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Elk Grove Unified 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
Thanksgiving Break
to
Winter Break, Trad.
to
Spring Break, Trad.
to
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
August 2026
SMTWTFS
1
2345678
910111213 First day of school14 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
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5
67 Labor Day8 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 Weekday in term
October 2026
SMTWTFS
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 term31
November 2026
SMTWTFS
12 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7
89 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Veterans Day12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14
1516 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21
2223 Thanksgiving Break24 Thanksgiving Break25 Thanksgiving Break26 Thanksgiving Break27 Thanksgiving Break28
2930 Weekday in term
December 2026
SMTWTFS
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 Break, Trad.22 Winter Break, Trad.23 Winter Break, Trad.24 Winter Break, Trad.25 Winter Break, Trad.26 Winter Break, Trad.
27 Winter Break, Trad.28 Winter Break, Trad.29 Winter Break, Trad.30 Winter Break, Trad.31 Winter Break, Trad.
January 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Winter Break, Trad.2 Winter Break, Trad.
3 Winter Break, Trad.4 Winter Break, Trad.5 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
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6
78 Lincoln's Birthday9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13
1415 Presidents Day16 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 Break, Trad.16 Spring Break, Trad.17 Spring Break, Trad.18 Spring Break, Trad.19 Spring Break, Trad.20
2122 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27
2829 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term31 Weekday in term
April 2027
SMTWTFS
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 Memorial Day

The 2026-27 year in words

The 2026-27 calendar for Elk Grove Unified opens on and closes on , a span of about 41 weeks. Leaving out the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays on the list, that leaves 181 potential weekdays; additional closures may be missing from this summary. After listed exceptions, the first week has two potential weekdays and the last week has four.

3 breaks are marked on the calendar. Thanksgiving Break: to , which is 5 days and 5 weekdays without classes. Students are off for Winter Break, Trad. from to , 15 days counting weekends and 11 weekdays counting Monday through Friday. Spring Break, Trad.: to , which is 5 days and 5 weekdays without classes. The longest is Winter Break, Trad. at 15 days.

The longest stretch with no break, holiday or teacher workday listed here is 49 potential weekdays, from to . After subtracting listed closures, winter break divides the remaining potential weekdays into 85 before it and 96 after it.

5 other days off are marked as holidays: Labor Day (), Veterans Day (), Lincoln's Birthday (), Presidents Day () and Memorial Day (). 4 of these fall on a Monday or Friday and make a long weekend: Labor Day, Lincoln's Birthday, Presidents Day and Memorial Day.

Of the 14 California districts listed here, 5 start after Elk Grove Unified, 7 start before it and 1 share its first day. The group's median first day is . The earliest first day on the site in California is (San Bernardino City Unified) and the latest is (Orange Unified).

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.

The dates come from a PDF calendar at d16k74nzx9emoe.cloudfront.net, last read on . Use the link on this page to open the district's own calendar and confirm.

Dates in detail

Breaks
BreakStartsEndsDaysWeekdays
Thanksgiving Break55
Winter Break, Trad.1511
Spring Break, Trad.55
Holidays
DayDate
Labor Day
Veterans Day
Lincoln's Birthday
Presidents Day
Memorial Day
Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
August 202613
September 202621
October 202622
November 202615
December 202614
January 202719
February 202718
March 202718
April 202722
May 202719

Where these dates come from

Source: d16k74nzx9emoe.cloudfront.net (a PDF calendar), 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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