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Updated 2026-07-27

Frederick County Public Schools Calendar 2026-2027

Complete holiday schedule and key dates for Frederick County Public Schools for the 2026-2027 academic year.

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District Overview

Total Schools 19

Students 14,461 (2024–2025)

County Frederick County

Grades Served PK–12

Key Dates — Traditional Calendar

Event	Date(s)	Status
First Day of School	August 12, 2026 (Wed)	School Opens
Labor Day Observed	September 4, 2026 (Fri)	No School
Labor Day	September 7, 2026 (Mon)	No School
Election Day	November 3, 2026 (Tue)	No School
Thanksgiving	November 25, 2026 - November 27, 2026	No School
Winter Break	December 21, 2026 - December 30, 2026	No School
New Year's Eve	December 31, 2026 (Thu)	No School
Martin Luther King Jr. Day	January 18, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Presidents' Day	February 15, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Spring Break	March 29, 2027 - April 2, 2027	No School
Apple Blossom	April 30, 2027 (Fri)	No School
Last Day of School	May 27, 2027 (Thu)	School Closes

No-School Periods

Continuous periods when students in this calendar are not in class, including weekends and adjacent districtwide no-school dates.

Period	Date(s)	Length
Labor Day Observed Window	Sep 4–7, 2026	4 days
Election Day Window	Oct 31–Nov 3, 2026	4 days
Thanksgiving Window	Nov 21–29, 2026	9 days
Winter Break Window	Dec 19–31, 2026	13 days
Student Holiday Window	Jan 2–5, 2027	4 days
Presidents' Day Window	Feb 12–15, 2027	4 days
Student Holiday Window	Mar 5–8, 2027	4 days
Spring Break Window	Mar 27–Apr 4, 2027	9 days

Other Important Dates — Traditional Calendar

Event	Date(s)
End of First 9 Weeks	Oct 16, 2026
Report Cards Issued	Oct 28, 2026
End of First Semester	Jan 5, 2027
End of Second 9 Weeks	Jan 5, 2027
Report Cards Issued	Jan 14, 2027
End of Third 9 Weeks	Mar 4, 2027
Report Cards Issued	Mar 16, 2027
Dowell J. Howard Center Graduation 6:30 p.m.	May 25, 2027
Millbrook High School Graduation 6 p.m.	May 26, 2027
End of Second Semester	May 27, 2027
End of Fourth 9 Weeks	May 27, 2027
Sherando High School Graduation 7 p.m.	May 27, 2027
James Wood High School Graduation 7 p.m.	May 28, 2027
Report Cards Issued	Jun 9, 2027

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Frederick County Public Schools: Enrollment & Schools

Virginia public education enrollment snapshot for 2024–2025, reported as of September 30, 2024 Fall Membership.

Schools by grades served

3Pre-K serving

12Elementary serving

4Middle grades serving

3High school serving

Counts use the school categories and grade spans reported in the 2024–2025 Virginia School Quality Profiles. Grade-band counts may overlap when one school serves more than one band.

Schools in the state enrollment report

19 schools

School	Grades reported	Enrollment
Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle	6–8	853
Apple Pie Ridge Elementary	PK–5	393
Armel Elementary	K–5	589
Bass-Hoover Elementary	K–5	615
Evendale Elementary	PK–5	618
Frederick County Middle	6–8	732
Gainesboro Elementary	PK–5	483
Greenwood Mill Elementary	K–5	599
Indian Hollow Elementary	K–5	398
James Wood High	9–12	1,470
James Wood Middle	6–8	873
Jordan Springs Elementary	K–5	668
Middletown Elementary	K–5	648
Millbrook High	9–12	1,553
Orchard View Elementary	K–5	469
Redbud Run Elementary	K–5	614
Robert E. Aylor Middle	6–8	861
Sherando High	9–12	1,634
Stonewall Elementary	K–5	391

Sources: 2024–2025 public school enrollment source Official school directory State district ID 034 Last verified 2026-07-28

Compared With Virginia Districts

This comparison uses the default instance shown in statewide summaries: Traditional Calendar.

Virginia Spring Break splitMarch 29, 2027 - April 2, 2027

Frederick County uses this Spring Break week, while Franklin County (March 22, 2027 - March 26, 2027) and Galax City (March 26, 2027 - April 2, 2027) use different windows in the related calendar set.

Earlier last dayMay 27, 2027

Frederick County ends on this date; Franklin County (May 20, 2027) and Fredericksburg City (May 26, 2027) close on different dates in the related calendar set.

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