School Year Dates

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Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah 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
No School (blue)
to
No School (Nov 25 K-12 non-contact, Nov 26-27 no school)
to
No School
to
Presidents' Day + K-12 non-contact Feb 16
to
No School
to
Last day

Grades and schools may start on different dates, and counts here are potential weekdays after only the listed closures, not verified attendance; check the district calendar for your child's grade and school.

Month by month

  • Weekday in term
  • Break
  • Holiday
  • No students (teacher workday)
  • Early release
  • First day
  • Last day
August 2026
SMTWTFS
1
2345678
9101112131415
1617 First day of school18 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 No School for Students and Staff8 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 K-12 Non-contact19
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 No School (blue)13 No School (blue)14 No School (blue)15 No School (blue)16 No School (blue)17
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 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 No School (Nov 25 K-12 non-contact, Nov 26-27 no school)26 No School (Nov 25 K-12 non-contact, Nov 26-27 no school)27 No School (Nov 25 K-12 non-contact, Nov 26-27 no school)28
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 No School22 No School23 No School24 No School25 No School26 No School
27 No School28 No School29 No School30 No School31 No School
January 2027
SMTWTFS
1 No School2
34 K-12 Non-contact5 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 No School for Students and Staff19 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 Presidents' Day + K-12 non-contact Feb 1616 Presidents' Day + K-12 non-contact Feb 1617 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 No School16 No School17 No School18 No School19 No School20
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 Weekday in term28 Last day of school29
3031

The 2026-27 year in words

Students in Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah go back on . The year ends on , roughly 41 weeks later, with 176 potential weekdays in between after only the days off listed here are counted out. After listed exceptions, the first week has five potential weekdays and the last week has five.

There are 5 breaks on the calendar. Students are off for No School (blue) from to , 5 days counting weekends and 5 weekdays counting Monday through Friday. No School (Nov 25 K-12 non-contact, Nov 26-27 no school) runs through : 3 days off the calendar, 3 of them weekdays. Students are off for No School from to , 12 days counting weekends and 10 weekdays counting Monday through Friday. Presidents' Day + K-12 non-contact Feb 16 starts and ends , a total of 2 days with 2 weekdays off. Students are off for No School from to , 5 days counting weekends and 5 weekdays counting Monday through Friday. The longest is No School at 12 days.

The longest run without a listed closure runs to , covering 50 potential weekdays after excluding only the exceptions recorded here. After subtracting listed closures, winter break divides the remaining potential weekdays into 80 before it and 96 after it.

2 other days off are marked as holidays: No School for Students and Staff () and No School for Students and Staff (). 2 of these fall on a Monday or Friday and make a long weekend: No School for Students and Staff and No School for Students and Staff.

There is no school for students on the days set aside for teachers: K-12 Non-contact () and K-12 Non-contact ().

Of the 8 Colorado districts listed here, 3 start after Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah, 3 start before it and 1 share its first day. The group's median first day is . The earliest first day on the site in Colorado is (Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A) and the latest is (School District 27J).

Even approved calendars get revised when storms, elections or board decisions require it.

Dates in detail

Every listed date, in order
TypeDayDate(s)
HolidayNo School for Students and Staff
Teacher workdayK-12 Non-contact
BreakNo School (blue) to (5 weekdays)
BreakNo School (Nov 25 K-12 non-contact, Nov 26-27 no school) to (3 weekdays)
BreakNo School to (10 weekdays)
Teacher workdayK-12 Non-contact
HolidayNo School for Students and Staff
BreakPresidents' Day + K-12 non-contact Feb 16 to (2 weekdays)
BreakNo School to (5 weekdays)

Where these dates come from

Source: cherrycreekschools.org (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.

Other Colorado districts

Districts in Colorado close in size to Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah, with their own calendars on this site:

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