Denver Public Schools (DPS) calendar 2026–27

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The full 2026–27 calendar

• Aug 1 – Aug 23Summer BreakNo school
• Aug 17Planning and Professional Learning Day (Principal Led / Teacher-SSP Directed Planning)No school
• Aug 18Planning and Professional Learning Day (Central Led)No school
• Aug 19Planning and Professional Learning Day (Teacher/SSP Directed Planning)No school
• Aug 20Planning and Professional Learning Day (Principal Led and SSP Dept. Led / Teacher-SSP Directed Planning)No school
• Aug 21Planning and Professional Learning Day (Principal Led and SSP Dept. Led / Teacher-SSP Directed Planning)No school
• Aug 24First Day of School (K-12)In session
• Aug 25First Day of School (ECE)In session
• Sep 7Labor DayNo school
• Sep 28Planning and Professional Learning Day (Principal Led and SSP Dept. Led / Teacher-SSP Directed Planning)No school
• Oct 12Planning and Professional Learning DayNo school
• Oct 30Parent-Teacher Conference Day (no students; verify at dpsk12.org)No school
• Nov 23 – Nov 27Thanksgiving breakNo school
• Dec 21 – Jan 1Winter break (includes New Year's Day Jan 1; students return Jan 4)No school
• Jan 4Planning and Professional Learning Day (Principal Led and SSP Dept. Led / Teacher-SSP Directed Planning)No school
• Jan 18Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. DayNo school
• Feb 15Presidents' DayNo school
• Feb 26Planning and Professional Learning Day (Central Led)No school
• Mar 29 – Apr 2Spring break (includes Cesar Chavez Day Mar 31)No school
• Apr 30Planning and Professional Learning Day (Principal Led and SSP Dept. Led / Teacher-SSP Directed Planning)No school
• May 31Memorial DayNo school
• Jun 4Last Day of SchoolHalf day
• Jun 18Juneteenth (observed; after last student day Jun 4 — affects teacher contract year only)No school

Schools on this calendar

These 2026–27 dates apply to all 197 Denver Public Schools schools, including:

• 5280 High School
• Abraham Lincoln High School
• Academia Ana Marie Sandoval
• Academy 360
• Asbury Elementary School
• Ashley Elementary School
• AUL Denver
• Barney Ford Elementary School
• Barnum Elementary School
• Beach Court Elementary School
• Bear Valley International School
• Bradley International School
• Bromwell Elementary School
• Brown International Academy
• Bruce Randolph School
• Bryant Webster Dual Language ECE-8 School
• Career Education Center Early College
• Carson Elementary School
• Castro Elementary School
• Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning
• Center for Talent Development at Greenlee
• Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School
• Cheltenham Elementary School
• Cole Arts and Science Academy
• Colfax Elementary School
• College View Elementary School
• Colorado High School Charter
• Colorado High School Charter - GES
• Columbian Elementary School
• Columbine Elementary School
• Compass Academy
• Compassion Road Academy
• Contemporary Learning Academy
• Cory Elementary School
• Cowell Elementary School
• Creativity Challenge Community
• Delta High School
• Denison Montessori School
• Denver Center for 21st-Century Learning at Wyman
• Denver Center for International Studies
• Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmon
• Denver Green School Northfield
• Denver Green School Southeast
• Denver Justice High School
• Denver Language School
• Denver Montessori Junior/Senior High School
• Denver Online
• Denver School of Innovation and Sustainable Design
• Denver School of the Arts
• Dora Moore ECE-8 School
• Doull Elementary School
• Downtown Denver Expeditionary School
• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College
• DSST: Cedar High School
• DSST: Cedar Middle School
• DSST: Cole High School
• DSST: Cole Middle School
• DSST: College View High School
• DSST: College View Middle School
• DSST: Conservatory Green High School
• DSST: Conservatory Green Middle School
• DSST: Elevate Northeast High School
• DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School
• DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School
• DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School
• DSST: Montview High School
• DSST: Montview Middle School
• Eagleton Elementary School
• East High School
• Edison Elementary School
• Ellis Elementary School
• Emily Griffith High School
• Escalante-Biggs Academy
• Excel Academy
• Farrell B. Howell ECE-8 School
• Florence Crittenton High School
• Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School
• Force Elementary School
• French American School of Denver
• Garden Place Academy
• George Washington High School
• Gilliam School
• Girls Athletic Leadership School High School
• Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School
• Godsman Elementary School
• Goldrick Elementary School
• Grant Beacon Middle School
• Grant Ranch ECE-8 School
• Green Valley Elementary School
• Gust Elementary School
• Hallett Academy
• Hamilton Middle School
• Highline Academy Northeast
• Highline Academy Southeast
• Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences
• Holm Elementary School
• Inspire Elementary
• International Academy of Denver at Harrington
• Isabella Bird Community School
• Joe Shoemaker School
• John F Kennedy High School
• John H. Amesse Elementary
• Johnson Elementary School
• Kaiser Elementary School
• Kepner Beacon Middle School
• KIPP Denver Collegiate High School
• KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy
• KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School
• KIPP Northeast Elementary
• KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy
• KIPP Sunshine Peak Elementary
• Knapp Elementary School
• Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy
• Lake Middle School
• Legacy Options High School
• Lena Archuleta Elementary School
• Lincoln Elementary School
• Lowry Elementary School
• Manual High School
• Marie L. Greenwood Academy
• Marrama Elementary School
• Maxwell Elementary School
• McAuliffe International School
• McAuliffe Manual Middle School
• McGlone Academy
• McKinley-Thatcher Elementary School
• McMeen Elementary School
• Merrill Middle School
• Monarch Montessori
• Montbello Career and Technical High School
• Montbello High School
• Montbello Middle School
• Montclair School of Academics and Enrichment
• Morey Middle School
• Munroe Elementary School
• Newlon Elementary School
• North High School
• North High School Engagement Center
• Northeast Early College
• Northfield High School
• Oakland Elementary
• Odyssey School of Denver
• Omar D Blair Charter School
• Palmer Elementary School
• Park Hill School
• Pascual Ledoux Academy
• Place Bridge Academy
• Polaris Elementary School
• Prep Academy
• Respect Academy
• RiseUp Community School
• Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy
• Rocky Mountain Prep Berkeley
• Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside
• Rocky Mountain Prep Federal
• Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch
• Rocky Mountain Prep Noel
• Rocky Mountain Prep RISE
• Rocky Mountain Prep Ruby Hill
• Rocky Mountain Prep SMART
• Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest
• Rocky Mountain Prep Sunnyside
• Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood
• Sabin World School
• Samuels Elementary School
• Sandra Todd-Williams Academy
• Schmitt Elementary School
• Skinner Middle School
• Slavens K-8 School
• Smith Elementary School
• SOAR at Green Valley Ranch
• South High School
• Southmoor Elementary School
• Steck Elementary School
• Stedman Elementary School
• Steele Elementary School
• Stephen Knight Center for Early Education
• Summit Academy
• Swansea Elementary School
• Swigert International School
• Teller Elementary School
• Thomas Jefferson High School
• Traylor Academy
• Trevista at Horace Mann
• University Park Elementary School
• University Prep - Arapahoe St.
• University Prep - Steele St.
• Valdez Elementary School
• Valverde Elementary School
• Vista Academy
• West High School
• West Middle School
• Westerly Creek Elementary
• Whittier ECE-8 School
• William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School
• Willow Elementary School
• Wyatt Academy

Nearby districts

• Adams 12 calendar
• Aurora calendar
• Cherry Creek calendar
• Douglas County calendar
• Jeffco calendar

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