School Year Dates

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Sacramento City 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
2026 Fall Break
to
2026-27 Winter Break
to
2027 Spring Break
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
91011 First day of school12 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
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 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 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 2026 Fall Break24 2026 Fall Break25 2026 Fall Break26 2026 Fall Break27 2026 Fall 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 2026-27 Winter Break22 2026-27 Winter Break23 2026-27 Winter Break24 2026-27 Winter Break25 2026-27 Winter Break26 2026-27 Winter Break
27 2026-27 Winter Break28 2026-27 Winter Break29 2026-27 Winter Break30 2026-27 Winter Break31 2026-27 Winter Break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
1 2026-27 Winter Break2 2026-27 Winter Break
3 2026-27 Winter Break4 2026-27 Winter Break5 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 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 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20
2122 2027 Spring Break23 2027 Spring Break24 2027 Spring Break25 2027 Spring Break26 2027 Spring Break27 2027 Spring Break
28 2027 Spring Break29 2027 Spring Break30 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

The 2026-27 year in words

Students in Sacramento City Unified go back on . The year ends on , roughly 41 weeks later, with 186 potential weekdays in between after only the days off listed here are counted out. After listed exceptions, the first week has four potential weekdays and the last week has four.

The calendar lists 3 breaks. 2026 Fall Break: to , which is 5 days and 5 weekdays without classes. 2026-27 Winter Break: to , which is 15 days and 11 weekdays without classes. 2027 Spring Break: to , which is 8 days and 6 weekdays without classes. 2026-27 Winter Break is the longest break, 15 days from start to finish.

The longest run without a listed closure runs to , covering 74 potential weekdays after excluding only the exceptions recorded here. After subtracting listed closures, winter break divides the remaining potential weekdays into 89 before it and 97 after it.

Among the 14 California districts on this site, Sacramento City Unified starts earlier than 8 and later than 5. The median first day in the group is . The earliest first day on the site in California is (San Bernardino City Unified) and the latest is (Orange Unified).

The source describes this calendar as approved. Approved calendars still change: weather days, board votes and contract settlements can move dates, so confirm anything you are planning around.

The dates come from a web page at scusd.edu, last read on . Use the link on this page to open the district's own calendar and confirm.

Dates in detail

Breaks
BreakStartsEndsDaysWeekdays
2026 Fall Break55
2026-27 Winter Break1511
2027 Spring Break86
Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
August 202615
September 202622
October 202622
November 202616
December 202614
January 202719
February 202720
March 202717
April 202722
May 202719

Where these dates come from

Source: scusd.edu (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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