Palm Beach County School District Calendar 2026-2027

West Palm Beach, Florida · from the district's official calendar, checked Sep 29, 2026

The 2027-2028 calendar is already published: see the 2027–28 dates.

• Thanksgiving break: Nov 23–27
• Winter break: Dec 21 – Jan 4
• Spring Break: Mar 22–29

Days off and schedule changes

Every day that changes something for families. Where it says “the district calls it”, that is the district's own wording.

• Sep 7 · MonNo school · Labor DayThe district calls it: “Labor Day”
• Sep 21 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Fall Holiday”
• Oct 12 · MonNo school · Indigenous Peoples' Day / Columbus DayThe district calls it: “DUTY/PDD Teacher Work Day/Professional Development Day - No School for students”
• Nov 3 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “DUTY/PDD Teacher Work Day/Professional Development Day - No School for students”
• Nov 11 · WedNo school · Veterans DayThe district calls it: “Veterans Day”
• Nov 23–27 · MonNo school · Thanksgiving breakThe district calls it: “Thanksgiving Break”
• Dec 21 – Jan 1 · MonNo school · Winter breakThe district calls it: “Winter Break”
• Jan 4 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “DUTY/PDD Teacher Work Day/Professional Development Day - No School for students”
• Jan 18 · MonNo school · Martin Luther King Jr. DayThe district calls it: “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day”
• Feb 15 · MonNo school · Presidents' DayThe district calls it: “DUTY/PDD Teacher Work Day/Professional Development Day - No School for students”
• Mar 10 · WedNo schoolThe district calls it: “Spring Holiday”
• Mar 22–26 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Spring Break”
• Mar 29 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “DUTY/PDD Teacher Work Day/Professional Development Day - No School for students”

The 2026-2027 school year at a glance

Other dates

Dates that do not change the school day: grading periods, report cards, orientations.

• Aug 10First day of schoolThe district calls it: “First Day of School for Students”
• Oct 9Grading period ends · middle and high school onlyThe district calls it: “End 1st Nine Weeks”
• Oct 13Grading period begins · middle and high school onlyThe district calls it: “Begin 2nd Nine Weeks”
• Nov 2Grading period ends · elementary school onlyThe district calls it: “End 1st Elementary Trimester”
• Nov 4Grading period begins · elementary school onlyThe district calls it: “Begin 2nd Elementary Trimester”
• Dec 18Grading period ends · middle and high school onlyThe district calls it: “End 2nd Nine Weeks”
• Jan 5Grading period begins · middle and high school onlyThe district calls it: “Begin 3rd Nine Weeks”
• Feb 12Grading period ends · elementary school onlyThe district calls it: “End 2nd Elementary Trimester”
• Feb 16Grading period begins · elementary school onlyThe district calls it: “Begin 3rd Elementary Trimester”
• Mar 19Grading period ends · middle and high school onlyThe district calls it: “End 3rd Nine Weeks”
• Mar 30Grading period begins · middle and high school onlyThe district calls it: “Begin 4th Nine Weeks”
• May 27Last day of schoolThe district calls it: “Last Day of School for Students”
• May 27Grading period ends · elementary school onlyThe district calls it: “End 4th Nine Weeks and 3rd Elementary Trimester”

Where these dates come from

Nearby districts

• Hillsborough County Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 10, 2026 · last day May 28, 2027
• Polk County Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 11, 2026 · last day May 27, 2027
• Miami-Dade County Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 13, 2026 · last day Jun 3, 2027
• Pinellas County SchoolsFirst day Aug 11, 2026 · last day May 27, 2027
• Pasco County SchoolsFirst day Aug 13, 2026 · last day May 28, 2027
• Brevard Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 10, 2026 · last day May 26, 2027

Palm Beach County School District 2026-2027 · checked Sep 29, 2026 · confirm with the district · source: https://palmbeachschoolsorg.finalsite.com/fs/resource-manager/view/f3e244d7-7b59-4e0a-a71a-8182362cfb06