BOE is a rural school district with 27 schools. For the 2026-2027 school year, classes begin August 26 and end June 3. This calendar includes 7 professional development days — useful to know when planning childcare.
Also known as BOE.
Schools in Raleigh County Schools
INDEPENDENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Middle)
MARSH FORK ELEMENTARY (Elementary)
BECKLEY-STRATTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Middle)
BRADLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
CLEAR FORK DISTRICT ELEMENTARY (Elementary)
COAL CITY ELEMENTARY (Elementary)
CRANBERRY-PROSPERITY ELEMENTARY (Elementary)
CRESCENT ELEMENTARY (Elementary)
DANIELS ELEMENTARY (Elementary)
FAIRDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
GHENT ELEMENTARY (Elementary)
HOLLYWOOD ELEMENTARY (Elementary)
INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL (High)
LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL (High)
MABSCOTT ELEMENTARY (Elementary)
MAXWELL HILL ELEMENTARY (Elementary)
PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Middle)
ACADEMY OF CAREERS AND TECHNOLOGY
SHADY SPRING ELEMENTARY (Elementary)
SHADY SPRING HIGH (High)
SHADY SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOL (Middle)
STANAFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Elementary)
TRAP HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Middle)
WOODROW WILSON HIGH SCHOOL (High)
STRATTON ELEMENTARY (Elementary)
BECKLEY ELEMENTARY (Elementary)
RIDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY (Elementary)
Raleigh County Schools 2026-2027 School Calendar
All schools
2026-08-19 — First Day Employment Term / Prep for Opening and Closing and Faculty Senate Day (closed)
2026-08-20 — Professional Meeting (closed)
2026-08-21 — First Day Instructional Term / Professional Learning (closed)
2026-08-24 — Professional Meeting (closed)
2026-08-25 — Professional Learning (closed)
2026-08-26 — Students' First Day (in session)
2026-09-07 — Holiday – Labor Day – No School (closed)
2026-09-15 — Last Day of the First Month of School (in session)
2026-09-16 — First Day of the Second Month of School (in session)
2026-10-13 — Last Day of the Second Month of School (in session)
2026-10-14 — First Day of the Third Month of School / Teacher-Pupil-Parent Conference and Faculty Senate Day (closed)
2026-11-03 — Holiday – Election Day – No School (closed)
2026-11-10 — Last Day of the Third Month of School (in session)
2026-11-11 — First Day of the Fourth Month of School (closed)
2026-11-11 — Holiday – Veterans Day – No School (closed)
2026-11-23 to 2026-11-25 — Out of Calendar Day – No School (closed)
2026-11-26 — Holiday – Thanksgiving Day – No School (closed)
2026-11-27 — Out of Calendar Day – No School (closed)
2026-12-14 — Last Day of the Fourth Month of School (in session)
2026-12-15 — First Day of the Fifth Month of School (in session)
2026-12-23 — Professional Learning and Faculty Senate Day – No Students (closed)
2026-12-24 — Out of Calendar Day – No School (closed)
2026-12-25 — Holiday – Christmas Day – No School (closed)
2026-12-28 to 2026-12-31 — Out of Calendar Day – No School (closed)
2027-01-01 — Holiday – New Years Day – No School (closed)
2027-01-04 — Professional Learning Day – No Students (closed)
2027-01-18 — Holiday – Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday – No School (closed)
2027-01-18 — Last Day of the Fifth Month of School (closed)
2027-01-19 — First Day of the Sixth Month of School (in session)
2027-02-15 — Last Day of the Sixth Month of School (in session)
2027-02-16 — First Day of the Seventh Month of School (in session)
2027-02-25 — Professional Learning and Faculty Senate Day – No Students (closed)
2027-03-15 — Last Day of the Seventh Month of School (in session)
2027-03-16 — First Day of the Eighth Month of School (in session)
2027-03-29 to 2027-04-02 — Out of Calendar Day – No School (closed)
2027-04-14 — Professional Learning and Faculty Senate Day – No Students (closed)
2027-04-19 — Last Day of the Eighth Month of School (in session)
2027-04-20 — First Day of the Ninth Month of School (in session)
2027-05-17 — Last Day of the Ninth Month of School (in session)
2027-05-18 — First Day of the Tenth Month of School (in session)
2027-05-31 — Holiday – Memorial Day – No School (closed)
2027-06-03 — Last Day of Instruction – Students' Last Day (in session)
2027-06-04 to 2027-06-11 — Outside School Environment Day – Staff Only (closed)
2027-06-14 — Professional Learning and Faculty Senate Day – Staff Only / Last Day of Employment Term (closed)
Academy of Careers and Technology
2027-05-27 — Academy of Careers and Technology Graduation (in session)
Shady Spring High School
2027-05-28 — Shady Spring High School Graduation (in session)
Independence High School
2027-05-29 — Independence High School Graduation (in session)
Liberty High School
2027-05-29 — Liberty High School Graduation (in session)
Woodrow Wilson High School
2027-05-29 — Woodrow Wilson High School Graduation (in session)