Frederick County Public Schools Calendar 2027-2028
Winchester, Virginia · from the district's official calendar, checked Sep 30, 2026
First day of school
Wednesday, August 11, 2027
Last day of school
Thursday, May 25, 2028
School days
173Matches the 173 days the district prints.
Weekdays off
34Longest break: Winter break (12 school days)
School starts in
315 daysWednesday, August 11, 2027
- Thanksgiving break: Nov 22–26
- Winter break: Dec 20 – Jan 4
- NO SCHOOL (Spring Break): Apr 17–21
- 1 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.
- Sep 3 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “NO SCHOOL (Labor Day Observed)”
- Sep 6 · MonNo school · Labor DayThe district calls it: “NO SCHOOL (Labor Day)”
- Sep 20 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “NO SCHOOL Collaboration, Learning and Planning Day”
- Oct 18 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “NO SCHOOL Collaboration, Learning and Planning Day”
- Nov 1 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “NO SCHOOL (Admin. Offices and School Offices Closed)”
- Nov 2 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “NO SCHOOL (Election Day)”
- Nov 22–23 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “NO SCHOOL (All Buildings Closed to the Public/12-Month Report to Work)”
- Nov 24–26 · WedNo school · Thanksgiving breakThe district calls it: “NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving)”
- Dec 20–24 · MonNo school · Winter breakThe district calls it: “NO SCHOOL (Winter Break)”
- Dec 27–30 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “NO SCHOOL (Winter Break)”
- Dec 31 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “NO SCHOOL - (New Year's Eve)”
- Jan 3–4 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “NO SCHOOL Collaboration, Learning and Planning Day”
- Jan 17 · MonNo school · Martin Luther King Jr. DayThe district calls it: “NO SCHOOL (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)”
- Feb 18 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “NO SCHOOL (Admin. Offices and School Offices Closed)”
- Feb 21 · MonNo school · Presidents' DayThe district calls it: “NO SCHOOL (Presidents' Day)”
- Mar 3 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “NO SCHOOL Collaboration, Learning and Planning Day”
- Mar 6 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “NO SCHOOL Collaboration, Learning and Planning Day”
- Apr 17–18 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “NO SCHOOL (Spring Break)”
- Apr 19–21 · WedNo schoolThe district calls it: “NO SCHOOL (Spring Break) (All Buildings Closed to the Public/12-Month Report to Work)”
- May 5 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “NO SCHOOL (Apple Blossom)”
- May 25 · ThuEarly releaseThe district calls it: “LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS Early Dismissal (HS 12:00 PM; MS 12:15 PM; ES 1:00 PM)”
The 2027-2028 school year at a glance
Jul 2027
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Aug 2027 15 school days
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Sep 2027 19 school days
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Oct 2027 20 school days
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Nov 2027 15 school days
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Dec 2027 13 school days
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Jan 2028 18 school days
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Feb 2028 19 school days
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Mar 2028 21 school days
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Apr 2028 15 school days
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May 2028 18 school days
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Jun 2028
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- 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 11First day of schoolThe district calls it: “FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS”
- Oct 15Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of First 9 Weeks”
- Oct 26Report cardsThe district calls it: “Report Cards Issued”
- Jan 4Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of First Semester, End of Second 9 Weeks”
- Jan 5Grading period beginsThe district calls it: “SCHOOL REOPENS”
- Jan 13Report cardsThe district calls it: “Report Cards Issued”
- Mar 2Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of Third 9 Weeks”
- Mar 13Report cardsThe district calls it: “Report Cards Issued”
- May 23–26Graduation · grade 12 onlyThe district calls it: “Graduations (Dowell J. Howard 23, James Wood 24, Millbrook 25, Sherando 26)”
- May 25Last day of schoolThe district calls it: “LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS”
- May 25Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of Second Semester, End of Fourth 9 Weeks”
- Jun 7Report cardsThe district calls it: “Report Cards Issued”
Where these dates come from
Source: Frederick County Public Schools official 2027-2028 calendar, retrieved Sep 30, 2026.
Checked Sep 30, 2026: our count of school days matches the 173 days the district prints. How we check.
Approved by the school board on Dec 16, 2025.
Districts sometimes revise their calendars, and make-up days depend on weather. Confirm with Frederick County Public Schools before booking travel.
Nearby districts
- Suffolk Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 4, 2027
- Albemarle County Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 12, 2026 · last day May 27, 2027
- Roanoke City Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 11, 2026 · last day May 27, 2027
- Roanoke County Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 13, 2026 · last day May 27, 2027
- Newport News Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 8, 2027
- Fairfax County Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 17, 2027
Frederick County Public Schools 2027-2028 · checked Sep 30, 2026 · confirm with the district · source: https://www.fcpsva.org