2026-2027

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Richmond City Public Schools Calendar 2026-2027

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District Overview

Total Schools 44

Students 21,427 (2024–2025)

County City of Richmond

Grades Served PK–12

200-Day Calendar

Official

Updated 2026-07-27

First Day Jul 27, 2026

Last Day Jun 4, 2027

Thanksgiving Break Nov 25, 2026 – Nov 27, 2026

Winter Break Dec 21, 2026 – Dec 25, 2026

Key Dates — 200-Day Calendar

Event	Date(s)	Status
First Day of School	July 27, 2026 (Mon)	School Opens
Labor Day Weekend	September 4, 2026 (Fri)	No School
Labor Day	September 7, 2026 (Mon)	No School
Yom Kippur	September 21, 2026 (Mon)	No School
Indigenous Peoples' Day	October 12, 2026 (Mon)	No School
Election Day	November 3, 2026 (Tue)	No School
Diwali	November 9, 2026 (Mon)	No School
Thanksgiving Break	November 25, 2026 - November 27, 2026	No School
Winter Break	December 21, 2026 - December 25, 2026	No School
Winter Break	December 28, 2026 - December 31, 2026	No School
Winter Break	January 1, 2027 (Fri)	No School
Martin Luther King Jr. Day	January 18, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Eid al Fitr	March 10, 2027 (Wed)	No School
Spring Break	March 29, 2027 - April 2, 2027	No School
Memorial Day	May 31, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Last Day of School for Students	June 4, 2027 (Fri)	School Closes

No-School Periods — 200-Day Calendar

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 Weekend Window	Sep 4–7, 2026	4 days
Election Day Window	Oct 31–Nov 3, 2026	4 days
Thanksgiving Break Window	Nov 25–29, 2026	5 days
Winter Break Window	Dec 19, 2026–Jan 3, 2027	16 days
Student Holiday Window	Feb 13–16, 2027	4 days
Spring Break Window	Mar 27–Apr 4, 2027	9 days

Other Important Dates — 200-Day Calendar

Event	Date(s)
End of 1st Nine Weeks	Oct 28, 2026
End of 2nd Nine Weeks / 1st Semester	Jan 22, 2027
End of 3rd Nine Weeks	Mar 26, 2027
After-school Elementary School Caregiver/Parent Conferences	Nov 19, 2026
After-school Elementary School Caregiver/Parent Conferences	Mar 18, 2027

Richmond City 200-Day Calendar 2026-2027 virginiaschoolcalendar.com

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180-Day Calendar

Official

Updated 2026-07-27

First Day Aug 24, 2026

Last Day Jun 4, 2027

Thanksgiving Break Nov 25, 2026 – Nov 27, 2026

Winter Break Dec 21, 2026 – Dec 25, 2026

Key Dates — 180-Day Calendar

Event	Date(s)	Status
First Day of School	August 24, 2026 (Mon)	School Opens
Labor Day Weekend	September 4, 2026 (Fri)	No School
Labor Day	September 7, 2026 (Mon)	No School
Yom Kippur	September 21, 2026 (Mon)	No School
Indigenous Peoples' Day	October 12, 2026 (Mon)	No School
Election Day	November 3, 2026 (Tue)	No School
Diwali	November 9, 2026 (Mon)	No School
Thanksgiving Break	November 25, 2026 - November 27, 2026	No School
Winter Break	December 21, 2026 - December 25, 2026	No School
Winter Break	December 28, 2026 - December 31, 2026	No School
Winter Break	January 1, 2027 (Fri)	No School
Martin Luther King Jr. Day	January 18, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Eid al Fitr	March 10, 2027 (Wed)	No School
Spring Break	March 29, 2027 - April 2, 2027	No School
Memorial Day	May 31, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Last Day of School for Students	June 4, 2027 (Fri)	School Closes

No-School Periods — 180-Day Calendar

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 Weekend Window	Sep 4–7, 2026	4 days
Election Day Window	Oct 31–Nov 3, 2026	4 days
Thanksgiving Break Window	Nov 25–29, 2026	5 days
Winter Break Window	Dec 19, 2026–Jan 3, 2027	16 days
Student Holiday Window	Feb 13–16, 2027	4 days
Spring Break Window	Mar 27–Apr 4, 2027	9 days

Other Important Dates — 180-Day Calendar

Event	Date(s)
First Day of School (Grades 7-8, 10-12) (180-day calendar only)	Aug 25, 2026
End of 1st Nine Weeks	Oct 28, 2026
End of 2nd Nine Weeks / 1st Semester	Jan 22, 2027
End of 3rd Nine Weeks	Mar 26, 2027
After-school Secondary School Caregiver/Parent Conferences	Nov 12, 2026
After-school Elementary School Caregiver/Parent Conferences	Nov 19, 2026
After-school Secondary School Caregiver/Parent Conferences	Mar 11, 2027
After-school Elementary School Caregiver/Parent Conferences	Mar 18, 2027

Richmond City 180-Day Calendar 2026-2027 virginiaschoolcalendar.com

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Richmond City Public Schools: Enrollment & Schools

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

Schools by grades served

25Pre-K serving

27Elementary serving

10Middle grades serving

11High 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.

Sources: 2024–2025 public school enrollment source Official school directory State district ID 123 Last verified 2026-07-28

Compared With Virginia Districts

This comparison uses the default instance shown in statewide summaries: 200-Day Calendar.

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

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

Earlier regional startJuly 27, 2026

Richmond City starts on this date; Rappahannock County (August 12, 2026) and Richmond County (August 13, 2026) use different first-day dates in the related calendar set.

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