LWSD Calendar 2026-27: Winter Break Dec. 21-Jan. 1, Last Day June 16

Lake Washington School District (LWSD) in Washington state has winter break from Monday, Dec. 21, 2026 to Friday, Jan. 1, 2027, and the last day of school is a half day on Wednesday, June 16, 2027, according to its 2026-27 calendar PDF, marked “Updated 8/2026.” The district posts the one-page PDF on its District Calendar page. This page lists every no-school weekday with a count, the make-up days the district lists “if needed” and a printable school-year calendar.

LWSD no-school days in 2026-27

The calendar prints its dates under “Important Dates,” including Martin Luther King Jr. Day (MLK) and Learning Enhancement Academic Planning (LEAP) days. The table keeps the district’s wording in quotes and adds the weekday and the number of weekdays off. Grades 1-12 start on Monday, Aug. 31, 2026 (“First Day of School (grades 1-12)”), and kindergarten starts Thursday, Sept. 3 with a footnote: “Staggered start for Kindergarten - schools will provide details.”

Dates	Weekdays off	What the calendar calls it
Mon., Sept. 7, 2026	1	“No school - Labor Day”
Fri., Oct. 16, 2026	1	“No school – LEAP Day”
Wed., Nov. 11, 2026	1	“No school – Veterans Day”
Thu.-Fri., Nov. 26-27, 2026	2	“No school – Thanksgiving Vacation”
Mon., Dec. 21, 2026 to Fri., Jan. 1, 2027	10	“Winter Break”
Mon., Jan. 18, 2027	1	“No school – MLK Jr. Day”
Thu.-Fri., Feb. 11-12, 2027	2	“No school – Mid-Winter Break”
Mon., Feb. 15, 2027	1	“No school – Presidents Day”
Fri., March 12, 2027	1	“No school – LEAP Day”
Mon.-Fri., April 12-16, 2027	5	“No school – Spring Break”
Fri., May 28, 2027	1	“No school – LEAP Day”
Mon., May 31, 2027	1	“No school – Memorial Day”
Total	27

That is 27 weekdays off between the first day and the last day. “June 18 No school: Juneteenth (Observed)” falls on a Friday after the last day, so it takes no day from the school year. The Aug. 24-28 “LEAP Days” come before the first day of school and carry no “no school” label on the calendar.

What are the LWSD LEAP days?

The calendar’s key prints LEAP as “Learning Enhancement Academic Planning.” Three are listed as “No school – LEAP Day,” and all three are Fridays: Oct. 16, 2026, March 12, 2027 and May 28, 2027. May 28 sits right before Memorial Day on Monday, May 31, so students are off Friday, May 28 to Monday, May 31.

When is LWSD winter break 2026?

The calendar lists “Dec. 21-Jan. 1 Winter Break”: Monday, Dec. 21 through Friday, Jan. 1, 10 weekdays. It prints no return date. Monday, Jan. 4 is the first weekday after the printed break. Thanksgiving week comes first: “Nov. 25 Half Day” on Wednesday and “Nov. 26-27 No school – Thanksgiving Vacation.” Put the dates on the December 2026 calendar.

When is LWSD mid-winter break 2027?

“Feb. 11-12 No school – Mid-Winter Break” covers Thursday and Friday. “Feb. 15 No school – Presidents Day” follows on Monday. Together, students are off from Thursday, Feb. 11 to Monday, Feb. 15, a five-day stretch with three weekdays off.

Seattle Public Schools has a longer February. Its “2026-27 School Year Dates” page lists mid-winter break as Feb. 15-19, including Presidents Day, a full week (see our story on the Seattle Public Schools calendar).

When is LWSD spring break 2027?

The calendar lists “April 12-16 No school – Spring Break,” Monday to Friday, five weekdays. Seattle Public Schools lists the same week, April 12-16, 2027. See it on the April 2027 calendar. Other districts’ dates are in our spring break 2027 list and the winter break 2026 list.

Which LWSD days are half days or make-up days?

The calendar marks a few half days and four sets of closure make-up days. It does not say whether students attend on the half-day elementary conference days.

Date	Weekday	What the calendar calls it
Aug. 31-Sept. 2, 2026	Mon.-Wed.	“Half-Day Elementary Conferences”
Nov. 25, 2026	Wed.	“Half Day”
Jan. 26, 28-29, 2027	Tue., Thu., Fri.	“Half-Day Elementary Conferences”
June 1, 2027	Tue.	“School Closure Make-up Day (If needed)”
June 16, 2027	Wed.	“Half-Day – Last Day of School (K-12)”
June 17, 2027	Thu.	“School Closure Make-up Day (If needed)”
June 21-23, 2027	Mon.-Wed.	“School Closure Make-up Days (If needed)”

If the district needs every make-up day, the school year runs to Wednesday, June 23, 2027, a week after the printed last day. The footer reads “Calendar is subject to change. School year may be extended due to inclement weather.”

Wednesdays have an early release schedule from Sept. 9 (“Wednesday early release schedule begins”): the key says “90 min. early release - elementary students” and “105 min. early release - secondary students.”

What is the last day of school at LWSD?

“June 16 Half-Day – Last Day of School (K-12)” is Wednesday, June 16, 2027. Memorial Day, May 31, comes before it. Secondary grading dates are on the calendar too: “Nov. 3 Last Day 1st Quarter,” “Jan. 22 Last Day 1st Semester” and “April 2 Last Day 3rd Quarter.”

Print the LWSD calendar

The free printable school-year calendar puts the first day, the breaks, the holidays, the three LEAP days and the last day on one page, with room for conferences and back-to-school night. The make-up days are listed in words as days used only if needed. The district can change dates; check its District Calendar page before you book travel, and use the printable school-year calendar for your own planning.