Guilford County Schools School Calendar 2026-2027

At a Glance

GCS is an urban school district with 126 schools. For the 2026-2027 school year, classes begin August 24 and end June 10. Calendar dates are confirmed for part of the year; the rest of the 2026-2027 calendar isn't available yet — check back soon.

Also known as GCS.

Schools in Guilford County Schools

Southwest Guilford Middle (Middle)
Edwin A Alderman Elementary (Elementary)
Allen Middle (Middle)
Archer Elementary (Elementary)
Swann Middle School (Middle)
Bessemer Elementary (Elementary)
Bluford Elementary (Elementary)
Gateway Education Center (Other)
Claxton Elementary (Elementary)
Ceasar Cone Elementary (Elementary)
James B Dudley High (High)
Erwin Montessori (Elementary)
Julius I Foust Elementary (Elementary)
Cyrus P Frazier Elementary (Elementary)
General Greene Elementary (Elementary)
Grimsley High (High)
Hunter Elementary (Elementary)
Irving Park Elementary (Elementary)
David D Jones Elementary (Elementary)
James Y Joyner Elementary (Elementary)
Kiser Middle (Middle)
John Van Lindley Elementary (Elementary)
Herbin Metz Education Center (Elementary)
Mendenhall Middle (Middle)
Morehead Elementary (Elementary)
Murphey Traditional Academy (Elementary)
Page High (High)
Clara J Peck Elementary (Elementary)
Peeler Open Elementary (Middle)
Ben L. Smith High School (High)
Sternberger Elementary (Elementary)
Vandalia Elementary (Elementary)
Washington Elementary (Elementary)
Philip J Weaver Ed Center (High)
Wiley Accel/Enrichment (Elementary)
Alamance Elementary (Elementary)
Southern Guilford Middle (Middle)
Allen Jay Elementary (Elementary)
Brightwood Elementary (Elementary)
Monticello-Brown Summit Elem (Elementary)
Colfax Elementary (Elementary)
Eastern Guilford High (High)
Florence Elementary (Elementary)
Gibsonville Elementary (Elementary)
Western Guilford Middle (Middle)
Guilford Elementary (Elementary)
Jamestown Elementary (Elementary)
Jamestown Middle (Middle)
Jesse Wharton Elem (Elementary)
Lucy Ragsdale High (High)
Madison Elementary (Elementary)
Eastern Guilford Middle (Middle)
Millis Road Elementary (Elementary)
Northeast Guilford Middle (Middle)
Northeast Guilford High (High)
Northwest Guilford Middle (Middle)
Northwest Guilford High (High)
Nathanael Greene Elementary (Elementary)
Oak Ridge Elementary (Elementary)
Pleasant Garden Elementary (Elementary)
Rankin Elementary (Elementary)
Southeast Guilford Middle (Middle)
Southeast Guilford High (High)
Sedalia Elementary (Elementary)
Sedgefield Elementary (Elementary)
Southern Guilford High (High)
Southern Elementary (Elementary)
Stokesdale Elementary (Elementary)
Summerfield Elementary (Elementary)
Sumner Elementary (Elementary)
Union Hill Elementary (Elementary)
Western Guilford High (High)
Penn-Griffin Schools (High)
Fairview Elementary (Elementary)
Ferndale Middle (Middle)
High Point Central High (High)
Johnson Street Global Studies (Elementary)
Kirkman Park Elementary (Elementary)
Montlieu Academy of Technology (Elementary)
Welborn Middle (Middle)
Northwood Elementary (Elementary)
Oak Hill Elementary (Elementary)
Oak View Elementary (Elementary)
Parkview Village Elementary (Elementary)
Shadybrook Elementary (Elementary)
T Wingate Andrews High (High)
Jackson Middle (Middle)
Pilot Elementary (Elementary)
SCALE School (High)
Southwest Elementary (Elementary)
Southwest Guilford High (High)
Brooks Global Elementary (Elementary)
Jefferson Elementary (Elementary)
Kernodle Middle (Middle)
Triangle Lake Montessori Elem (Elementary)
Waldo C Falkener Sr Elementary (Elementary)
GC Middle College High (High)
GTCC Middle College High (High)
Otis L Hairston Sr Middle (Middle)
Early College at Guilford (High)
Middle College High at Bennett (High)
Gillespie Park Elementary (Elementary)
A&T Four Middle College (High)
Brown Summit Middle (Middle)
Middle College at GTCC-Greensboro (High)
Middle College at GTCC-High Point (High)
Lincoln Academy (Middle)
McLeansville Elementary (Elementary)
Pruette SCALE Academy (High)
Northern Guilford Middle (Middle)
Academy at Smith (High)
Doris Henderson Newcomers Sch (Other)
Kearns Academy (High)
Northern Guilford Elementary (Elementary)
Northern Guilford High (High)
EP Pearce Elementary (Elementary)
Reedy Fork Elementary (Elementary)
Haynes Inman Education Center (Other)
UNCG Early/Middle College (High)
STEM Early College @ NC A&T SU (High)
Ronald E. McNair Elementary (Elementary)
Allen Jay Middle - A Preparatory Academy (Middle)
George C Simkins Jr Elementary (Elementary)
C Joyner Greene Education Center (High)
Guilford eLearning University Prep (Elementary)
Sylvia Mendez Newcomers School (Other)

Guilford County Schools 2026-2027 School Calendar

Traditional calendar schools

2026-08-24 — First day! (in session)
2026-09-07 — Labor Day (closed)
2026-09-21 — Fall Teacher Work Days – September 21 (closed)
2026-10-30 — Fall Teacher Work Days – October 30 (closed)
2026-11-03 — Fall Teacher Work Days – November 3 (closed)
2026-11-11 — Veterans' Day (closed)
2026-11-25 to 2026-11-27 — Thanksgiving (closed)
2026-12-21 to 2027-01-01 — Winter Break (closed)
2027-01-18 — MLK Day (closed)
2027-01-25 — Spring Teacher Work Days – January 25 (closed)
2027-02-15 — Spring Teacher Work Days – February 15 (closed)
2027-04-05 — Spring Teacher Work Days – April 5 (closed)
2027-03-22 to 2027-03-26 — Spring Break (closed)
2027-05-31 — Memorial Day (closed)
2027-06-10 — Last Day! (in session)
2026-08-18 — Open House – High Schools (in session)
2026-08-19 — Open House – Middle Schools (in session)
2026-08-20 — Open House – Elementary Schools (in session)