed)
2027-06-15 to 2027-06-24 — NYS Testing (Regents exams) (in session)
2027-06-18 — Juneteenth Observed (All facilities closed) (closed)
2027-06-24 — Last Day of School for PreK-12 Students (in session)
2027-06-25 — Regents Rating Day / Last Day for 10-Month Staff (closed)
2027-06-25 — First Emergency Make-up Day (closed)