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Gilbert Unified District (4239) school calendar 2026-27

First day, last day, breaks, holidays and teacher workdays, read from the district's own calendar.

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First day
Fall Break
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Thanksgiving Break
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Winter Break
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Spring Break
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Last day

Kindergarten, pre-K, individual grades and particular schools may have different start dates or schedules. Check the district calendar for your child's grade and school.

Unmarked weekdays and computed counts use only the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays listed here. Other closures may be missing, so these are potential weekdays, not verified days of attendance.

Month by month

  • Weekday in term
  • Break
  • Holiday
  • No students (teacher workday)
  • Early release
  • First day
  • Last day
July 2026
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1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
262728 First day of school29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term31 Weekday in term
August 2026
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1
23 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8
910 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15
1617 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22
2324 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29
3031 Weekday in term
September 2026
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1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5
67 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12
1314 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19
2021 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26
2728 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Early Release (1 hour)
October 2026
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1 Weekday in term2 Grading Day, 11:55 AM Elementary, 12:30 PM Junior High, 11:20 AM High School - 1/2 day K-123
45 Fall Break6 Fall Break7 Fall Break8 Fall Break9 Fall Break10 Fall Break
11 Fall Break12 Fall Break13 Fall Break14 Fall Break15 Fall Break16 Fall Break17
1819 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Early Release (1 hour)22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24
2526 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 11:55 AM Elementary, 12:30 PM Junior High, 11:20 AM High School - 1/2 day K-1229 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term31
November 2026
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12 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7
89 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14
1516 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21
2223 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Thanksgiving Break26 Thanksgiving Break27 Thanksgiving Break28
2930 Weekday in term
December 2026
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1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5
67 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12
1314 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19
2021 Winter Break22 Winter Break23 Winter Break24 Winter Break25 Winter Break26 Winter Break
27 Winter Break28 Winter Break29 Winter Break30 Winter Break31 Winter Break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Winter Break2
34 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9
1011 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16
1718 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23
2425 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30
31
February 2027
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1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6
78 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13
1415 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20
2122 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27
28
March 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6
78 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13
1415 Spring Break16 Spring Break17 Spring Break18 Spring Break19 Spring Break20 Spring Break
21 Spring Break22 Spring Break23 Spring Break24 Spring Break25 Spring Break26 Spring Break27
2829 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term31 Weekday in term
April 2027
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1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3
45 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10
1112 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17
1819 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24
2526 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term
May 2027
SMTWTFS
1
23 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8
910 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15
1617 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22
2324 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Last day of school2829
3031

The 2026-27 year in words

The 2026-27 calendar for Gilbert Unified District (4239) opens on and closes on , a span of about 43 weeks. Leaving out the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays on the list, that leaves 185 potential weekdays; additional closures may be missing from this summary. After listed exceptions, the first week has four potential weekdays and the last week has four.

4 breaks are marked on the calendar. Fall Break: to , which is 12 days and 10 weekdays without classes. Thanksgiving Break: to , which is 3 days and 3 weekdays without classes. Winter Break runs through : 12 days off the calendar, 10 of them weekdays. Spring Break: to , which is 12 days and 10 weekdays without classes. Fall Break is the longest break, 12 days from start to finish.

The longest stretch with no break, holiday or teacher workday listed here is 50 potential weekdays, from to . Based only on the exceptions listed here, there are 91 potential weekdays before winter break and 94 after it.

Early-release days: Early Release (1 hour) (), Grading Day, 11:55 AM Elementary, 12:30 PM Junior High, 11:20 AM High School - 1/2 day K-12 (), Early Release (1 hour) () and 11:55 AM Elementary, 12:30 PM Junior High, 11:20 AM High School - 1/2 day K-12 ().

Of the 3 Arizona districts listed here, 2 start after Gilbert Unified District (4239), 0 start before it. The group's median first day is . The earliest first day on the site in Arizona is (Gilbert Unified District (4239)) and the latest is (Tucson Unified District (4403)).

The source does not say whether the board has approved this calendar, so treat the dates as the district's current published plan and check before you commit to travel.

We read these dates from a web page on gilbertschools.net on . We summarize dates only; the district's own calendar is the version that counts.

Dates in detail

Breaks
BreakStartsEndsDaysWeekdays
Fall Break1210
Thanksgiving Break33
Winter Break1210
Spring Break1210
Early release
DayDate
Early Release (1 hour)
Grading Day, 11:55 AM Elementary, 12:30 PM Junior High, 11:20 AM High School - 1/2 day K-12
Early Release (1 hour)
11:55 AM Elementary, 12:30 PM Junior High, 11:20 AM High School - 1/2 day K-12
Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
July 20264
August 202621
September 202622
October 202612
November 202618
December 202614
January 202720
February 202720
March 202713
April 202722
May 202719

Where these dates come from

Source: gilbertschools.net (a web page), read on . Districts revise calendars after severe weather, board votes and contract settlements, so the district's own page is the version that counts. If a date here looks wrong, tell us and we will re-check the source. How we check.

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