Seattle Public Schools Calendar 2026-27: Mid-Winter Break, Spring Break, June 21 Last Day

Seattle Public Schools (SPS) students have no school on Thursday, Nov. 26 and Friday, Nov. 27, 2026, from Monday, Dec. 21 to Friday, Jan. 1, 2027, Feb. 15-19 and April 12-16, 2027, by the district’s “2026-27 School Year Dates” page, posted Aug. 10, 2026. The last day of school is Monday, June 21, 2027, a 1-hour early dismissal. The Sept. 7, Oct. 9 and Nov. 11 days off have passed, so Thanksgiving is next.

The dates are agreed by SPS and the Seattle Education Association (SEA) in the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). The district’s page says the CBA formula sets the first day of school as the first Wednesday of September.

When are the SPS breaks in 2026-27?

Weekdays off are our count from the district’s dates.

Break	No school	Weekdays off	Classes resume
Thanksgiving and Native American Heritage Day	Thu., Nov. 26 to Fri., Nov. 27, 2026	2	Mon., Nov. 30
Winter break	Mon., Dec. 21, 2026 to Fri., Jan. 1, 2027	10	Mon., Jan. 4, 2027
Mid-winter break (includes Presidents Day)	Mon., Feb. 15 to Fri., Feb. 19, 2027	5	Mon., Feb. 22
Spring break	Mon., April 12 to Fri., April 16, 2027	5	Mon., April 19

The district does not print a return day. Mon., Jan. 4 is read from the PDF calendar, which marks no closure that day, and the other return days follow the same reading. Plan the first one on the November 2026 calendar, and compare other districts in our winter break 2026 roundup.

Which SPS days are off or end early?

Every no-school day and early dismissal on the district’s page, with weekdays from our calendar check.

Date	Weekday	What the district lists
Sept. 7, 2026	Monday	Labor Day (no school)
Oct. 9, 2026	Friday	State In-service Day (no school for students)
Nov. 11, 2026	Wednesday	Veterans Day Observed (no school)
Nov. 23-25, 2026	Monday-Wednesday	Family-Teacher conference days; no school for most elementary and K-8 schools, varies by school; most middle schools are open
Nov. 26-27, 2026	Thursday-Friday	Thanksgiving and Native American Heritage Day (no school)
Dec. 18, 2026	Friday	1-hour early dismissal
Dec. 21, 2026 to Jan. 1, 2027	Monday-Friday	Winter break (no school)
Jan. 18, 2027	Monday	Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no school)
Jan. 28, 2027	Thursday	Day between semesters (no school, potential makeup day)
Feb. 15-19, 2027	Monday-Friday	Mid-winter break, including Presidents Day (no school)
April 12-16, 2027	Monday-Friday	Spring break (no school)
May 31, 2027	Monday	Memorial Day (no school)
June 18, 2027	Friday	Juneteenth observed (staff holiday, no school)
June 21, 2027	Monday	Last day of school (1-hour early dismissal)

The page also says early release occurs every Wednesday except for the first week of school.

What happens if SPS closes for snow?

The PDF calendar sets aside three emergency closure makeup days and numbers them. Jan. 28, 2027 is “1 of 3,” Mon., June 22 is “2 of 3” and Tue., June 23 is “3 of 3.” Its note reads: “Schools closed, however, in the event of an emergency closure, such as a snow day, these days will be used to makeup for that closure.” The page calls Jan. 28 a “potential makeup day” and lists June 22 and 23 as “potential emergency closure makeup days.” The calendar does not say how many closures would trigger each day.

How many student days does Seattle have each month?

The PDF counts 180 student days. Its monthly table, with the district’s figures:

Month	Student days
September 2026	20
October 2026	21
November 2026	18
December 2026	14
January 2027	18
February 2027	15
March 2027	23
April 2027	17
May 2027	20
June 2027	14
Total	180

What are the SPS trimester, semester and quarter dates?

Trimesters apply to K-5 students in elementary and K-8 schools. Semesters and quarters apply to K-8, middle and high schools.

Term	Dates
Trimester 1	Sept. 2 to Dec. 1, 2026
Trimester 2	Dec. 2, 2026 to March 18, 2027
Trimester 3	March 19 to June 21, 2027
Semester 1	Sept. 2, 2026 to Jan. 27, 2027
Semester 2	Jan. 29 to June 21, 2027
Quarter 1	Sept. 2 to Nov. 5, 2026
Quarter 2	Nov. 6, 2026 to Jan. 27, 2027
Quarter 3	Jan. 29 to April 8, 2027
Quarter 4	April 9 to June 21, 2027

When is spring break and mid-winter break in 2027?

Mid-winter break is Feb. 15-19 and spring break is April 12-16, 2027. Quarter 3 ends April 8, the Thursday before spring break. For other districts’ spring weeks, see our spring break 2027 roundup.

When does the Seattle school year start and end?

Students in grades 1-12 start Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. Preschool and Kindergarten Family Connections run Sept. 2-4, and those students start Tuesday, Sept. 8. The last day is Monday, June 21, 2027. The free printable carries these district dates on one page, and our printable school-year calendar page has more calendar layouts.