Rockingham County Schools Calendar 2026-2027
Eden, North Carolina · from the district's official calendar, checked Oct 1, 2026
First day of school
Monday, August 24, 2026
Last day of school
Friday, May 28, 2027
School days
168Matches the 168 days the district prints.
Weekdays off
32Longest break: Winter break (12 school days)
Next day off
No schoolOct 19
- Thanksgiving break: Nov 25–27
- Winter break: Dec 21 – Jan 5
- Break: Mar 26 – Apr 5
- 2 early release days
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.
- Aug 27 · ThuNo schoolThe district calls it: “Kindergarten Only Teacher Workday”kindergarten only
- Sep 7 · MonNo school · Labor DayThe district calls it: “Holiday”
- Sep 28 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Required Teacher Workday”
- Oct 19 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Required Teacher Workday”
- Nov 3 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Optional Teacher Workday (Election Day)”
- Nov 11 · WedNo school · Veterans DayThe district calls it: “Holiday”
- Nov 25 · WedNo schoolThe district calls it: “Annual Leave Day”
- Nov 26–27 · ThuNo school · Thanksgiving breakThe district calls it: “Holidays”
- Dec 18 · FriEarly releaseThe district calls it: “Early Release Day”
- Dec 21 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Optional Teacher Workday”
- Dec 22–23 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Annual Leave Days”
- Dec 24–25 · ThuNo school · Winter breakThe district calls it: “Holidays”
- Dec 28 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Holiday”
- Dec 29–31 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Annual Leave Days”
- Jan 1 · FriNo school · New Year's DayThe district calls it: “Holiday”
- Jan 4–5 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Required Teacher Workdays”
- Jan 18 · MonNo school · Martin Luther King Jr. DayThe district calls it: “Holiday”
- Feb 25 · ThuNo schoolThe district calls it: “Required Teacher Workday”
- Feb 26 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “Optional Teacher Workday”
- Mar 15 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Required Teacher Workday”
- Mar 26 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “Optional Teacher Workday”
- Mar 29 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Holiday”
- Mar 30–31 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Annual Leave Days”
- Apr 1–2 · ThuNo schoolThe district calls it: “Annual Leave Days”
- Apr 5 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Required Teacher Workday”
- Apr 30 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “Optional Teacher Workday”
- May 28 · FriEarly releaseThe district calls it: “Early Release Day”
The 2026-2027 school year at a glance
Jul 2026
Aug 2026 6 school days
Sep 2026 20 school days
Oct 2026 21 school days
Nov 2026 16 school days
Dec 2026 14 school days
Jan 2027 17 school days
Feb 2027 18 school days
Mar 2027 18 school days
Apr 2027 18 school days
May 2027 20 school days
Jun 2027
- 1 School day
- 1 Learning from home
- 1 No school
- 1 Weekend / outside the school year
- 1 First / last day
- 1 Early release
- 1 Late start
- 1 Possible make-up day
- 1 Only some grades (pick a grade)
Other dates
Dates that do not change the school day: grading periods, report cards, orientations.
- Aug 24First day of schoolThe district calls it: “First day for Students”
- Oct 16Grading period endsThe district calls it: “Quarter 1 (38 days)”
- Dec 14–18Testing · high school onlyThe district calls it: “EOG & EOC Testing: High School”
- Dec 18Grading period endsThe district calls it: “Quarter 2 (39 days)”
- Mar 2Testing · grade 11 onlyThe district calls it: “High School ACT Remote Day (Estimated Date)”
- Mar 12Grading period endsThe district calls it: “Quarter 3 (45 days)”
- May 17–28Testing · grades 3–8 onlyThe district calls it: “EOG & EOC Testing: Middle and Elementary School”
- May 24–28Testing · high school onlyThe district calls it: “EOG & EOC Testing: High School”
- May 27–28Graduation · grade 12 onlyThe district calls it: “Graduation Dates”
- May 28Last day of schoolThe district calls it: “Quarter 4 - May 28th”
- May 28Grading period endsThe district calls it: “Quarter 4 (46 days)”
Where these dates come from
Source: Rockingham County Schools official 2026-2027 calendar, retrieved Oct 1, 2026.
Checked Oct 1, 2026: our count of school days matches the 168 days the district prints (the sum of its grading periods). How we check.
Approved by the school board on Mar 9, 2026.
Districts sometimes revise their calendars, and make-up days depend on weather. Confirm with Rockingham County Schools before booking travel.
Nearby districts
- Burke County Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 4, 2027
- Davidson County SchoolsFirst day Aug 23, 2027 · last day May 26, 2028
- Public Schools of Robeson CountyFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 4, 2027
- Buncombe County SchoolsFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 8, 2027
- Union County Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 4, 2027
- Winston-Salem/Forsyth County SchoolsFirst day Aug 10, 2026 · last day May 21, 2027
Rockingham County Schools 2026-2027 · checked Oct 1, 2026 · confirm with the district · source: https://files-backend.assets.thrillshare.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4760/Rcs/4fe1eebd-4c05-4b8f-92dc-892b48a6317a/26-27-RCS-Traditional-Calendar.pdf